How do these compare to the DR "Rares"?

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Description of the Rares: Phosphor Bronze Acoustic Guitar Strings wound on Hexagonal Cores. Low tension...the sound is loud and warm.The Rare phosphor bronze acoustic strings are a departure from the standard, good quality bronze string currently available...not necessarily better, but possessing a new, different and stronger "voice". When DR set out to produce a string with new characteristics, our goal was to redesign contemporary thinking about what phosphor bronze can do for a good acoustic guitar. Hand-carved arch-tops, dreadnaughts and good steel string acoustic guitars made of rosewood, maple, and mahogany seem to benefit from a distinct improvement in tone, depth, and sustain with Rare phosphor strings. Players who want a fatter and louder sound, as well as a deeper bottom (who like to hear their guitars ring out) will appreciate the Rare phosphor tone, sound, and feel. Description of the Sunbeams: Sunbeam phosphor bronze strings are handwound on round cores which give a terrific result...wonderful sustain...remarkable sustain. The tone does not seem to decay as do other phosphor bronze strings, which we think of as decaying in a curve. The Sunbeam phosphor seems to sustain in a straight line, until the sound "falls off". The Sunbeam phosphors are also musically bright and rich sounding. Additionally they are very flexible...more so than any other string we have played.

DR StringsSunbeam - Phosphor Bronze AcousticRound Core 11-50

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