I’m curious to see what you think of them, @joergkutter. I’ve watched reviews of them and they visually seem quite floppy, at least in the hands of the guys playing them. Also, their tone is more “classical” to my ear: more cello-like.
Granted, these impressions are strictly my own, and I’ve never touched them or heard them in person, so I could easily be off base. Hence, I remain curious to see what you think.
If only you owned a decent bass to put them on. 
I get what you’re saying: you want to be able to play longer without fatiguing your fretting hand.
Lower-tension strings are a logical option to explore.
There are several YT videos of flats shootouts. I think I’ve watched pretty much all of them. That said, after a lot of research, I chose TI Jazz Flats and I’m way happy with them.
They are a joy to play, offering a variety of tones and styles - from classic to modern - depending on the bass/pups combos you use them with.
They also are the preferred fave of Carol Kaye, and can be heard on a huge number of recorded tunes spanning virtually all genres.
If you want to be positive you like/don’t like them, buy a set of whichever flats you’re considering and take them for a spin. After all, the proof is in the pudding.
Could very possibly be a high fret, these are common. Not difficult to find and fix yourself but you will need a couple tools - a fret rocker and a fret crowning file in the proper size. (or a fret leveling block works too).
Now that I have done this I recommend everyone to learn it, you might be surprised.
This is good advice (which you’re already following, @paolo.pfm - but trying more won’t hurt).
I have both sets on different basses. Great tone out of both, but I find LaBella a bit slicker than the TI’s, which leads me to prefer the TI’s. If you are already used to LaBella’s, it probably wouldnt bother you, and you could save some $.
I agree.
I’m a lifelong rounds player and I play with a light touch. I’m very used to rounds providing some “bite” (friction) against my fingertips, and I’ve always used it to gauge how/where I fret as I shift positions up and down the neck.
As a result, I’ve had to adjust to the relative slick feel of flats. Even so, I’ve found that TIs provide a smooth tactile feel that I can play easily.
Well, I ordered a 5-string set and they were intended for the Roks - not what you had in mind (I guess), but still a very decent bass 
I put them on two hours ago and played with them for an hour or so… and really like them. Of course, they are super-new and I probably should give them a few days or a week to settle in. I also need to get more accustomed to them. But, they play and sound awesome already.
They are a bit more “rough” to the feel than the TIs (but not unpleasant), and at least as low tension - you can play them with the lightest touch, but when you dig in, they start to “sing” in a different way (quite interesting).
Warm, still zingy, mids with a lot of harmonic contents, and a good low end. The B-string is gorgeous. It seems to me these are super versatile strings - I play mostly finger style, but they sound great for slap and probably killer with a pick as well. And the flageolets (harmonics) pop out very nicely.
So far, I am suitably impressed 
Very cool, Joerg! They sound really interesting. 
How does their “roughness” feel compare to the feel of playing rounds?
And I was just busting balls about your outstanding stable of axes! A true embarrassment of riches, and well deserved.
Well, they ARE rounds Sorry, if I misled the discussion here. These strings also come as flats, but I got the rounds… and they do feel like rounds 
Bust and yank away… but, yeah, thanks 
Speaking of which - Woodline Sakura on the way still?
Well, haven’t heard any updates since the weekend, but so far it seems we are still on track to meet next week Tuesday for the handover. Mentally bracing myself for pretty much every possible outcome though 
Ooh, anticipation. Feeling it myself. Mine should resolve… tonight I think, according to the tracking 
Hope all goes well and it/she arrives as planned. Usually, the Japanese have this covered to perfection, I would think
Yeah I have shipped (and received) every single used instrument as just a soft case wrapped in bubble wrap. Never had any issues. Shipping here is amazing; you could wrap a cupcake in plastic wrap and put an address on it, and it would get there the next day in perfect condition, even chilled as that’s a shipping option.
And if they do damage it as rarely happens, they all cover $3k in free shipping insurance.
I found a few comparisons, but only in pairs, not all 3 on the same set-up. And depending on the bass/amp/player, the LaBella DTB would sound quite different. Hence the question on the forum.
Probably I’ll try the TI for a change, if I ever need or want the vintage sound again I’ll put those stiff things back on. And practice more
MTD does a polished round wound that feels like a flat apparently
How are these different than other high quality rounds?
Also, that is a really cool instrument
Question on Thomastik-Infelds;
I was considering a set of their rounds for my Fender. Looking at their Jazz rounds, the E is .089, which seems light to me? How does it play? What’s the tension like?
I also saw they have a set called Powerbass, which has a manly name and the E is .107. Has anyone tried these strings?
0.89? lol that’s an A string. 0.100 is extra light for an E string (and my preference as well)
Check out TI Jazz Rounds JR364 43-101. They are for 36" scale basses, but they work on 34".