Pioneer, the most common pro level small router is the Porter Cable 690
they also make a kit which can turn it into a plung router, the 690 has been around a very long time and is still the standard for small routers
routers are good tools, if you have the bushings you can make templates so the speaker is countersunk flush with the surface
for jigsaws the bosch progressor is the standard
toolless blade release and their blades last a very long time
You can make a good straight edge by laminating a pair of 1x4 dressed good quality lats, screwing them together and then taking them to a woodshop with a planer machine to straighten the edges, if they are properly glued/screwed they will not warp
Its not hard to build a makeshift tablesaw either, I have seen many carpenters bolt on a circular saw underneath to a 4x4 sheet of ply and make a fence to rip big sheets
the saw has to be parallel to the fence though otherwise the blade will bind
btw dewalt owns b&d or the other way around, they have both the pro and home market
