I hadn't seen this thread before, but I wanted to say that I use 50-110 in one of my bands, and also dropped to D standard.
They sound great and the tension is quite reminiscent of 45-105 tuned to standard.
I'm using Swing bass rs66 strings btw
I have four plus dep work.
I have a decent diary - and as it's my job, it works.
All members of my bands know exactly what the score is - first to the diary wins.
as another side step the optogate is a great signal, and uses an optical element to essentially switch the mike on when you get close to it.
Microphone Gates | Optogate (optogateonline.com)