Still waiting to hear from OP about what their recording situations are, because that should influence recommendations we offer.
A couple points in response to others' suggestions:
1. OP might not have considered the cost of a stand, mic bar, shock mounts, etc and how those items will eat into their $1500 "mics" budget. So offering recommendations that are right at $1500 for a pair of mics may not actually be doable.
2. I wouldn't characterize Line Audio mics as "mid level" given their performance. They are not at the elite level of my DPA 4000 series mics, but the quality drop off is not as enormous as one would expect, and I still use my LA mics heavily.
3. The mics I would actually skip at this budget level are AT853 and those from Sound Professionals. Not because of the quality, which is quite good, but because of the need for voltage adapters going into a MixPre. It's just one more thing to worry about, and you might as well get "real" pencil mics if your budget allows. That type of thing also needs specialized mounting solutions which cannot be reused for standard mics.
4. If you're going $1000+ a pair, definitely go modular. That's one reason I would stay away from the DPA 2015. (The other being it's relatively unproven as a main pair pickup.) Those MK 41s in the YS are a great deal, but supercards may or may not be the best choice based on what is being recorded. For example, for the things I record, that pattern would get almost no use other than vocal or instrumental spot mics. If a pair of MK 4 with CMC 1 or CMC 6 were being sold for $1000, I would jump on them because cardioid is much more versatile as goodcooker says.