Why did you hate the Shimano's?
You should try this place, they have some of the lowest costing custom built wheels around and you can pick and choose your rims, hubs, spokes, nipples, lacing etc; see:
http://www.prowheelbuilder.com/shopby/
Or if you just want a low cost yet highly effective set of wheels try
http://2013.bikesoul.com/s3-0/