I have a 14x5 PDP brass snare drum (Black Ace)nice drum! Have had a Remo CS on it and decided to go to a PS3 head. Not really happy with the sound, kinda phat and muddy. I like the crack and pop of the CS head better. At the same time I put a PS3 on my birdseye maple Mapex Black Panther 14x5.5, LOVE IT! Controlled but not overly, still has a nice crack to it. Will probably go back to CS head. Any thoughts on what else to try! Thanks for ur time!!! Vinman