New Acoustic Player

Hi all am going to buy my first guitar and am sorta drowning in information here.
I am looking in the 300 doller range for a learner hopefully it will grow with me as I learn.
I have a background in music clarinet, piano a bit, banjo a bit, sax a bit, If it makes noise I love to mess with it :)
I have always known I would get to guitar just took me a bit.
On to my needs.... I think
I would like a 1 3/4 in nut I know as I have pretty goiod size fingers banjo was way too narrow and uncomfortable to play.
As far as tone I like bright highs and booming lows ... Like thats never been said :p
I dont want to get a instrument home and have strings buzzing and the thing falling apart (hey its happened :( )
anyway be glad for some ideas thanks