Well . . . when you talk about EQ plugins, it's kind of hard to mention anything other than the Sony Oxford EQ. It's like $800 and the algorythms are pretty intense. It's pretty much going to smoke any of the cheaper stuff, although there's no doubt the waves' and timeworks stuff is pretty decent.
As for compression, I think ever since the Mackie / UAD plugins hit the market, they pretty much took over. I've played with them, and like them a lot. Not enough to justify buying a whole new set of plugs when I'm perfectly happy with Waves, but I'd say their compression is a small nudge better.
As for Reverb, it's pretty obvious to me that nothing can touch Sonic Foundry's Accoustic Mirror yet. Mind you, I haven't had a chance to play with Dreamverb, which is supposed to be some big deal now. Honestly, though, I don't really think there's any one best reverb plugin. None of them are particularly stunning yet, as technology is still trying to catch up to where better algorythms can be used and still be processor-efficient.
