To address your question - I would spend my budget on the Arm, then Cartridge and finally turntable in that order - why?
IMO Without a good arm you'll never get the best out of ANY cartridge
Cartridge next, because it works directly with the arm and needs to be as compatible as possible
Turntable is last, because today, most TT's are pretty good quality and will work well with a many arms
But - as some posters have pointed out - it gets far more complicated.
Just another opinion :-)
Regards - Steve
IMO Without a good arm you'll never get the best out of ANY cartridge
Cartridge next, because it works directly with the arm and needs to be as compatible as possible
Turntable is last, because today, most TT's are pretty good quality and will work well with a many arms
But - as some posters have pointed out - it gets far more complicated.
Just another opinion :-)
Regards - Steve