I've just plumped for a pair of Shanling SP-80's, which appear to be within your budget. I'll be posting a review soon. If you get the chance, do give them a listen.
Briefly: 50 wpc rating, massive transformers, two EL34's in p-p, 6SN7 and 6SL7 drivers, 4 and 8 ohm outputs, remote control, and they look like locomotives for the Orient Express. Very classy. With stock tubes, sound is good in the bass and excellent in mids and highs: fast, airy, dimensional, rich.
Briefly: 50 wpc rating, massive transformers, two EL34's in p-p, 6SN7 and 6SL7 drivers, 4 and 8 ohm outputs, remote control, and they look like locomotives for the Orient Express. Very classy. With stock tubes, sound is good in the bass and excellent in mids and highs: fast, airy, dimensional, rich.