I am not an endorsee, but I do recommend the 'Aquarian' brand. Remo & Evans heads are good heads, but have a bad tendency to 'de-tune' rather quickly.
Use a THIN single head for your bottom head... like an Aquarian Classic Clear Snare Bottom known as a "CCSN"; they come in sizes 10’’ thru 15’’... -or- Hi-Performance Snare Bottom known as a "HPSN"; they come in sizes 10’’ thru 15’’.
Adjust your snares so that when they are 'on', you cannot easily lift them off the bottom head (also be sure that all of your snares are making contact with the head).
For a top head, I use an Aquarian Texture Coated w/Power Dot Underneath known as a "TCPD"; they come in sizes 12’’ thru 15’’. The Hi-Energy Aquarian head known as a "HE", is a great head too... you can beat the crap out of both of them and they will still hold up! They also come in sizes 12’’ thru 15’’.
Tuning It Correctly
Tuning it properly is a big factor here. In general, your snare drum is tuned different than other drums around your kit. On a snare (if you want it snappy), your BOTTOM head needs to be a little TIGHTER than your top head. (On your other drums... LOOSEN the bottom head just SLIGHTLY looser than the top head for that classic 'dive' sound.)
Experiment a little and see what you come up with.
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