So you want to spend less than $5 a cable. Depending on how long you want these things - you might only be able to go with Hosa (in which case you might as well rethink your $150 limit).
If you are making them yourself - (and I dont know what connectors you are needing) but cable is about .30/ft and connectors (e.g. XLR) are roughly $2 a pop. So maybe you can build 3 ft cables (which I doubt will be long enough).
Save up some more money and do this properly would be my suggestion. Or if you dont care about the sound/reliability that the cables give you - see if you can score some Hosa.
