Im not suprised at all.... I knew it wascoming. Sabian has a very good line and has come a very long way. Now dont get me wrong zildjian have a very awesome line and i mean awesome line of cymbals. But I think if your a gospel drummer playing with zildjians they just dont have a big veriety to choose from. Your either using the A custom or K hybrids. oposed to sabian if you play gospel you can use the aax,hhx,aa,or rock the B8's. and thats one of the reasons why i switched to the sabian line.
AAX compare to A Custom
AA compare to A/Avedis Zildjian
HHX compare to K Custom
HH compare to Vintage K/Pre-Aged K
APX compare to Z Customs (as far as target market) ...Paiste Alpha 600 series (IMO though very different price point), Paiste RUDES, Paiste 2002, Meinl Mb 10,12, 20
Vault ride compare to K Constantinople
B8/B8 Pro/Pro Sonix compare to ZBT/ZXT/ZHT
V (Vault series crashes/rides/hi-hats non-Signature converts) compare to (Zildjian has nothing)
XS20 compare to (Zildjian has nothing) ...closet to Paiste Twenty thou the Sabian are not as high end in this model