Which AQ's did you get, Brett?
Yeah, definitely want to know which AQ's you got!
The AQ Midnight 2, as I understand it, was a fairly pricy cable when it was new (about $500 for an 8' pair). Now, it seems that you can pick that same set up for $100."8 runs of solid-core copper per terminal; 16 per cable (...). Each one is individually insulated. There is a thick run of nylon separating the positive and negative for the length of each cable. AQ says they're 10AWG; I think they're more like 8 or 9, since each individual run of solid core seems to be 17-18AWG. "
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have i underwhelmed the community? you won't hurt my feelings.
have i underwhelmed the community? you won't hurt my feelings.
just about 2 hours with the new-to-me Analys Plus Oval 12s and I'm totally digging them! just as promised, very rich and very clear at the same time.
i don't think I'll be missing the Silver Sonics after all.
I bought some proper "cable pants" and heat shrink tubing and spent most of the morning re-terminating the AQs
...and before you get all in a tizzy about the "directionality" of these cables, it's not what you think. These are so stiff that I built them to be location-specific. Which is to say I made sure they went together in a way that they lay flat on the floor when hooked up. You just can't wrestle and twist these! You'll see I used red heat shrink on the right channel and black on the left.