Super new to record players

Do not forget to attach "ground" to your amplifier.

You can find the one withinin your budget from Nagaoka, Audio Technica, Goldring.

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Goldring cartridges are hard to find in this country.  Well worth considering though.

You either have to add a vertical post to hold it up or change the hinges to torque hinges.  I had an old Linn on which I used some of these and it worked perfectly and holds up a 5lb lid even at 30 degrees.  You can get even stronger ones from Sugatsune.

https://www.progressivepii.com/sugatsune-specialty-hinges-1-63-64-l-x-1-11-16-w-x-5-64-thick-stainle...

Wondering if OP might have a MC (moving coil) cartridge that he is plugging into an MM (moving magnet) input on his pre-amp/integrated/receiver?  Wouldn’t that explain the low volume?