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I agree that on a budget the Vixens LVW are nice...
For high power budget, I'd suggest you consider the BO/TMP Planetary eyepieces...they were going for around USD$59 (not sure at the moment)...they have nice eye relief, decent field of view and for the money are hard to beat. No they are not quite in the same performance league as the Pentax or Televue but they are not in the same price category...
For wider field I have not had a lot of non Pentax/Televue experience...I've read that many people like the Baader Hyperions and Orion Stratus but I have not used them in my scope and so can't directly compare.
Something to consider is assuming that you are in the hobby for life is to save up a bit and splash out on the top end...even if it is second hand. They will last a lifetime and if you use them regularly you will appreciate the difference in quality over what you already have.
Although they are more than your stated budget, I have a 13 mm T6 Nagler which I adore and with the 13 Ethos now available there have been some folks trading up and making them more available second hand at reasonable prices. At the higher magnification I prefer the Pentax XW and have the 7 and 10 both of which I think are outstanding and again the recent 8 Ethos has some people doing some reshuffling of gear to accomodate it.
Enjoy your new scope and dark skies!
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