are u planning to buy one seat only? for $1k u can only get one seat for the brands u mention. unless u get those non reclining bucket seats those are little cheaper. if i had the money i would get those bride brix replica they look very close to the real thing. it cost about 600 and after buying the brackets u probably spend like $1k.
get the ebay ones for like 150 shipped... my friend bought some.. they're nice as f**k!!!!!!!!!!! they are black with some CF stuff on the back.. I fall in love when I saw them.. they look like recaros but without the RECARO name printed on the headrest...and they're confy!
You get what you pay for, really. People will say a seat is comfy, but that's because they've never sat in Recaro CTR/ITR seats, or a pair of Bride BRIX II's .... so far superior to Sparco, or any knock-off brands.
i sat in both the bride brix and the brix replica. fabric, look, and it feels just like the real thing..the replica got it the bride tags and other spots that say bride. all those other replica are not really close to the real thing. the replica for recaro and sparco are bulky and had a tuff foam and doesnt feel like the real thing.