I am a Istanbul K Zildjian fanatic, I mostly use old K's from the 50's on my kit, most of the cymbals I use would sell in the extremely high price range - I've seen some ride's on eBay for $10K. I would want at least that for a few of my cymbals. I've had them since 1972.
When I try regular cymbals, the type they have at stores, I almost always hate them because they are too bright. So yes, I am VERY picky.
BUT: I got a pair of Wuhan standard hi hats for $40 on eBay and they are actually useable! I like them! Those cymbals are not bright and sound very musical.
If you can afford it, you could also check out some 60 - 70's Avedis Zildjian New Beats, you could probably get them for $100 - 200.
The only problem with AZ's is that they vary a lot, and to my ears only a tiny percentage of them are acceptable (1 out of 100 or less), whereas the Wuhans I've tried all sound musical.
Try to get the regular Wuhan cheapies, not these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/WUHAN-14-Hi-Hat...in_0?hash=item35a289e09a&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Or run an ad on Craigslist saying you want to buy a set of Wuhan hihats for $40.