Shifters and handbreaks, whats your experience?

Hello Everyone!

I'm quite new to simracing, LOVING it so far but still working on my setup. I have encountered some challenges with how to prioritize my purchases going forward. Which is why I'm asking for your input, advice and experience.

I find myself drawn to different types of games both rally sims like Dirt rally 2.0 and RBR but also GT racing like ACC and AMS 2.

I'm trying to figure out how to spend my hard earned cash, atm I'm looking at shifters (both h-pattern and seq.) and handbreaks and can't really figure out what to prioritize.

Is the Thrustmaster TH8A good enough as a combined h-pattern/sequential shifter? Is the jump to the bigger brands like Moza or Fanatech really worth it, or more for the simracing aliens with unlimited budgets?

Same goes for handbreaks, Is the "standard" amazon 14 bits handbreak good enough or will I be disappointed down the line?

Would love to hear what you guys are using, and what you might have done different!