Those look like copies or knockoffs of the Zildjian Low Volume cymbals. I own the Zildjians and they are very quiet but if I'm in a dead quiet environment, they do sound load. Even a practice pad can sound too loud, but I found that the neighbors actually can't hear it.
---I do completely agree, perhaps the L80 are the way to go. But I was under a budget. I left out the practice pad from the buying list, because I thought that it could bring issues.
Are your neighbors complaining or, like me, are you just feeling nervous about the noise that you hear? The hi-hats are going to sound much louder at the source and high frequencies don't travel through walls as much as low frequencies do.
---They are not complaining...simply because I haven't started the practice sessions at home yet. But the other day, when setting up and checking, my daughter complained from the living room because of the snare...with the tv on.
I live in a flat, in a
dead silent neighbourhood. Not the best environment to even
think about drum chops practicing. Right now as I am typing, a decibel meter would read less that 10 dB, probably somewhere between 5 and 10, with an odd peak at 20-25. So, I have a problem. Anyway, anything below 35-40 db between mid-morning and mid-afternoon is allowed by law. In the central hours of the day, a meter can read some more, perhaps round 30-35. But early morning this is quieter that a church.
Got mesh heads in the snare, the kick and the toms. Rack and floor tom are ok. But snare got a
serious issue, even with mess heads. Kick I suppose I can dampen with clothes, pillows, blankets or the like. It has got an
Evans 18" Soundoff Mesh Head for Bass Drum.
So, thru my experience, I have come up that mesh heads and low cymbals
per se do not fix much regarding real quiet environments. They may work for a small or poorly crafted rehearsal place, an unplugged gig or a venue with neighbour issues.
Residential in a flat is
quite another subject. Any other things or work-arounds may be needed, as is my case.
I will go for a decibel meter to seriously re-check everything. I was also considering
Remo Ring Control muffles
in addition to the snare and kick mesh heads. Is that possible? Has anyone tested it?
So .... these are low volume cymbals. They're not silent. Just not as loud as regular cymbals. This guy here reviews your cymbals against the Zildjians and the Sabians. And guess what? He complains about the Millennium hi-hat as having too much high frequency also.
----Yeah, I watched the video some months ago. But I was under a budget.
For pre-bought items, maybe look into cymbal mutes. One company's even called Cymbomute.
-----I checked these as well, just in case everything else fails...Chances are they will go beyond 35 dB.