Budget phono stage under $100, cheap but refined, does it exist?

Mwatsme

I can really recommend a Teac TN-300 as a good budget TT cw built in phono as I bought one a few years back and still have it in my daughters system and she plays a lot of music on it!
It comes cw a cartridge AT95E and built in phono and usb if you ever wanted to digitize your record collection.

I upgraded with an Ortofon 2m red as it was laying around but with the AT is was no slouch.

You can pick them up on eBay for about $240 or so.

Just my thoughts.

Hdm

I just did!

Thank you!

Thanks to all but should be good to go now.

A whole $49.50 shipped
My kind of budget.
These are the real life recommendations of usage I was looking for
Thank you

Not good to hear on the u turn!
But better that than your friend .. Lol

Chak
Just because the subject is best opinions on a budget phono does not mean I am not deadly serious about it.
Thx

Very droll  Chak…...

Some great ideas so far!

Project, NAD, U-Turn I have heard of but zero experience of.

Looks like there may be hope at this low cost after all.

You do not even want to know how little the TT cost... lol