BeatIt Test: Sabian XSR Cymbal Pack

We're testing a set of Sabian XSR cymbals. http://en.beatit.tv/

Sabian XSR is a series which has replaced the highly popular Xs20 Brilliant family of cymbals. The set is comprised of the following: 14" hats, a 16" crash, a 20" ride and an 18" crash INCLUDED IN THE PRICE.
The drum kit we used was a MES Midas Studio (birch/maple shells) with a Natal Arcadia Steel 14"x8" snare. On those, we put Aquarian Performance II Clear heads as batter and Aquarian Classic Clears as resonance skins.

The microphones used to perform the test:

Overheads: Proel DMH3 (2 pcs)
ROLAND R-26 recording device mics (4 pcs).

Basic specification of the Sabian cymbals tested:

Series: XSR
Finish: Brilliant
Alloy: B20 bronze
Style: Vintage
Sound: Bright
Weight (14" XSR Hats): medium top / heavy bottom
Weight (20" XSR Ride): medium
Weight (16" XSR Fast Crash): medium heavy
Weight (18" XSR Fast Crash): medium thin.

See what we think about these cymbals here:
http://en.beatit.tv/beatit-test-sabia...

To be exact, we must mention the fact that the Sabian XSR series is much richer than that. Additionally, it features an 18" china, a 10" and a 12" splash, four hi hat types (apart from the one tested here), five ride types (apart from the one tested here), eight crash models (apart from the two tested here), as well as a stack cymbal called XSR Fast Stax. This is serious. Your usual budget cymbal series will not offer such a wide choice.