I'm at 106,000 miles currently (hard miles driving uber)
I am experienced with working on cars (no master tech but I know what I'm doing)
I properly installed cheap $13-14 pads at close to 50k miles after oem were worn down. I don't remember what brand I used.
At around 90k I replaced the cheap pads with the highest quality pads on rockauto.
Raybestos EHT1731H
They were listed as premium and the most expensive $20 "comparable to oe"
They are garbage! I used brake quiet as I always do, synthetic high temp brake grease (purple permatex) with silglyde on the caliper slide pins as I always do.
During hard stops sielent, during slow stops quiet, during average pressure slow smooth stops brake noise. Normally only when heated up and at specific pedal pressures. It's very annoying.
Just wanted to share, stick with the cheap ones LOL