hey guys,
i work in a drumstore part-time here in the UK, and let me tell you Zildjian quality control is beggin it.
We get three broken zildjians a week, compared to one sabian a month (this could be down to type of players choosing what brand, and proportion of sabian to zildjian bought) and sometimes the replacements zildjian send are broken!
they make some nice cymbals, but you have to try five of the same cymbal to find a good one.
I used to be all one brand, but since seeing Chris Dave with a paiste ride, k hats and sabian crash Ive realised mixing is ok... haha!
if i had to go with one brand Id go Sabian because they seem committed to trying new things (ozone, effekts, signature lines) and then id use Old Ks or de-logoed Istanbuls for jazz!