Suggestion on XLR Cables

First to start, if you dont find your higher end cables, I suggest that you dont waste money and agree with many comments here about Canare Star Quad, and Benchmark media builds them very nicely for a great price.

The all round second best cable i have tried is actually middle priced and it's the Cerious Tech Graphene Extreme XLR. It has it nearly all, resolution is just astounding, just lacks some dynamics and a little bass. You can get them new in your budget.

The best high end cable I have tried and tried and tried against dozens including cables costing HUGE amounts of money and that surpass them all and that I now use in all my systems, is to me without a doubt, the TelluriumQ Silver Diamond. I'm not sure you can find these second hand, but really worth a search. 

@gdhal  and @muses,
I miswrote in my previous post. My Belden/Neutric cables are actually Gotham PUR/Amphenol. I plan on doing a closer comparison with the Zus in the near future. Zu always recommends 250 to 400 hours to burn in the dielectric on new cables. I figure I'll give them about 60 hours before the face-off.

the high end cables (RCA or XLR)  warrant such premium prices because they are made out of confirmation bias

I figure enough "burn-in" has taken place to compare the Gotham PUR/Amphenol XLRs (I paid $35 on the Bay) to the Zu Missions (List $215 I think; but I paid $46.50).

I do believe I can tell a difference; that it's not bias or unbelievably short audio memory. The Gothams have been warmer since the beginning; but now the Zus are presenting a more profound bass and they are more dimensional and transparent. I prefer them to the Gothams, because I am a detail junkie; but I can't say they are clearly "better", or would be everyone's choice. In fact on a few tracks I (mellow acoustic guitar, Cello) I prefer them. I would have been quite happy with the Gothams on all fronts if I was faced with paying full list. Fortunately, I got a better deal.

Also, the Gothams played slightly louder.