Evans Onyx Studio Set Coated

a very easy to mount skin with a smoking hot look the onyx set tuned up very quickly and evenly, even with a rather cheap nasty torque key. the set has quite a high attack rate even when tuned quite low. even without control rings they cut pretty quick and overtones aren't a problem. coupled with the evans hydraulic black snare skin i got the sound i was looking for at a very good price. they seem very hard wearing and dont appear to dent or lose the coating and i tend to be a bit rough as many amateurs are. i would give them a five star rating for sound and durability. the only downside to them is, overall volume is diminished compared to the skins that came with my gretch g2 studio kit but i guess if you mic up its not an issue. they will most likely become my standard set in future purchases.