Thanks, Milpai. The comment about the Eames storage unit was a bit tongue in cheek, it is fairly sturdy. However I would like something rock solid and more narrow. So my order would then be 1, 3, 2.
As far as cables go, I've considiered Cardas Golden Cross/Reference and Nordost Frey. I've also heard some good things about Gordon Huffman's product which is significantly less expensive. I wonder if anyone has a comment to this.