Phono cable recommendations

I own a VPI Classic 3 to.  My cartridges are low output MC's (.2mV, and .5mV).  I experience a low level hum (not terribly bad, but noticeable when the volume is up).  My phono preamp is an Sutherland AcousTech PH-1P.  My preamp is an Audible Illusions L3.
Using different interconnects from my tt to my phono preamp have lessened the amount of hum I hear, but have never eliminated the hum.  Of course the different interconnects present different qualities.  Some good, some not so good (I had good results using Siltech FTM 4 Sg, quiet, but I felt the sound was too dark for my taste, my favorite was the Anti-Cable level 4....beautifully transparent, detailed, huge sound stage, but noisy, Audioquest Cheetah IC's....nice, but still a little noisy).
My two questions are:
1.  Will a dedicated 'phono interconnect' be more appropriate in this position (tt to phono preamp)?
2.  Any recommendations (say up to the $1k price point....please include inexpensive recommendations also)?
In advance, thanks, and I look forward to hearing your thoughts / recommendations!