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Go have a look at the cymbal makers websites (Zildjian, Paiste, Sabian, Meinl, etc), and figure out which models are better cymbals.
Then watch the classifieds/craigslist/etc for drumsets that come with cymbals. If they come with cheap cymbals (Zil ZXT/ZBT, Paiste 803, Sabian B8, etc), skip them. When some comes up that you can afford, that comes with good cymbals, give it a few minutes of online research to make sure that the drums aren't total junk, then snap it up.
Keystone Ludwigs and Zil A's would be a very solid start.
The trick is this: good cymbals are pretty expensive. But often used drumsets with cymbals sell for about the same amount, regardless of the cymbals included. With heads, tweaks and tuning, you can make most drums usable...but cymbals aren't really adjustable, so get good ones to start.
And if you're not interested in toms, you can always just leave them off when you set it up. Or find folks selling individual drums (check Ebay), and buy exactly what you think you want...
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