A Ludwig classic takes on a newcomer to the aluminum snare market. Both are 6.5x14" drums with 10 lugs, both with factory heads and snare wires. Each has the heads tuned to the same pressure.
my supraphnic is from 82. its older than me (im 38 now) and i have been using it since middle school. it can crack or it can thump, whatever i need it to do.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the DW true hoop 3mm vs 2.3mm? I think that's part of why their snares sound more focused or contained - especially next to the Ludwig, which is rather vibrant and open sounding.
There is no comparison. The supraphonic is a far better sounding snare. That being said, if the DW snare was worked on to fine tune it we may have a different story. The DW tuned as is, does not sound good at all. IMO
I guess the DW Collector's thin aluminum is meant to go against the Acrolite and not the LM402 since the Acrolite is slightly thinner than the LM402. Shockingly, the Acro and DW are the same price point, 549ish. It used to be that the Acro was closer to 350 bucks before people started over-hyping them, so it's hard to say who's at fault here for the price hike. The LM402 is about 50 bucks more than the DW. Crucially, Acrolites are no longer made with 8 lugs, they're all 10 lug. All things considered, with the LM402, you're paying 50 bucks extra for a chromed ludalloy shell that is .1MM thicker than the new Acrolite. They're basically the same otherwise and use the same strainer and both have 10 lugs, only with a brushed aluminum finish on the Acrolite which is the same kind of finish found on the DW.
I'm seeing new Supra's now listed at $700, so the DW is defiantly the less expensive snare. I'm going to mess with different head and snare combinations and hopefully bring it up a notch or two.
Lol "DW" hands down thee greatest marketing company in the existence of the human race. I will admit their drums finally started to sound decent around 2018 or so. On those exotic wood finishes from dw they do *look* good, and I am sincerely glad they finally came around and made their own shell. Ludwig has won the "battle" since 1909. Just my unwanted opinion, peace
