Whenever I’m making large purchases, I adore to find trusted and reputable brands. It’s not simply a matter of feeling adore I need brand association to prefer a pair of tennis shoes or to avoid being embarrassed by driving the wrong car manufacturer. Other than that, I have figured out the hard way when you usually get what you pay for. Although there are absolutely exceptions to this rule, there are usually winners as far as brands go in any conceivable category. I play the piano and I play in a local band for fun. There is a guitar manufacturer that I have stuck with for about ten years now. They build amazing instruments that perfectly compliment my sound and playing style. The same thing goes for my kindle, as it took me years of buying affordable kindles before I decided to spend wisely and get something more on the high end. But, I figured out the hard way that there are major cases where the opposite happens. I assumed buying the best central air conditioner available would mean the best performance. After looking around on the internet for reviews for weeks, I found what I thought to be the best brand for central air conditioners. I spent tons of money to have 1 installed and watched as it slowly broke down over two years of normal use. I found a second gathering Heating & A/C company to inspect my lake house and he determined that my HVAC duct wasn’t designed officially. No matter how good of an air conditioner I slap in there, unless the HVAC duct problem is taken care of once and for all, the ACs will keep getting fried. Now I’m in the process of gathering quotes for up-to-date HVAC duct which isn’t going to be cheap.