I've tried a bunch of strings on my bass and liked pretty much all of them for different reasons. Some had better playability, some bigger sound but all sounded good. I guess I just like the sound of my bass. I was hesitant to try the Daddario Orchestras due to mixed reviews they've received here but I have to say they are great.
I play mostly jazz and practice regularly with the bow. They don't have the volume of the Velvets I had on before these but they are quite loud. I would say the low end is more controlled and less 'loose' sounding which is one reason I moved away from the velvets - that big low end along with the loose feel of Velvets made them feel slightly sloppy to me. The Dad orchs don't sound thin at all though.
They have a pizz playability similar to spiro weichs but with out twangy metallic upper midrange that spiros get - these sound fatter. They still growl though and have decent sustain - at least on my bass. I thought from descriptions that these might be dead sounding pizz strings but they aren't at all. They have a great arco sound and don't break the bank.
I have only had them on for a month and for me strings usually start to warm up after 2-3 months so I hoping these don't deaden up to a dull thud at that time. If that happens I have an old set of spiros waiting in the wings.
edit: I'm using the medium guage.
