KYB shocks?

Like others have already said..KYB "gas adjust" shocks are stiff...but do seem to last 4 damn near ever being so stiff.
The KYB excel is a comfortable ride, not a fancy shock but an OEM styled absorber. China or mexico manufacturing iirr.
The Bilstein comes a couple ways, one "B6" softer than KYB g.a's , monoe tube , same or little more money, made in Mexico now. The other step up are the B8, twice as much, probably still made in Mexico , maybe not. The valving is a better design in that the oil doesn't ariate or bubble when flowing through at high rates. They used to have a cutaway bilstein that showed the valving and brand x to compare..you could watch the x ariate , while the bilstein didnt.
I dont know squat about koni, sorry.