Best phono player for newbie with good 2 ch system

Thank you all.  Since this is new to me, I dont want to spend thousands.  I was looking at the Pro-Ject to dip my toe in the water as I accumulate albums... 

mijostyn, what am I going to put it on?  I knew this was going to take me deeper than I anticipated ha..
I was just going to put it on a solid side table or on a marble fireplace base.

I guess I'm unaware of how much the table mattered.

I did find a red Pro-ject Debut with preamp for $240 locally im going to pick up tonight.