Heavier than a symphonic gong, it took me a while to like this one as it has quite pronounced overtones. However, as I learnt to play it, I realised how to use these overtones to my advantage and this gong now plays almost like a synthesizer with a pad patch. It almost sounds like it is playing chords in some places on the surface. Using flumies, it does the full range from distant whale song to full-blast trumpets, lovely!
It doesn't have the clarity and depth of a symphonic gong but it does have oodles of character and given the price, this is a seriously great gong!