Advice for possible purchase

I’m looking to upgrade my turntable from a $40 Amazon purchase (I don’t even know the brand) to something a little higher quality. I’ve done a bit of research on my own and I think I’ve settled on an Audio-Technica AT-LP70x-BG with the Edifier R1280T powered bookshelf speakers. Now I understand that this turntable has a built in phono preamp and the speakers are powered so I don’t need a receiver, but how future proof is this setup? If I were to upgrade again the future, could a nicer phono preamp than the built-in one improve quality? And would I need to eventually get a receiver if I want nicer speakers than the Edifiers? I’d like to keep this current upgrade to under $500 but I don’t know what my budget will be in the future