Acdvd - I have shotgun version and never tried regular. Difference should be very small and is speaker dependent. My brother has biwired version of Q-10. Nice cable but not the same class as Satori. Satori is very thick. It uses 6N zero crystal copper - overall 7 AWG
One of reviews: http://www.10audio.com/az_satori.htm
One of reviews: http://www.10audio.com/az_satori.htm