I remember having a discussion with Andy Nellist on a coach whilst we were in Ireland. He insisted that paying more for a reel, ie: £300+, buys you a much better reel. I wouldn't know because I've never paid anywhere near that for a reel. I have one, a fixed spool, that retailed around £160 and I bought in a clearance for about £90, but I think most others were sub £100. I have a little Garbolino that cost around £24 and is a joy to use, yet a Daiwa one is a nightmare with the old line behind the spool problem.
I don't think there's any or many that could be described as perfect. I had a Shimano once that gave all manner of problems and I thought it was me having wound the line on wrongly in the first place. The main problem with them all is line twist as I explained in another thread, it's inevitable due to the way the reel works. If you have one that works well, keep it and never ever be tempted to sell it.
I bought a Cormoran (I think they're the German cheapo version of Daiwa) once and gave it to someone. It looked really good, but broke down for them after 9 months. I was thinking of buying one of the really cheap, about £12, Chinese ones just to see how good they really are. I am prepared to be surprised (or disappointed, but at the price who cares?)