Opal Titan Violin String Set 4/4 Size Medium

For the price, I expected a much better string. These strings are made in China, even though they are designed in Switzerland, a fact which I learned only from the string package. They were quite harsh and tinny sounding on my old Italian violin. Perhaps they would sound better on your instrument. But quite frankly, they even have the look of a cheap string - although I wouldn't care about that if they sounded good and played well. I think there are better options in this price range. I'm not sure who these strings are marketed for. They are too expensive for the average student, and I don't think professionals would be satisfied with them - I know I wasn't.

I can't believe how much these have changed the sound of my Otto Ernst Fischer Bianca Violin. The sound of these strings is unbelievable. I can't wrap my head around how beautiful these make my violin sound. The Titan Opal Strings have a minimum 10 minutes settle-in time and the full range of sound is achieved after 12 hours. About 10 minutes after installation, they held their tuning! And a short time later, I began to hear them open up more & more. It was like angels singing as the doors of heaven were opening! In my opinion, these sound better than Evah Pirazzi Gold strings. I will never put on a different set of strings. I haven't gotten this kind of sound/response from ANY string set I've tried before. Trust me, you will not regret buying these. You will probably be telling yourself: "Why was I so hesitant to buy these strings?!" In conclusion...I WILL BUY OPAL TITAN VIOLIN STRINGS UNTIL THE DAY I DIE!!!

These are truly astounding strings. I put them on my 1919 French Chipot-Vuillume violin (advanced student violin, about 6k by today's market price). Compared to my Oliv, the volume has increased by probably 50%. The clarity is nearly perfect. The tone body is near that of gut. The E string is a bit on the bright side, which makes them more soloist strings because the sound will cut through the entire orchestra. (like a Strad) I've rated these strings a 4-star in a previous review, but I have to change that. After it's settled in a bit, the sound is astounding. Sounds like my 15k violin and maybe a little more. These strings are relatively unknown, but it's the cheapest way to get your violin to sing like a very pricey violin.

These are good synthetic strings. Gut strings tend to have full body but low volume. Synthetic tend to have high volume but less sound texture. I'd say these strings have 80-90% the body of gut strings but have the high volume of synthetics. Minimal tension loss, even within the first 10 minutes. Changes only a few beat frequencies every couple minutes, versus a few notes every 5 minutes for gut strings. Compared to other strings, much more body than Thomastik Vision Ti Solo and Obligato. Perhaps a little more volume, by no more than 10%. The Evah Pirazzi are much clearer, but much, much lower in volume. These are good strings, but I ended up with Pirastro Passione Solo. Full gut sound, full volume, just goes out of tune all the time.

I put this set on my 1923 Ettore Fort violin made in Venice Italy and the are the best ad I have tried all the rest! They settle in fast and are very stable! A beautiful and powerful sound!!! You should really give them a try!

I think these strings are good for an orchestral setting. Definitely not solo strings. They have a medium response, warm and even sound throughout the entire fingerboard. They are not piercing and the E-string does not squeak or whistle (which I love!). The sound is rich, but not 100% clear. The only other drawback is that they go out of tune quite often. (at least in my experience) I would recommend these strings to orchestra players, but not soloists.

I bought this set of strings hoping for a long lasting, high quality string. Unfortunately, it was a strange sounding set that was not particularly even from top to bottom. The sound was very easy to break and pitch distortion occurred with even moderate bow pressure. The e string was particularly susceptible to this problem. Pitch stabilization was extremely lacking as well. With most other premium string sets stabilizing very quickly (Pi, Evah Gold, etc.) these strings were still not stabilized after 3 days of playing between 3 to 6 hour each day. Perhaps the most infuriating aspect of this string is that it's marketed as 'designed in Switzerland' leading one to believe that they are made in Switzerland. Make no mistake; these strings are made in Beijing. It states very clearly on the inside of the envelope 'designed in Switzerland, made in Beijing'. With labor being the most expensive component of string production and with other similarly priced strings made in countries such as Germany and Austria how can this company justify charging what it does for this set. Frankly, after seeing that on the inside of the envelope I felt taken advantage of. I might have been able to overlook this if the strings had actually been decent but to no avail. Do yourself a favor, if you're looking for a premium string steer clear of this set. Even middle of the road sets like Dominants would be a better choice both in terms of performance and price.

I put these on a 19th-century French violin to try them out. For some reason, on my violin these strings had a rather sour, unpleasant quality that never went away - I left them on for a couple of months just to see if they would get better, but no luck. I've got PI's back on that instrument now, and it's such a relief! I'm sure the Opal strings will work well for someone, but they're not for me.