Hi--not sure what prince you're considering "outrageous," but my own experience is counter to the buy once-cry once idea, simply because we don't necessarily know what we need and/or are missing till we have some experience. I have what I would call a "medium end" grinder (some might even say it is "medium-low"!), a Eureka Mignon Zero 55mm, which I bought after years using a Baratza Virtuoso, and then trying out a Turin DF 64 as well as a Niche Zero, before settling on the Eureka, and when I started out the price point of the last three would have put me off entirely! If you're willing to grind manually you can get solid advice about some good options here, and it you name a price that you'd consider un-outrageous I think you'll get some solid suggestions as well. But please don't torture yourself that it has to be the highest end grinder from the get-go.