I also used Remo Renaissance, Remo Legacy (now, those were great sounding heads), Evans Strata and several others I forgot. I think the Skyntone is the best attempt that Remo ever offered to create a calf like drum head. It is rather thin (more like a Fiberskyn FD), but still has enough bottom end to not sound too thin.
Can anyone tell me the differences between the Remo Emperor's Coated, Vintage Coated, and Smooth White? I take it the Smooth White one is not double-coated. Also, would anyone know if one is louder than another?
Remo's collar is designed to require the seating process so many of us learned with those heads in order to fit onto most drums. The Evans Level 360 collar was a design change made to remove the need for seating and make it easier to tune while increasing the tuning range (which it delivered on).
I’ve been liking playing with a Remo Tone Control “O” Ring on my snare lately. I have the thin 1” ring that I got in a two pack 20 years ago. The other one it came with was wider but I lost it. I see that they still have the two pack but most stores show a picture of two 1” rings and the Remo...
The differences, to me, between a double-ply coated Remo, Aquarian or Evans head are really quite minimal. I have kits with all kinds of mix-and-match head brands.
I've started to put together a Remo set for fun. Most snares go for between $100-$200. I've never even heard of a Remo "phantom". I don't care how nice or rare it may be...and a pic shows a crack on an edge! This is ridiculous...