Really and seriously it's like every one said some don't and some do clean there cymbals

Clean cymbals sound so chirps and clean when you play or practice on them ..Dirty and trashes sound like ****tttt , But that is all i am going to say , Believe what you want to believe .Just do you and only you .and you will know

I dont ever clean my cymbals. this 20 inch 70s zildjian crash ride looks like it was soaked in mud and wiped on the grass. it sounds amazing and looks fantastic to me...