I know this subject has been tossed around many times before, but I have actually tried several of the suggestions I read in the previous threads, and so I am looking for more suggestions.

So far, for electric I have tried D'Addario, GHS Boomers, Blue Steel and some others I have now forgotten. For acoustic, I have tried John Pearse (my favourite), Elixir, Thomastik (disappointed to some extent), D'Addario, and again, others which I now forget.

What is your favourite brand, and why? Do you prefer warmth or brightness? Would you sacrifice either of those for durability/playability? For example, I bought Elixir's, which have a special coating that makes them last twice as long as normal strings. However, they were not nearly as bright/loud as I normally like or am used to. THey did last much longer than usual strings, though.