The ZU cables I heard at Speakermans, and had home for awhile are tilted up in the upper mids. Didn't like'm. Blue Jeans are more neutral but on the shielding you have to choose between RF or EM rejection. Since I wired the 45 amp with silver I'm now a fan. And it's very important to have good shielding on fono cable. Parts Connexion has Connex (DH Labs) silver fono cable ( a Steve Brown reccommendation) with double shielding for $10 a foot.

Save 200 bucks on record cleaning. Get a Shop-Vac 1X1 at Wally mart for 20 bucks and a broken turntable at Goodwill for $5. A quart of RRL will cost $25 and an Audioquest record brush clone from garage-a records for $10. You'll need poly sleeves from Sleeve City, $11/100.
Plug the opening of 1X1 crevice tool and cut a slot in the long side with your table saw. Contact glue paint pad refill on either side of the slot and you have a cleaning wand. That's what I use.