Well like many on here I have several snares. I have my Trick 14x7, I like the fullness of big drums, you can still crank them up and get a great pop, but unlike smaller "pop corn" type drums you have plenty of body still. I also have a Trick Kodiak 14x5, this is a VERY thick aluminum snare that has a huge fullness. I have a 14x6 copper snare. I like that size with that metal, it's throaty and powerful, too big would be a ring machine, to small to nasally. I have a 14x8 artstar, maple. Loud, good projection, full sound. There are a few more snares, but those are my main snares, and why I like the size for that specific material.