Reel Bearing Brands/Real World Comparison

@PUTitinYOURmouthFISH the only bearings I've bought from China are full zirconia.  I've bought AMO spools from China, didn't like the bearings that came in them, and replaced them.  

Hybrid ceramics, I buy Roro, especially KTF, Hedgehog, MTCW, some from Boca and SurfCastProShop.  I've been shopping Japan 20 years now, since you could only buy there using a broker, and I still use noppin.com for assembling multiple orders from small shops in Japan that aren't set up to market and ship direct to US.