SUT to MM cable? what should i get? cable mis-match


So I took thee plunge on the advice of some very helpful audiogoners and decided against the FR step up transformer. I decided to first try out an Entre ET-100 as it has inputs for 3 arms with difference impedence settings.

My question is this, having regard to the arms and cables i have acquired. I have a :

- HELIUS OMEGA with a silver cryo cable which goes from tags to plugs.
- FR64
- Moerch DP6
- SONY PUA7
- Mission/Jelco
I have a few different cables available to me:
1. Nordost Tyr
2. Cardas Golden Reference
3. TCI
4. Townshend

What kind of cable do i need from SUT to mm stage - tonearm cable? normal shielded interconnect?

Silver or copper? - length? Any specific specs - ie low capacitance???
lohanimal

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If truth be told I want to give it a try and have 3 inputs from one device - because i have more than one turntable. My alternative was to by something like a MAnley Skipjack - which remains an option. If i don't like it then it's not so costly and I haven't lost a penny.
@nandric I can use one sut with three inputs for 3 arms that means 3 cartridges - i have one turntable with two arms and one with a single arm next to one another - they can use the SUT. I am a bit puzzled with how you think i made an incorrect choice given that amongst those recommended was an Entre over and above an FR. I did indicate that i wanted a multi input SUT, otherwise i would have just got a switch box

@nandric - seeing as you are goading me into an answer...

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My reasons for the ET-100 - which i don't have to justify, but i shall so that my question is in fact answered about cable is as follows:

1. it's not so much comfort as a lack of space getting to the back of my components as space is a problem.
2. In addition to this different cartridges need different impedences.
a. The Whest can be altered on load reasonably easily -
b. the Vendetta is more of a pain and requires a multimeter to do it very accurately along with taking the lid off.
c. With 2 young kids and a demanding job i get the best of 1-2 hours to listen. I don't want to sit their fiddling around every time I want to try and listen through one of my other decks - not my idea of fun - i enjoy listening to the music.
3. If i was to be tied down to one input on an SUT I wouldn't bother and just stick to a single to the phono stages I have - which may still be the best sounding.
4. On the other thread i understood that actually the FR is not that brilliant and in fact the likes of Denon Ortofon and Entre are better options.
As I am trying out - i went for the Entre.
Just because I have put out a question, digested the answers, and followed one route does not make me a luddite. As it happens I don't change components every day and amass components like many people. I am entitled top experiment as well