There’s nothing wrong with the Fluance. Comes with a nice cartridge and is reliable. I like the removable headshell.
My Denon DP 47 F was $10......Luxamn PD 272 $15......Pioneer PL 535 $20.....Yamaha YP 450 $10.
You can get out there and look around this Fall and might get lucky for very little money and buy a nice cartridge with the extra money.