When it comes to buying a brand-new turntable cartridge then under $200 to $500, you can get a good quality phono cartridge if you have a normal quality turntable and if you have a high-quality turntable then using a cheap cartridge that is not an ideal option so with high-quality turntable you can purchase phono cartridge under $500 to $1000. For a normal turntable, you can buy a cartridge between the range of 200 to 500. Besides buying quality cartridges, you also have to consider other things like cartridge fits your specific turntable, type of sound quality, cartridge type (MM or MC), plus more.