Rusty,
I have an ARC AAA that I keep on my keyring. I've had an irritating little problem with it (described below), but nothing that would keep me from buying another. I also bought my wife a Petzl Tikka. She would trade me before she'd trade that headlamp. I'm not sure what constitutes "best" as I'm not sure how you would be using yours. But I'd find it hard to believe that you would be sorry you bought either of these.
-Biscuits