One question, and I am NOT trying to be a smart alec here. Have you ever been within 5 feet of a real drummer striking a real cymbal with the "oomph" normally applied to it during a live performance or a recording session? If you have not, then I highly suggest that you find a way to do so. Go to a music store and ask someone there to do it for you, or sit down at a kit, and take a solid whack at one yourself. I have a feeling that you might have a new appreciation for those M60s. If you think the 60s are brighter than that, then I'm at a loss...
I'm not a musician, but being the technical guy in a crowd of musical types, I've had plenty of up close and personal experience. I think the 60s do beautiful cymbals, chimes, and breaking glass (THX). Wouldn't change a thing.
Merry Christmas,
