Another vote for Sota from this very happy owner. Here's something in that vein: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-sota-sapphire-ii-2017-06-16-analog-60010-1510-barringto... Freshly refurbished & one of the best out there at any price. The price on this one is good enough that you can put something like this on it and stay close to your budget: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/tonearms-clearaudio-unify-9-2017-06-14-analog-m33-5ba--2. If you're patient, you might even be able to pick up a Graham 2.2 or other VTA-on-the-fly arm that will seriously out-perform a lot of much more expensive stuff when mounted on the Sapphire.
Good luck & happy listening!
Good luck & happy listening!