Reviewing strings is subjective but here's my take and how they sound and perform on my particular violin (intermediate, modern chinese made violin; warm, clear tone.) My violin likes a low tension, middle of the road sounding string. I usually use Dominants with the Pirastro Gold E or Vision Titanium Orchestra, however; Dominants don't last long enough and Vision Orchestras are very expensive, so I thought I'd try these. The Jargar strings are a nice set. They are warm with a nice punch to them. The tension is moderate; not quite as soft as Dominants but still easy on the fingers. I had to switch the E string for my go-to Pirastro Gold because the Jargar E is too loud for practice. It's their standard E that a lot of people use with Dominants and it works well with them but with the Jargar E made the set too loud under my ear. The Pirastro E toned down the volume. The G string is thick and may lack clarity for some people. The D string was considerably thinner than the G and took longer to stay in tune than the rest of the strings. It sounded "off" at first but settled down after about an hour of playing. The A string is the best of the set. It has a nice smooth tone. Overall the set is warm, full, and punchy with a little metallic sheen to give it some character. I usually like a string with more clarity so I probably won't buy them again and double stops in old time fiddle are harder with these but they are fine for Irish fiddle style. I had to use my baroque bow to give them more clarity and focus; my modern bow added to the muted and woolly sound. If you need a student level affordable string with less volume and more clarity, probably go for Violino strings but if not, these will work fine.
