Reasonable moving coil cartridge


I am looking to purchase a Music Hall 1.5 TT. The selling point being a removable headshell. 

That being said, i am looking for a reasonably priced moving coil cartridge to use on the MH. My preamp is the Bryston 1B- MC. I am not looking to refinance my house. Something in the neighborhood of $200-300 USD. I dont need to worry about a moving coil amplifier as the MC comes with one built in.

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You mean like that heavy expensive arm on my Technics SL1200 MK2?

I don't think that a Music Hall 1.5 is worth spending any money on, but that's a different topic...
A Denon DL-301 MK II is a really nice cartridge.  From a dealer they are $400.  I saw one on an auction site for $300 -  https://www.ebay.com/p/2302336364

Having said that, why would you spend almost as much on a cartridge as the turntable?  An entry level table like that isn't going to do justice to a better cartridge.  It's a nice entree into the world of vinyl just to see if you like it or not, but if you care about sound quality, you'll end up selling it before long.  Instead of going through that exercise, I'd suggest looking for a used table of better quality, at least equivalent to the Music Hall 5.X series.