AQ Speaker Cables: Gibraltar vs. Mont Blanc?


I am trying to choose between Audioquest's Mont Blanc & Gibraltar speaker cables. The Mont Blanc's have been discontinued, so it's hard to get a read on how they compare. Can anyone give me a sense of which is the better cable?

I am contemplating a single bi-wire set up - quad connectors at the amp & dual at the speakers. Would either of these cables be better suited for this set-up?
salmonsc

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I am still using pre-DBS Audioquest Volcanos on the mid-treble of my Vandersteen Treo CT and AQ Caldera for the bass run.  Same exact geometry.  Volcano is all PSC+ copper and Caldera is a hybrid of regular PSC and PSC+.  As of tomorrow, I will be using all DBS enabled AQ Colorado interconnects.  Can't wait for them to get here.

@gshepardbuster  Just curious about the move from Oak to Wildwood.  What was it about the Oaks in your system that motivated the change?

Congrats. for having such fine cables!

DBS, the dielectric bias system really does make a difference.  Once you break-in the dielectric, the DBS keeps them in that state even for protracted periods of time where no signal is run through them.  What really opened up my ears to the concept was putting new alkaline batteries in my Colorado's and hearing the soundstage open up immediately.  It was a stunner. Audioquest's designs have continued to evolve over the years...perfect surface conductors, teflon tube dielectric, spread spectrum conductors and now DBS.  It makes me wonder what's next for them.