I like the D'Addario XS strings (same gauge as E74s) on my mandolins. They last forever for me. (I don't like the XTs.)
I have not played the MD305, but had an older MD815v (gave to son) and it responded better to the XS set than the regular E74s or the slightly heavier (11.5s) in XTs.
But, for inexpensive, those E74s are hard to beat IMHO. (I am very easy on strings, though, so get good life from almost anything.)
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