i am a big fan of Tama so this is a bit biased but they are and i agree in their words "the strongest name in Drums"
but anyway.... so i bought a snare drum that had regular hoops and i have grown to love the crack of a die cast, the new snare i'd bought had ten lugs on so i could'nt rob from my other snares i needed one with ten lugs for high tuning to be honest, i play all rimshot! snare hits so yeah im sure you understand why i needed a die cast
but this product was exactly what i expected wanted and needed no need to say anything exept if you're after a die cast hoop this one is quality