"Am I better off using my single run AQ Type 4 with a jumper"
No. Still go with 2 runs of cheaper cable. Also, I love AQ cables but the Type 4 is not very good. I found it to be a bright sounding cable. That's the last thing you need for the Aluminium tweeters in you 2's.
Here's the process I went through when trying to find speaker cables for my 2's. I started off with a pair of Tara the 2's (about $3200 - 3500. I don't remember exactly). I already had them for use in another system. The Cable Company lent me a bunch of cables and I decided to go with an internal biwire run of AQ Mont Blanc. (about $1800). I called AQ to ask them a question as to what type of spades I should get. When I told the guy at AQ that I was going to get the Mont Blanc, he recommended that I get 2 separate runs of CV-8 instead. ($1200). I ordered them. AQ messed up and sent me 2 pairs of Type 6 by accident. ($200 for each run and that only because they were factory terminated. Type 6 is a bulk cable.). They said I could keep them until I got my CV-8's.
When I started listening to the system with the Type 6's, I was shocked. Not only did they sound better than the Mont Blanc, but with my Tara's as well. And that was about 10 min after I hooked them up; not after break in. Had I known how good they were going to sound, I would have ordered them instead. Eventually, I got my CV-8's and they were a step up, but the difference wasn't nearly as big compared to the change of going with 2 runs.
Just to note, I don't have a lot of time and I'm typing all this out really fast. If I'm not clear on anything, just post a question.
