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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?
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hifiman5
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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.

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gshepardbuster
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+1 for Colorado, got a pair running into a phono pre.  Had owned the Oaks for about a year and am now using Wildwood.  I did demo the Gibraltar which made me a cable believer!  
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hifiman5
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@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!

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gshepardbuster
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Thanks hifiman5.  I had Oak with Colorado and it was a fine combo.  I guess the reason I went with Wildwood and Wild Blue was I was so impressed that I wanted even more.  I also have a few Niagaras mixed in.  
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Jafant, I use sterling and argent, this are both good, the Sterling has 3D character very very close to dragon, aq are hard to beat in terms of tonal balance.
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