P5-xe, codex, XLR interconnects

The Mogami cables are certainly not expensive, but right now, I have no balanced source. I'm not sure what's available for a TT arm that would fit my Music Hall.

@jetson All cartridges made today are a balanced source.
To operate it balanced, you merely change out the tone arm interconnect cable. This is usually pretty easy. If you have a low output moving coil, then you don't need to have an expensive tone arm cable to make it work- simply one that is low capacitance.

We made the first balanced line preamps anywhere- I've been at this a long time. The advantage of course is that the tone arm cable does not color the sound (like I mentioned earlier, that's the whole point of balanced operation). As a result they don't have to be pricey; we sell tone arm cables made from nice connectors and a low capacitance Mogami cable that work with most arms. IMO/IME, interconnect cables are the hidden cost in a single-ended system; if balanced, they really aren't.
Just about any cable manufacturer will be happy to supply a balanced cable for your arm, and the tone arm manufacturer might too (I have a Triplanar which can be ordered with either single-ended or balanced cables; if an arm manufacturer challenges you that cartridges aren't balanced, have them call me 651-690-2246 and I can bring them up to speed).

The reason to go balanced is to avoid the colorations that are common with single-ended cables.
How that is possible is that there is a balanced standard which does the job. Your amp supports the standard, not sure about the preamp. But if it does, you won't need a budget of $1K to make the cables work- cheap cables will sound as good as the most expensive. I use Mogami Neglex cables that are 30 feet long in my system; they are not expensive!