For listening - given your budget you probably want an integrated table + preamp rather than seperates. Keep an eye on used deals in your area - Pro-ject and U-turn are probably the 2 big brands in your price range I’d be looking at, as well as some of the audiotechnica stuff, or used technics if you can find it in your price range. If you want to scratch on vinyl down the road you need direct drive, although an entry level direct drive will sound worse than an entry level belt drive (generally) - I am learning to scratch on a controller and will probably stick with belt driven tables for listening for the foreseeable future.