I'd think you could find a heavily routed JP or T2 for the top end of this range.
It doesn't get a lot of love but SWE1 isn't horrible for the top end of this price point. Mousin' Around is good but they're prices have jumped recently as I was kind of looking for one but now they are $2K+ all day. Same goes with LW3 (never played).
It seems like $2K is pretty much the entry point of a DMD game now.
I hate directing traffic to facebook so I won't provide a link but, there is an entire group dedicated to pinball/arcades that are for sale and <$3K...