"sounds like you are saying I can’t share by with the Hagerman Trumpet?"
Absolutely not. It’s just considering what you will have invested in the complete table assembly. Your sports car with budget tires?
By all the positive reports by user and reviewers it’s a winner. Reality-it’s a $1K very good phono stage that can be bettered with all the choices you have. Listen to a setup with equipment in your desired price point. It won’t have a $1K phonostage for a reason.
The most phonostage you can afford to fully exploit the table's potential.