This is 6month review after 4000miles, through summer rain and winter snow (up to 8 inches). I got Prinx HiSeason for my 2007 Honda Accord V6, right after got Michelin CrossClimate 2 on another vehicle (about $1200 total). The Prinx is suprisingly good in every aspect. (1) Quality: 0 balance weights were needed, 1st set of tires don't need any weight in my 30 years of driving. Michelin needed 28 weights to balance 4 tires. (2) Low noise: Michlin CC2 is noisy on certain road patterns, and loss of MPG (about 1.5 mpg). No such issue on Prinx. (3) Excellent snow performance: Tire slipping warning triangle hasn't been flickering in heavy rain and heavy snow (mostly city roads), markedly better than previous All Season tires I used. At least matched the performance of Michelin CC2.
The lesson is that: you don't have to spend on big name tires. The higher price is for advertising, using discount to lure customers, and easy warranty. Based on my research, the down side of no-name tires is hard to get the tires warrantied. I haven't used tire warranty anyway, in 30 years.