Seems the story of the AQ Storm series is a little more complex than appears at first glance -- especially at the top of the range
Turns out the Dragon PC has been redesigned. V1 of the Dragon HC (per the AQ Price Book Jan 2018) was 11AWG and PSS/PSC+ at $4400/M.
The current Dragon HC is 12AWG (i.e. thinner) but PSS only and $5200/M. (per AQ price Book Feb 2019)
The place of the old Dragon in the line (i.e. a copper and silver mix) is now taken by Firebird expect the gauge and pricing (and potentially the PSS/PSC+ mix) of Firebird is not the same as the old Dragon
Frankly it does not do AQ well to reuse the same name while fundamentally changing the design. I'm sure the Firebird is a great cable and I own the Dragon V1 and like it a lot but now I'm not sure what the heck I'm getting with a Dragon (V2) I just ordered
And from comments on this and other threads it doesn't seem as if the dealers have a clue either
Turns out the Dragon PC has been redesigned. V1 of the Dragon HC (per the AQ Price Book Jan 2018) was 11AWG and PSS/PSC+ at $4400/M.
The current Dragon HC is 12AWG (i.e. thinner) but PSS only and $5200/M. (per AQ price Book Feb 2019)
The place of the old Dragon in the line (i.e. a copper and silver mix) is now taken by Firebird expect the gauge and pricing (and potentially the PSS/PSC+ mix) of Firebird is not the same as the old Dragon
Frankly it does not do AQ well to reuse the same name while fundamentally changing the design. I'm sure the Firebird is a great cable and I own the Dragon V1 and like it a lot but now I'm not sure what the heck I'm getting with a Dragon (V2) I just ordered
And from comments on this and other threads it doesn't seem as if the dealers have a clue either