My 10lb Tyrannosaur that I flew for my L2 comes down on a Rocketman. Nothing wrong with the Binder chute that came with it, just too small. I have 2 other Rocketman chutes as well. I can't get the descent rate right with the Rocketmans though. They descend a lot faster than the sims and descent charts say they will. But I am sure it is just a loose nut in the way.
My first fiberglass rocket still uses the Spherachute I bought for it.
My first custom scratch still uses dual chutes from Rocketchutes.com - they even sent me a nice pen that I have misplaced, more likely someone misplaced it for me.
Many of my rockets use TopFlight. Not fancy but they simply work. Not sure if the bigger ones are available in "thin-mil" and at some point they get more shroud lines.
I've seen one Bama in action, would compare the one I saw to a Spherachute construction wise...just a bit different.
Your budget, frugality, and particular needs will mostly determine what you will fly.
Customer service goes a long way for me too. Some vendors build rapport and carry on conversations, some are all business and some blatantly refuse to sell you products listed on their site (none I have mentioned in this post).
All of Rocketman's are built from "thin-mil" stuff IIRC, in lots of colors. So they will be thinner and pack smaller. I believe they will do custom colors and chutes as well. Saw one recently with a nice alien head sewn into it. The "original" Rocketman only has 4 lines so less to tangle though the only chute I have had tangle was an X-form/X-type. They offer many more styles now of course.
For elipticals, Spherachutes I think are the cheapest.
Men without hats can always dance if they want to, and they can leave your friends behind...I wear a hat...so...whatever. Wait...What?