The Symphonic Brilliant Gongs are principally identical in construction to the Symphonic Gongs but are laboriously hand-polished to achieve their distinctive mirror-like look. The sound of the brilliant models differs only marginally from the conventional Symphonic Gongs. They build up their overtone structure slightly faster.

Shiny and expressive in a slightly different manner than traditional Paiste Symphonic Gongs. The Symphonic Brilliant Gongs are identical in construction to the Symphonic Gongs but are laboriously hand-polished to achieve their distinctive mirror-like look.

The sound of the Brilliant models differs slightly from the regular Symphonic Gongs. They build up their overtone structure slightly more rapidly, and sometimes you feel the mid-range become a wash a little faster.