falken azenis are a good cross between performance and good price.
if you want a more DD tire and need more life, the yoko es100s are a good alternative. i use these tires since the azenis weren't available in my size the last time i bought. the next time i replace, it's only my rears that need to go...so it's one more pair of es100's before i go azenis all the way around.
another option is toyo T1R or T1S :tu