Hoop Hoop Hoop! Triple Flange vs Die Cast Hoop on Ludwig LB417 Black Beauty

Comparison of my Ludwig Black Beauty with Tama zinc die cast hoops vs Ludwig stock steel triple flanged. The difference is way bigger than I thought! Tried to get the tuning exact, but didnt work out perfectly - but I still think its a valuable comparison.
The die cast hoop gives a lot of focus, it shortens the natural head sustain a lot and there is this meaty, thick, dark immediate shell response from a rim shot, which adds a lot of pressure and power to the snare hit. Definitely great for heavier music! I also think the aftermath of a rimshot sounds more hollow compared to triple flanged, a little bit like hitting a gong. Maybe thats the shortened head sustain vs more pronounced shell activation, which leads to this effect.
Triple flanged produces a lot of overtones, endless sustain and sounds a lot more open with much less of the shell activating on a rim shot. All been written a million times, but I really never found good back to back sound examples. Here it is :)
Tuning: 316 top & 395 reso (perfect 3s) on an Evans Power Center Reverse Dot with an Evans Haze 300 reso.

[@kausalschroed]

A really excellent sounding snare
Give goosbumps 🤟🥁🤟