no evans head has ever been able to fit the sound im looking for, aquarian has nailed it almost every time. Ive never come close to breaking an aquarian, in one marching season alone my group (the tenor line) broke a total of over 20 drum heads from evans (season lasts august- early november, do the math and you get about 2 heads a week) I would play animal hide drum heads before evans (maybe not THAT bad...), aquarian is awesome! Before i went to aquarian i was partial to the pinstripes and cs coated from remo, never head any problems with any heads not fitting. Now i use texture coated on snare, sk1 and regulator (ported, 4 inch) and performance IIs on the toms, love it sound wise, plus the heads look cool!