Older AQ cable like the Midnight and Argent were made with different metal from a different source than the conductors used in their cables today. Sonically, the older cables were very friendly but a bit mushy in the bass and generally soft sounding compared with any of their current and recent cables that list PSC, PSC+ or PSS as the conductor material. All of these will sound much tighter and faster in the bass.
Try CV8, Pikes Peak, Mont Blanc, Gibraltar or Volcano.
Try CV8, Pikes Peak, Mont Blanc, Gibraltar or Volcano.