Thanks guys. Based on these replies I think a wise start for me would be to rent a decent one at the high end of my budget and try some new strings. A couple I tried could be rented and bought. I'm used to 13 gauge strings on my steel string, so these nylon strings feel like cooked spagetti. Thus I may opt for a high tension set. One La Patrie had average intonation (0-4 cents) but was off here and there in tone & volume from string to string. The strings were visibly worn, so they are audible junk I suspect. This will also give me time to see how nylon works for me.
One I tried was off by 15 cents! That's a bridge in the wrong spot, no way to compensate a saddle that much.
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