next week looking to buy a nice snare price rande $300.00 to 500.00 and cymbals i just love sabian aa and hhx......
I say get a Steve Ferrone Signature 14"x6.5" (nickle-plated brass with 24kt hoops) . It has a wiiiiiide tuning range, from high and tight to warm and fat. It is about to be discountinued so get it whiles it hot! Costs about $350-389 at Guitar Center. You will not be disapponinted if you aare an experience player/working player or aspiring to work.
My next recommendation would be a 14"x6.5" copper Yamaha Nouvou. It has pop... wide tuning range and a sound like maple with a lil' extra cut.
Next 14"x5.5 Yamaha Roy Haynes Signature copper with internal muffler.
Next choice.... Virgil Donati Sinature from Pearl. 14: 5.5" 8-ply shell 4-plies maple & 4-plies birch. Extra sentive because o fthe flat snare beds. die-cast hopps and just straight crackin'
As far as cymbals these are the best voices to build your sound on:
20" AAX Stage Ride
18" HHX Evolution Crash (not the Ozone)
18" AA El Sabor Crash
13" AA El Sabor Salsa Splash
12" AAX Splash
13" AAX Fast Hats
18" Signature Jia Chinese
19" Vault Crash
14" HHX Evolution China