Excellent quality strings, highly recommend!

I bought this as I just needed to replace my A string and I couldn't find a single Dominant string for sale Amazon. I thought it would be similar but I didn't like the sound at all, although 1st position was ok, to be honest.It also needed tightening every time for at least a week - but then I found a spare A string in a cupboard so I swapped it. I'll keep it as a spare, but wouldn't recommend it other than for beginners.

Da lo que promete, resistente.

War schnell da. Guter Klang und gute Preisklasse, sicher ne Empfehlung, wenn man Alu mit Kunststoffkern sucht.Aber genau, wo der Bogen streicht, ist ein komischer schwarzer Fleck auf der Saite, sieht aus wie oxidiertes Silber. Scheint aber dem Klang nichts anzuhaben, auch wenn ich keinen Vergleich habe.

As a long time Zyex user on my Viola, I was not disappointed. The tone is dark and warm as expected, they broke in within 10 minutes, and I have great hope that they will last at least a year, as has been my experience with previous Zyex products.I recompiled these for anyone with either a bright instrument, or a quiet one. It will solve both problems and last you for a long time.

The sound coming from these strings is wonderful! It is bright without being cheap sounding, and full! I put these on about 2 weeks ago and have only had to tune them once or twice since, and I play everyday, sometimes for hours at a time. Love the response I get from these. And the price! Can't beat the price! I used to always purchase silver wound gut, for a small fortune, but can't afford them anymore. Was looking for an alternative, and remembered reading that Celtic fiddler, Kevin Burke, had used these strings, so I decided to try them. Happy, happy, happy!Nov. 11,2013...I still love the sound of these strings, but find that the A is coming unwound after about 110 hours of play time. My nails are not long (I'm a biter) so they are not stressing the strings, but I do find that I have black fingertips after playing, leading me to believe it is a chemical reaction. The strings are unwinding at the D note first position on the A string. Must be a popular note! :-) Also, these strings are loud, so be sure you have confidence and good intonation!

This is not a set of strings, but only a single string - not what was advertised at all. Very disappointing

I play fiddle, so I need different things from my strings than a classical player might.The type of music I play mostly switches from bluegrass-type tunes to folk and blues, so I need a string that is responsive and "fiddley-sounding", but sweet enough to pull some good tone for the slow folk songs. These strings broke in fairly quickly, within a day or so, and sounded fantastic on my instrument. They are pretty responsive for synthetic strings, and the low end, the D and G, are booming and full of wonderful tones and color. The A is a little weak, but sounds very nice. I haven't tried the E, as I have fallen in love with the Jargar E and don't wish to try anything else. I've only had the Zyex on a week or so, so I can't address the longevity. Overall, I've been pretty impressed with the sound and playability of these strings. We'll see how I feel in another month or so.

My strings had long been dead on my violin, and weren't great before they died either. They were far too bright and tinny, with a cutting, flat, and piercing sound. I decided on synthetic core strings because I thought that would help add depth to the violin and mellow it out a bit. My price range wasn't quite in the ballpark of Dominants, so I decided to go with these strings, even though nobody I knew played with them before. In particular I chose the silver D set because as the cello is my primary instrument, I'm a sucker for a hearty low end sound.First impression was that the A scared the crap out of me when stringing it up. The combination of a silk core and an aluminum wrapping makes the string feel like it is ready to snap while tuning. I had made sure to well lubricate the nut and bridge with a pencil before stringing, but it still had a horrible feeling to it. I got the string up to about a G, at which point the change in pitch relative to the amount I turned the peg dropped off, the exact sign that your string is getting ready to fail. After quadruple checking that it was indeed an A string, I finally just decided to bring it up to pitch. It got there eventually, but not without a large amount of sweat and nervous swearing on my part.The other strings went on just fine, and I got to play it for the first time. Immediately I noticed a huge increase in the sound from even when my last strings were new. The silver low end did exactly what I wanted, it brought out the deeper tones of the violin and made it sing clear and rich. The aluminum A takes a bit of getting used to, it has a tackier texture than that of a silver or chrome wound string, but the sound from it is surprisingly good. Unlike my last A which was shrill and piercing, this A has a lot more restraint in the sound. Warm and rich it matches the silver D and G particularly well on my violin. The E I feel is nothing to write home about, but is not the worst E I've played on. Perhaps it is the cellist in me talking, but nearly every E I've played hasn't been to my liking. However, the E provided blends moderately well, and while lacking the mellowing qualities of the lower strings, let's face it, who wants an E to mellow?Bow response is good, with the aluminum A being a tiny bit slower than the others. The difference is hardly perceivable while playing though, and it does not at all keep the A from slowing down a fast passage. The biggest thing to overcome will be shifting on the A, those who are used to harder metal windings may find it a bit unsettling at first, but good finger tip calluses will help with that.Overall these are great strings for someone looking for a powerful yet a bit more soothing sound. I recommend the silver D and G in particular, as the low end of violins seems to be a bit overlooked. If you can get these strings with a bit better E I would advise it, but the supplied E will do just fine if not.

This is the second time I've bought these after making the decision to only ever by these strings, and after reflecting on how happy I was with them, was inspired to come rant about them here in the form of writing.Miserable history of string use:I started with Classical violin and now predominantly play traditional Irish music, originally with D'Addario Helicore (fairly balanced, easy response) as my default string. One year I got fancy and decided I'd be a sucker and purchase the overly priced Pirastro Evah Pirazzis solely for the cool image design of the ladies face and rolling locks against the green background. Well, even though I saved the cool design string pouch, I ditched the Pirazzi strings. Even though they had a vibrant sound that may pay off with a mega high end instrument in a classical setting, they were not warm in tone or have any interesting depth (and as others often note the E string was kind of tin-y). Searching for warmth I tried Pirastro's other over priced product, the Obligatos. These also were nothing to write home to mom about.The happy ending:Finally I tried the Zyex, based on the reviews here which pointed to their rich tone, and my initial positive experience with D'Addario--and wow! Way better than the strings I tried that were three times the cost. -The response off the bow is lovely -The break in time is almost non-existent- I put them on before a band practice, and felt like normal after an hour of jamming -Again, the warmth of the tone- I find myself playing better just to sap out the rich tone that I am not used to being exposed toGreat strings!