Addiction to Brand

Some of the makes I swear by have already been lovingly mentioned, but these haven't:
Klyne
Apogee Digital
Stellavox
Well Tempered Labs

Marantz. Brought my first unit pre amp fifty years ago. Nothing can shake my Marantz addiction. Well, maybe Cayin, my latest addiction. But I still have many Marantz units, mostly the Estoric series.

The common denomenator is my personal preferences.
Be it by advertising, appearances, sound, vibes, past experiences, breakdowns, using for many years, never hearing or seeing just feeling 'cool' or 'yuck', loving the sound, hating the sound,

endless variety of reasons.
Looking for a common denominator: only one: my preference.

verity
green mountain audio (I don't own GMAs at the moment, so perhaps I a rehabbed gma addict, but i still get the cravings)

When it comes to tubes, I'm a fan of old Amperex, Siemens & Telefunken... as well as new production SED power tubes.

When it comes to electronics, I enjoy and trust Aesthetix, McIntosh & Conrad Johnson.

I love my Harbeth M-40.1 speakers. I like & have owned many Dynaudio speakers (Audience, Contour & Confidence lines).

I avoid SimAudio, Musical Fidelity and YBA.