Martin's 15 and 16 series 000's are OM scale (25.5) with the 1 11/16 nut and can be found for half your budget, but can absolutely hang with anything twice the price.
I've searched high and low and there is VERY little out there in the OM world with the narrower nut in and around that price $2000ish range.
The best one from my lookings and I've owned a few are Bedells. Their Orchestra Model is 25.5 scale and 1 11/16 nut (save for the newer Nashville model) and pretty much the standard OM shape and size you're used to. It fits the bill and they are insanely high quality and should be able to find a few wood combos in or around your price range for sure.
Where you at in MN?
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