The Ultimate Searchable Drumhead Comparison Chart – Compare Aquarian vs. Evans vs. Remo Drumheads

The Ultimate Searchable Drumhead Comparison Chart
Compare Aquarian vs. Evans vs. Remo Drumheads
in this chart.

Want to compare drumheads across the huge Aquarian, Evans, and Remo range? Look no further – this is the ultimate drumhead comparison chart.
Compare Evans vs. Remo vs. Aquarian with this drumhead comparison chart.
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AquarianEvansRemo
Resonant Snare Side
•200 Clear Snare SideDiplomat Hazy Snare Side
Classic Clear Snare Side300 Clear Snare SideAmbass. Clear Snare Side
Hi-Performance Snare Side•Ambass. Hazy Snare Side
••Amb. Renaissance Snare Side
•500 Clear Snare SideEmperor Hazy Snare Side
••Amb. Black Suede Snare Side
Batter / Resonant
Concert 5 Coated•Diplomat M5 Thin Coated
Hi-Frequency Clear•Diplomat Clear
Hi-Frequency CoatedOrchestral CoatedDiplomat Coated
Modern Vintage Thin•Diplomat Fiberskyn
Modern Vintage MediumCalftone / Calftone Bass DrumAmbassador Fiberskyn
•J1 etched•
Classic ClearG1 ClearAmbassador Clear
••Ambassador Suede
Texture CoatedG1 Coated / UV1Ambassador Coated
••Ambassador Vintage Coated
Classic Clear Power DotPower Center ClearControlled Sound Clear
Texture Coated Power DotPower Center / Reverse DotControlled Sound Coated
Hi Energy Clear••
New Orleans Special••
Studio-X Clear ••
Studio-X Texture Coated••
Studio-X Clear Power Dot••
Force I ClearEQ4 Clear•
Force I Texture CoatedEQ4 Frosted•
••P3 Fiberskyn Diplomat
•EQ4 CalftoneP3 Fiberskyn Ambassador
Modern Vintage Felt Strip•P3 Felt Tone Fiberskyn
Focus X Clear••
Focus X CoatedGenera Coated•
••Powerstroke P3 Clear
••Powerstroke P3 Suede
••Powerstroke P3 Coated
•Genera Dry Coated•
Super-Kick I ClearEMAD ClearPowerstroke Pro Clear
•EMAD CoatedPowerstroke Pro Coated
•EMAD Calftone•
Impact I Clear••
Super-Kick III Power Dot••
Impact III Power Dot••
•G12 Clear•
•G12 CoatedAmbassador X Coated
••Controlled Sound X Coated
•HD Coated•
•G14 Clear•
•G14 CoatedAmbassador X14 Coated
•HD Dry Coated•
•EC1 Reverse Dot•
Super 2 Clear••
Super 2 Coated••
Super 2 Clear Power Dot••
Super 2 Clear Studio-X Ring••
•GMAD Clear•
••Powersonic Clear
••Powersonic Coated
Response 2 ClearG2 ClearEmperor Clear
Response 2 Texture CoatedG2 CoatedEmperor Coated
Response 2 Clear Power Dot••
Modern Vintage II••
Hi Velocity••
Performance 2 ClearEC2S ClearPinstripe Clear
Performance 2 CoatedEC2S FrostedPinstripe Coated
•EQ3 ClearPowerstroke P4 Clear
•EQ3 FrostedPowerstroke P4 Coated
Modern Vintage II Felt Strip••
Modern Vintage II Super-Kick••
••Emperor Vintage Clear
••Emperor Suede
•ST CoatedEmperor Vintage Coated
•ST Dry Coated•
•Hydraulic•
Super-Kick II Clear••
Impact II Clear••
•EMAD 2 Clear•
•EC Frosted•
•EC Reverse Dot Coated•
Force Ten Clear••
Force Ten Coated••
••Emperor X Black Suede
Hi-Impact CoatedHeavyweight CoatedEmperor X Coated
Deep Vintage II••
Triple Threat••
•Hybrid•
Super-Kick 10 ClearEMAD Heavyweight Clear•
Super-Kick 10 Coated••
Deep Vintage II Felt Strip••
Deep Vintage II Super-Kick••

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A few notes on the drumhead comparison chart above:
  • In general, the drumhead comparison chart goes from thinnest and brightest, to thickest and warmest heads.
  • Open (non-dampened) drumheads are usually before drumheads with built-in dampening.
  • Drumheads from different brands can sound slightly different, even when they have the exact same specs, due to different manufacturing processes, materials, and design. In the bigger picture though, these differences are usually small compared to how ply/thickness/dampening/etc alters the sound. Some drumheads don’t match up exactly, but if they’re listed side-by-side on the comparison chart, you can be confident that they are very closely related.
  • Still confused? Need some help deciding which drumhead to choose?
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Great care has been taken to ensure all of the drumhead comparisons in the chart are as accurate as possible. Notice something in the comparison chart that doesn’t add up? Please get in touch – it will be fixed ASAP!

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