cheap??,thats 250$ homeslice, its a piccolo,higher pitched,real crisp. they have many applications. i noticed however the piccolo sound goes better with faster music,also sounds like a timbale when you switch off the coil<i think alot of latin drummers utilize this feature>. i have a different kind, its a 13x3 or something. its good but im gonna get a standard size cause the piccolo doesnt sound good with really slow doom metal. it can sound a little weak if you are not hitting it at 8000bpm

about the 13", not a good size for replacement heads, alot of places dont carry this size unless its a guitar center or something off a strip-mall, i never really get to have a choice in what i buy either, its always a standard coated remo. 14"s more convenient with head choice by far