At that modest pricepoint, it’s distilled down to a simple “ pick one of ‘em” exercise.
it’s at the roughly $400+/- MSRP strata price point is where the quality build contenders separate from the your suggested low budget pretenders,( HINT: Think KANTO, AUDIOENGINE… et al )
To get closer to your stated modest budget, then buy them pre-owned and hunt the pre-owned listings on AGON and CAM / USAM for the usual 50-odd % off .