Technics 1200G phono recommendations

This Manley Chinook all tube phono will match most any cartridge that you decide on!
https://upscaleaudio.com/products/manley-labs-chinook-special-edition-mkii

I'm going to offer this to you.

I'm looking for a CART to match my PHONO STAGE.

That is the question you want to ask. I'm going to ask the same question HERE and on another thread.  Soon Decware will assigns a SN to my ZPre, I'll be asking the same question, when that happens.

The tonearm is next, you need to have the information on what YOUR tonearm likes.. It's like small medium or large doesn't it? :-)

The last part is "what you have to spend"?  I try not to be unreasonable to MYSELF.  I'll argue both sides and "DON'T you dare spend that money" will shout at me.  If I don't spend the money right ONCE, I'll spend TWICE as much for sure. That will tick you off..

I usually save 50% by working from the TOP down, not the bottom UP.. Don't step up, step down... It's the "Baldwin Billiards" way. It works.. You will walk away happier because YOU stepped down, instead of NOT stepping up...  Money flows easier that way. :-)

So OP the formula from a mechanics perspective is ask the right questions and you'll get the right answers. Quality questions, deserve quality answers. So do you..

Regards

Sutherland Engineering. SS and good stuff..

Herron (BE QUICK), serious piece of gear, FET gain stage coupled by and adjustable valve gain stage.

Decware (6 month wait) ZERO used, rare to see one for sale. Valve bottom to top, double valve rectified, super quiet, Point to Point... ART, comes to mind..

Regards

Phono stage is for cartridge, not for turntable (the type or brand of turntable is irrelevant for the phono stage).

You can use almost any cartridge on Technics tonearm, except for a very low compliance or very high compliance. But even a compliance mismatch can be tuned with headshells of different mass. 

Mid compliance cartridge is ideal.
If you are looking for modern cartridges just don’t buy low compliance MC. 

Most of the modern carts are mid compliance.

Gold Note Ph10, great and half your budget. 

Audionote Kit Phono stages are excellent for a savings if you want tubes, you can buy them pre assembled, i still like the gold note over this for detail retrieval. and twice the price.  

 Alnic Audio makes some very nice tube phono stages as well. 

those three i have heard and they are all excellent, personally i like the Gold Note PH10 for flexibility of cart loading and curve selections not to mention dead quiet ( something I notice with my 105db speakers). Add the separate power supply as an upgrade and your still in your budget.