Thank you all for your educated comments - I placed the order
Your comments and experiences are highly appreciated, thank you. It seems that TM WH is the most cost effective option in many ways. After some consideration I decided to place an order for Virpil's T-50 HOTAS (with WarBRD base), applicable desk mounts and dust covers.
Availability of these non-mainstream options seems a bit challenging but I hope Virpil is working on the topic to make it better experience for customers. They promote 28 day delivery estimate (perhaps just in time before Heatblur's F-14 launch - let's see :)
As for rudder I went with Thrustmasters TPR. Based on stories I encountered, it seems to me being unparalled.
I went somewhat above my indicated budget but I ultimately was drawn by the assumed functionality, durability and visual appeal.
Now, let's see how the delivery will go.