I made a 'dream' setup based off of what I wish to have for my primary musical focus.
Of course, it's in the Meinl builder, but the majority of cymbals I want are Meinl anyways. I'll list what non-meinl cymbals aren't represented, and what I have now below from left to right:
First off, the far-left crash right now is a Dream Dark Matter Energy 20" ride. Very crashable, surprisingly... The small china I have now is a 12" wuhan-like one that I like. However, my ideal one is the 14" HHX Evolution china. The mid-left side crash I have now is a 16" HHX Evolution, but the one I'd use in this band would be a 17" Istanbul Agop Xist brilliant finish. I do have the HCS bell on top, though, and that cymbal is an insane value. My current left-side hats are the 14" Dark Spectrums (super, super good), though what I want for this project are darker & washier left hats and tighter & brighter right hats... currently, I have a dark & tight pair and a bright & washy pair :\ I intend to purchase some 15" Dream Bliss hats, since the Byzance Mediums are a bit heavy for me. The left splash is currently a 6" Sabian B8, again a great value splash, though the ideal is a 7" HHX Evolution.
The right splash is currently a really nice and mellow 10" Saluda Glory, though I'd prefer a matching 10" HHX Evolution for this project. The right-side hats I mentioned are a Zildjian prototype crash top and Saluda Glory vented bottom. The ride, I haven't totally decided on- I might use my 20" HHX Omni, though the bell's a little weak for this music. The ideal would be either that or a TRX 21" ALT Big Bell ride- less crashable but better for riding. The stack is currently a 17" AA Holy China and 14" A Custom EFX, and I have no intention of changing that. The china is also currently the 17" Holy China... haven't got any other chinas
. The right side crash is currently a 21" HHX Legacy ride, though the ideal is either a 19" Byzance Brilliant Medium Thin or 19" Mb20 Heavy (not really that heavy) crash, depending on how I feel about them.
Tl;dr, cymbals are cool and I like them? With my current band, it's just the Zildjian/Saluda hats, the Evolution crash, the HHX Omni, and the Holy China.