Good strings. They are not as loud as other strings can be. I noticed something about them, I think the ascente strings are good at bringing out the natural sound of the violin they are on. They are soft and feel good on the fingers. I recommend replacing the E string with another, but it will work. They hold tune really well. Seems like not as much tension is needed to bring them into tune.
I don't want to raise anyone's expectations, but personally, the quality of these strings is amazing. They produce a beautiful sound,the e string DOESN'T squeak (as promised) and most importantly, they are versatile. I used a cheap old abused bow (which I last applied rosin to probably about a year ago) on these strings, and they didn't fail to hide all of the defects of my bow by themselves.
At least from my point of view, these strings are amazing. It was definitely worth my time and money.
The Ascente strings are ok, quick response and warm sound. I hadn't gotten strings for a long time, so I tried the Ascente instead of Helicore. Ascente are ok but I may go back to Helicore next time.