Indeed there is. I "won" a Dual 721 turntable on eBay for $150, and it's a far superior turntable to your Sony. It's a direct drive unit, but lacking quartz lock, and is a bit finicky when accurately setting the speed, but has a truly outstanding tonearm, and sounds infinitely better than the far more expensive Denon DP-62L that it replaced.

Dual has several other, and better, models that you can often find on eBay as well. Their CS-5000 is one of the most revered of them all, and one which I wish I had "won" instead of my 721. You might be able to find one of those for around $200, if you're lucky.

I had to thorougly clean my 721 when I received it (it was absolutely filthy!), and I had to change the frayed cables, and toss out the worn-out AT cartrdige that was in it, but it works just fine, and sounds splendid.

You might encounter a large group of vocal opponents of direct drive, many of whom claim the system robs vinyl of deep bass. All I can say to those who'd level such a complaint aginst the 721 is, "What's all that stuff coming out of my subwoofer that frequently rattles the walls of my house?"

I'm sure you'll get lots of other advice, and most of it will be worthwhile. Hope you find this posting of use to you.