SABIAN 16″ AA Apollo Hat Top

SABIAN 16″ AA Apollo Hat Top

The SABIAN 16″ AA Apollo Hat Top delivers responsive, articulate stick definition and tight pedal control with its thin profile and balanced weight distribution. This bright, vintage-voiced cymbal cuts through dense mixes while maintaining musical clarity and projection. The natural finish and B20 bronze construction provide both visual character and the tonal stability needed for professional recording and live tracking sessions.

Studio Tone & Mix Clarity

Engineered with a bright sound signature and vintage styling, this top cymbal sits in the mix without fighting other sources while delivering precise stick articulation. The combination of thin top cymbal weight paired with a medium-thin bottom cymbal creates balanced transient definition and responsive decay—ideal for capturing clean, defined hi-hat parts across genre-focused sessions.

Build Quality & Session Reliability

Crafted from B20 bronze with a natural finish, this pair demonstrates heavy-duty durability engineered for consistent use across tracking and live sessions. The precisely matched weights—1142 grams (top) and 1331 grams (bottom)—ensure stable, predictable response that translates reliably across microphone placement and recording chain variables.

Key Features

• Material: B20 bronze
• Top cymbal weight: Thin (1142 grams)
• Bottom cymbal weight: Medium-Thin (1331 grams)
• Diameter: 16 inches
• Sound character: Bright
• Finish: Natural
• Style: Vintage
• Model Number: 21680AH
• Heavy-duty construction for extended durability
• Balanced pair setup for hat cymbal applications

The AA Apollo Hat Top pairs bright articulation with build quality engineered for studio tracking, delivering the hi-hat definition and predictable response that anchor professional drum recordings.