You might keep your eyes out for a SME 309. There seems to be a special symetry between SOTA and SME. For a cartridge, I liked the Grado Sonata. Good luck.
I would like to upgrade from Sumiko MMT tonearm
I inherited a sota star sapphire turntable and sumiko mmt tonearm and grado reference ( the cartridge does not have wood sides?)cartridge. The sound is good but not great on old rock albums albeit with many scratches. Jazz does sound much better. Can someone recommend a better tonearm/cartridge combo that won't break the bank?? Or should I just buy some higher quality Vinyl ??