Music Hall Classic Turntable

My girlfriend has a Music Hall Classic. I think it’s a great turntable for the money. +1 on an Ortofon cartridge that fits your budget. My girlfriend is using the phono stage in her Peachtree Nova 150. But, i’m sure upgrading the phono stage from the Misic Hall to something else would help a lot too. 

I’ve got an Ortofon Blue cartridge that I’ll give you if that would be an upgrade for you. 

Love the Music Hall Classic. However, the built-in phono stage is OK but not great so a better stage might be called for - Moon by Simaudio LP 110 v.2 perhaps. I'd replace the OEM cartridge with an Ortofon 2M Blue or Gorldring E4 in a heartbeat.