Is there a particular brand and model of lights that are generally considered to be superior or even clearly superior?

I'm looking for the equivalent of a SureFire flashlight, except for bicycle lighting. I don't really want to spend $500 for lights but a couple of hundred is reasonable for good quality lights with good, rechargeable batteries.

I need a rechargeable battery powered unit.

Brighter is better.

I prefer to have a tail light that does not flash.