"Newtones are one of only two brands of string that I have put on and then taken off immediately and thrown away. Sounded like rubber bands.

Proof that we all hear differently, and that the old adage about 'One man's meat' is absolutely true.

People rave about various string brands which I personally wouldn't give house-room to - Elixirs (of any flavour) and D'Addhorribles being two - but that doesn't mean they're shite strings, just that they don't 'Do It' as far as my ears are concerned. It's absolutely a case of YMMV.

FWIW, Newtone Masterclass 12-54s sound like angels' harps in heaven on my Lowden, but not great on the Martins, for which I use Martin MSPs.