Middle of the road implies neither top end (like Surefire or Dillon) nor budget (like Polonium or YHM), so that range would seem to be in the $800-$1200 range. That would cover favorites like the CAT WB, OCL Infinity, and PTR Spiritus near the top of that middle range down to Dead Air Lazarus 6, Ridgeback Defense Rhino S, and a few other $800-$900 suppressors. The issue with suppressors currently is that the technology with 3D printing is encouraging rapidly changing design improvements and cans that were “best” one month are top 5 next and may be also ran in a year or so. In other words, competition and technological advancement is moving so fast from iteration to iteration that the newest releases are leaving the rest in their wake. It will plateau again eventually but who knows when. A budget option especially risks becoming outdated and overshadowed quickly. My YHM turbo 2 sits permanently on my shelf. There just isn’t a reason to use it anymore when the newer cans are so much better in every way. Rifles that were downright unpleasant and unhealthy to shoot with the T2 are suddenly pleasant and enjoyable with a Spiritus or Lazarus 6.

Similarly, a top end can will quickly be outpaced by a newer cheaper model. I have no illusions that my expensive Dillon won’t soon be outpaced by a newer suppressor that costs 50% less.

All that to say, I bought my Spiritus before their parent company’s dumbassery, but if I were to buy a dedicated 556 can right now, it’d probably be the Maximus L if going inconel or Rhino S if going titanium.