The REMO Control Dot is a well engineered head, designed to have a killer 'fat' spot within the 'dot' area. At the edge of the dot the head produces a less-fat, and cleaner/brighter sound. As you get closer to the edge you get a timbale-like sound, making this a versatile head if you're likely to play (let's say) rock, latin, and jazz at the same gig. The head also produces a great rim-click, and has plenty of volume overall. The head really has, to be tuned well to get any kind of satisfying sound, otherwise it's a bit ring-y. Tune the bottom (of your snare) head to 'A' while the batter head is removed from the drum. Make sure you get a clean 'A' at each lug-point (worth the effort), then put on the batter head, tuning correctly to a 'C', or higher if you want. Mess around with the snare tension, and before you know it, your snare will sound better than ever. This is not a conventional head, and it does take getting used to the different sounds, but a sweeter rim-shot you've never heard ... my guitar players even noticed. Remember, the key is in the tuning ... snare side, than batter. Have fun, it's a great head!

I got this head for my tama superstar snare and it sounds crazy, it took me no time at all to tune it. BUY THIS HEAD

I recently bought this head when my Evans Genera HD Dry snare head started to wear through. I thought it was my snare which was too quiet, as it doesn't match the sound of the rest of my kit, but I now know it was the head. This head has made my snare much louder and it gives a nice, crisp sound. It took a while to tune it to get the best sound, and a few songs to break it in, but once I did I was very impressed.

If it's a comparison between this and the Evans skin, this wins hands down. It's slightly cheaper, louder, more versatile and most importantly it sounds better. Highly recommended for any drummer.

Im a Metal drummer and i needed a new head for my rogers Powertone Snare, i works pretty good but since i am a metal player the coating comes off really easy. Id go with an aquarian from now on

I bought this for my 13" piccolo snare. I put on an Ambassador on the snare side. What a Great sound!!! I first tried the stock heads on my snare to get a comparison. I was floored by how much crispier and louder this head performed. Been beating on it for about 2 months, and it is holding up extremely well! This head is my choice from now on, and will order it for my 14" snare, too!