Best mm cart for VPI scout/jmv-9 memorial arm

So I picked up an Ortofon 2m Bronze.

Any suggestions on phono cables? I'm temporarily using a pair of monster interconnects that was used for a CDP and a piece of 16g solid copper wire for a ground between the receiver and TT.

I have a hum issue when the record is playing and a light static sound when not playing a record coming through my speakers.

I am using the phono amp in the Onkyo for now. The cables will need to be shielded due to their location, which is on either side of a table standing Sony 46" LCD TV about 5-6 feet apart.

I can't relocate anything for now so that is out of the question.

Not looking to spend a lot of money on them. I know some of you think expensive ones yields good things. While others think it's fools gold to spend a ton on interconnects.

Please be specific with the brand names and model # of the cables you would recommend.

Thank you

Look at the web site moon-audio.com and ask Drew Baird for advice.

Please at least consider morrow audio phono cables. Inexpensive and I have found them to be close to the performance of cardas tone arm cable.

Why should I not just try these #2680 cables from Monoprice? They are 18awg solid copper wire, 24ct gold plated plugs, and they are shielded.

Why should I spend more?

You need to know the capacitance of the wire, the lower the better. Stay away from standard interconnect for tonearm cables. The capacitance of standard interconnect can be very high and will restrict the high frequency response of your cartridge. Capacitance loading is best done at the preamp if at all. 17pF/ft - 25pF/ft shielded tonearm cables are available from several reputable cable vendors.

If you have to go the ultra-cheap route, use RGB component video interconnects that can be purchased almost anywhere online (including monoprice) for small $. They are usually low capacitance and have double shielding (foil surrounded by braid). There will be three individual wires bonded together by the jacket in a component video cable - just use the ones marked with red and blue for the right and left channel and use the one marked green for the ground (strip the connector off of each end).

Dave