I don't have lots of experience with less expensive ribbon mics, but do have a good amount of experience with Royers, AEA and RCA ribbons (I own several of these).
I own and am very impressed with the SE Electronics Voodoo VR1. It holds its own nicely against my higher costing ribbons and sometimes makes the cut for what I want. At $400.00 it may be more than you want to spend, but it has found a home among my much more expensive ribbons.
Keep in mind, if you don't have an active ribbon mic, a higher impedance preamp really helps the ribbons sound. My go to is the AEA TRP.
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