Mine are quiet and smooth at 7 - 8 inches. Never went higher than that. I use 59 inch strings.
I can use the same string on both bows; even the nocking point stays the same. I had a 63 Kodiak and 02 Take Down I could swap strings on too.
Oddly enough, I can use the same string on my Martin Savannah too; nocking point is the same, the brace height drops about 0.5 inches (the Savannah works fine w the bigger recurve loops; thought they might slip off, but they didn't). Just wondered what I could get away w in a pinch...