This 18-inch China Packs Stage Heat and Symphonic Depth With the Paiste RUDE Novo China chained to the side of your kit, you've got plenty of that classic china character and heaps of projection for distributing your sound to the masses. Paiste describes the Novo China as having a "full, slightly trashy" sound and a "responsive and somewhat soft" feel. And based on our trials, this tracks. But what we also found is that the Novo China — probably owing to its B8 bronze construction and medium-weight profile — really, really cuts in a live setting. Even so, beneath its trashy bite is the roar of a lion, bellowing mysteries of the deep from the caverns of its soul. If you're looking for a heavy-hitting china cymbal with stage heat to match its symphonic flavor, give the Paiste RUDE Novo 18-inch China cymbal from GearNuts a spin. RUDE cymbals: punk