Weight: medium thin

Volume: medium to loud

Stick Sound: washy, trashy

Intensity: lively

Sustain: medium

Bell Character: integrated

Sound Character: Fairly dark, energetic. Medium wide range, complex mix. Explosive, shattering crash. Exotic stick sound over a complex, trashy wash. Assertive china for exotic effects.

While Color Sound 900 feature essentially the same sound and function as the 900 Series, the color coating causes a slightly drier sound, shortens the sustain a bit, and results in a more focused attack.