I got 3 of these for my toms for a recording, hoping they would be better than your "standard dynamic tom mic". They are quite bright and extend unneccesarily high in frequency. This coupled with almost omni pick up pattern, you get quite some cymbal bleed. The very small capsules result in restricted low end, not the typical punch you get from a dynamic. They can't handle the SPL and this is the deal-breaker. The rim-mount is genius