I like string noise but anyway my mate in Barra who gigs constantly through the isles and the mainland swears by them and is sending me a set because I can't get them in Denmark but I find it difficult to believe that a material like goretex could sound as bright as bronze strings even after playing in.I'm open to change though I like the sound of played in strings but I still like a bit of brightness,there comes a point when the string just sounds dead and I like to change them before it gets to that point.