One of the things I've learned in the last fifteen years I've been on-again and off-again playing the guitar is that for nylon-stringed classical instruments, the quality of the strings really affects the quality of the sound that comes out of the guitar.
Now up until about five years ago, I've been playing with the standard D'addario strings that seem to be available at every music store here in the US. And while D'addario strings are certainly good (and have fantastic value), they're not great. At some point I read an article with some quasi-famous classical guitarist—it seems it's hard to get beyond the quasi-famous stage if you're a classical guitarist—and they had a whole part of the interview dedicated to why string choice is important.
So after a bit of digging, I happened across Galli Genius strings, and changing from the worn-out D'addarios to a crisp set of Geniuses made a world of difference in the brightness and sustain I could get out of the instrument (especially the top three nylon strings). I'm sure a big part of this was that I was going from really worn-out strings to new strings—but since first trying the Genius strings, I've gone back to D'addarios once (and another brand that I forget) and I'm hooked on the Gallis.
I've just put a set of Galli's newest line (the GR95 normal tension Carbonio carbon-coated strings) on my guitar and they sound phenomenally good. Although admittedly, I've only had two sets of strings on this piece, and the first set were real clunkers.
And actually, since I'm on the topic, I'll throw a plug in for Strings by Mail, since they've been absolutely awesome every time I've ordered from them.
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