Full disclosure: Sanlida reached out to me about being an "influencer." Their model, at least the one offered to me, was not something I was comfortable with. That being said, I still shoot their limbs and have a high opinion of the value of their products.
The Sanlida kit has been getting a lot of buzz since Jake Kaminski started reviewing it, and with good reason. It's a relatively affordable, relatively complete setup. But is it a good value?
I think it's the best "kit" available. If you don't want to pick and choose the accessories you want, it's hard to beat. But I'm not convinced it's the best use of $1000 for recurve archery.
Limbs:
I do absolutely recommend these limbs.
At $249, I think the Miracle X10 limbs are one of the best values on the market. They honestly shot nearly as well as $600 limbs. The pair I have do not have the QC issues that Jake's did, so I definitely got lucky.
Many of the alternatives in this price point are actually these limbs rebranded, but one worth seriously considering are the Kinetic Palmaris limbs. They're about $50 cheaper and have a slightly higher end layered construction and possibly a slightly different geometry. I don't know how well they perform though: the Sanlida being so light gives them a lot of speed. The Kinetic Finity are a bamboo version.
It may be worth getting the Galaxy Gold Star version for the additional customer service and support through Lancaster, incase you do have a QC issue.
If this is your first kit, save $150-200 and get cheap limbs. You'll outgrow them. But these are a good option when you're at a draw weight you'll shoot for a while (say around 32#+).
Riser:
There are two risers available: Myth and Miracle. I haven't actually handled a myth, but I know people shooting and my club carries the Miracle (rebranded as the Kinetic Stylized A7). The Miracle does not have the strange geometry choices the Myth does. It's a simpler riser, and that's to its benefit.
I would choose the Sanlida Miracle riser.
For about $250, you have some compelling alternatives. The Galaxy Solstice is a nice, similar quality riser with a different aesthetic. The WNS Motive FX is about the same price (or cheaper), and is the most popular riser for competitive beginners and intermediate archers. The Sebastien Flute EVO is an interesting new option with a very aggressive, modern design (if that's your thing). The Kinetic Sovren is a little more and the Valenz a little less, but they're both close enough that they're worth looking at too.
So the riser and limbs are ~$500 MSRP, and a good value for the money even if there are competitive alternatives.
That leaves $500 to spend on accessories.
Sight:
Yes, I'm a barebow archer giving opinions about sights. Feel free to tell me I'm wrong below.
For $200, Sanlida's sight isn't bad. It's fully micro-adjustable, has some vibration dampening, and a carbon bar. It's obviously a hodge-podge of features from other sights, but that's not necessarily a bad thing: they work together well enough.
The obvious alternative is the Shibuya Dual-Click. It's a cheaper (~$150), proven, durable design. It's a bit dated, but it still holds its own.
You could also save about $100+ and get an Avalon Tec sight. They're of similar quality with a few different options.
The Fivics 300s is about the same $200 price and nicer. The FV-150 is similar to the Dual Click, but with some additional features and updates for about $170.
At some point, you'll replace all of these with either an Axcel or Shibuya Ultima, but that's basically your whole attachment budget.
We'll say this uses up $150, as that's the median price of the options I've given.
Plunger:
The Sanlida plunger is trash. Crunchy travel, too stiff springs, click adjustment without markings. Even if you buy the kit, you should replace this.
Get a Shibuya DX for $25-50.
We'll call it $40, as that is, AFAIK, the MSRP.
Rest:
You can get the same quality rest for about $10 (Avalon), a higher quality one (Fivics) for about $25, or the best (Shibuya Ultima) for $40.
Clicker:
The Beiter Clicker is one of the best on the market, and is $10. It is easier to tighten and adjust.
String:
Call it a $10 string.
Stabilizers:
All of that leaves about $180 for stabilizers.
You don't need a top stabilizer. Sanlida sells the rest for $200. It's an 18mm diameter rod (28", 11"x2) with quick disconnects on the v-bar, 5oz of weight, a v-bar, dampers, and a 5" extender.
Avalon's stabilizer set is a little shorter, but is only $75.
You could, for example, get Gillo 17mm stabilizers (thinner, higher quality), more weight options, and either a solid or adjustable v-bar and be well under the $180 budget. Or you could save a bunch of money and get Cartel stabilizers (some of which have built in vibration dampening). Basically $180 won't get you top of the line stuff, but you can definitely get a decent stabilizer set out of it.
Conclusion:
All in all, the Sanlida X10 kit isn't a bad value, but it's not an incredible one either. It's big benefit is that it's all there, all in one package.
If you're willing to build it out yourself, you can get much nicer accessories for the same money (or even save a little depending on your selection and where you buy).
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