Good answers above. Here's another way to look at it:
When I first started playing mandolin, I was frustrated by how out-of-balance the strings sounded. Some strings sets are more balanced than others, but when I mentioned the problem to a studio pro I know, he said not to even try for balance, "It's the nature of the beast."
So I went back to good old D'Addario phosphor bronze. Instead of expecting my strings to deliver the goods, I started concentrating on making my playing deliver the goods.
It doesn't happen right away, and at first the idea might sound like unadulterated voodoo. But over time, you'll find that your playing touch will tune itself to your mandolin — and you'll learn to love that strange, unguitarlike string behavior.
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