Daddario EJ74

I am playing mandolin professional and i need good strings that last for a while and will give a great and a bright tone. I have A style and F style mandolins and I used many types of strings like : Elixir, Martin, Thomastik, GHS and other. The Daddario EJ74 are my all time favorite. Great quality, crisp and balanced sound. Fits great to my style.
Please take care that there are 2 types of strings. The ones with loop end and those with ball ens (like electric guitar) so order what is fits your instruments.
I will keep use the Daddario EJ74 for my mandolins and highly recommend them!

So my mando luthier put these on my Weber Gallatin after setting it up and they do sound great. They've been on there for several months now. I use GHS fast fret before and after playing, which I believe has also contributed to their logevity.

They still play smooth, though the tone is of course completely dead. If I were to gig with the strings or record I would change them more often. If and when that becomes the case I will likely look for a cheaper alternative.

But for casual (what's casual? I play 1-2 hours a day) home use and with a little care they remain playable for quite a long time, surprisingly.

Now if only Harley Benton would start producing a cheaper coated alternative.....

Daddario strings, just brilliant.
These are not the cheapest strings out there but as is often the case you get what you pay for, they might beg twice they price but then they are twice the strings.
They sound great and they sound great for longer than the competition.
I find these do not change colour and feel dirty like so many cheaper strings, they stay bright for a long time and I have yet to break a single string.
I also find that they don't take a lot of stretching in when new, it's pretty much tune up and go.
I use these on a The Loar LM300, (also from Thomann though sadly now discontinued), the little Loar really sings with these, it's bright but very melodic, these strings really do make a vast contribution to the sound.