Tellurium Q Cables

Tellurium Q Cables

Designed around a single stated goal: reducing phase distortion. They publish almost nothing about construction and ask to be judged on listening instead, which customers consistently do in their favour.

About Tellurium Q Cables

Est. 2009
Somerset, England
Made in England
Own Production
Since 2011
Stocked by FutureShop
80+
Products
Low Phase Error
Design Focus
Speaker, Analogue, Digital, Mains, Streaming
Cable Types

Tellurium Q build every cable around a single argument: any material in the signal path acts as an electronic filter whether the designer intends it or not, so the job is to make that filter as close to neutral as possible. Geoff Merrigan founded the company on that principle, coming to it from industrial chemistry and materials science rather than from audio.

The specific target is relative transient phase distortion, the smearing of the leading and trailing edges of sounds. The reference point is Bell Labs research from 1930 into phase distortion in speech, which found that distorted speech carried audible artefacts that were extraneous to the speech and transient in character. Tellurium Q state their focus as the phase relationships in a system, and they ask to be judged on listening rather than on published figures.

Cables are made in the UK, and the company holds the Queen's Award for Enterprise, granted in 2018 and again in 2021. The upper ranges use the company's own tellurium copper connectors, the material Tellurium Q takes its name from.

The power cable range runs from the Blue and Black families, through the Silver ranges, to the Diamond and Statement cables at the top. Each step is intended to carry the same tonal character further rather than change it, so moving up the range sharpens what you already have rather than giving you a different sound.

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Tellurium Q run three families rather than one ladder, and each has its own character. Start by choosing the family that suits your system, then the level within it. Every family climbs through three steps: the base range, the Ultra version, then the Diamond version. The families interleave by performance rather than stacking, so a Silver sits above a Black but below a Blue Diamond. Statement sits above all nine.

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    Tellurium Q Statement II RCA Interconnect Pair

    SKU: Tellurium Q Statement II RCA Pair

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    Tellurium Q’s revolutionary new range of outstanding RCA interconnects are designed to take the performance of your system to new heights. Tellurium Q have designed and built this new RCA cable to match the performance of the Statement speaker cable. By re-thinking the way they approached the RCA, in terms of its micro-geometry, production process and isolation, these interconnects now have the same performance profile as the speaker cable.

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    Tellurium Q Statement II XLR Interconnect Pair

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    Tellurium Q release their newest range of Statement MkII cables after years of research and developing their technology from the already successsful and award winning MkI Statement range. In terms of interconnects, in a fully balanced system a good XLR audibly out performs a good RCA. This is the best XLR cable that Tellurium Q have ever produced!

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    Tellurium Q Statement II Digital XLR

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    Tellurium Q release their newest range of Statement MkII cables after years of research and developing their technology from the already successsful and award winning MkI Statement range. Tellurium Q have designed and built this new XLR cable to match the performance of the Statement speaker cable. By re-thinking the way they approached the XLR, in terms of its micro-geometry, production process and isolation, this digital interconnect now has the same performance profile as the speaker cable.

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    Tellurium Q Statement II Digital RCA

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    Tellurium Q release their newest range of Statement MkII cables after years of research and developing their technology from the already successsful and award winning MkI Statement range. Tellurium Q have designed and built this new RCA cable to match the performance of the Statement speaker cable. By re-thinking the way they approached the RCA, in terms of its micro-geometry, production process and isolation, this digital interconnect now has the same performance profile as the speaker cable.

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    Tellurium Q Statement II Tonearm Cable

    SKU: Tellurium Statement II Tonearm

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    Tellurium Q release their newest range of Statement MkII cables after years of research and developing their technology from the already successsful and award winning MkI Statement range. Tellurium Q have designed this cable to be installed between your turntable and your phono stage pre amplifier.

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    Tellurium Q Statement II RCA Phono Cable

    SKU: Tellurium Statement II RCA Phono

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    Tellurium Q introduces their Statement MkII cable range, building upon the success of their previous MkI series, with a focus on enhancing turntable performance through meticulous research and development. By prioritising a holistic approach to cable design rather than simply pursuing the highest purity materials, Tellurium Q achieves exceptional sound quality by finely balancing the interaction of various materials, geometries, and insulators to preserve the relative phase of the signal and deliver a more natural sound.

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    Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Tone Arm RCA Cable

    SKU: Ultra Silver II Phono

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    The Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Tone Arm RCA Cable, from the Silver family, enhances system audio with superior performance. It undergoes a unique two-day pre-conditioning process for immediate optimal performance. Known for unmatched transparency and dynamic range, it delivers vivid, dynamic sound with exceptional resolution and natural tonal colours for an immersive experience.

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    Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II RCA Interconnect Cable - Pair

    SKU: Ultra Silver II RCA

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    The Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II RCA Cable, despite its misleading name, delivers a detailed, smooth, and natural sound quality that surpasses its predecessor, the Ultra Black II, showcasing remarkable performance and surprising even the most discerning audiophiles. Belonging to the Silver Family, this cable offers transparency, dynamic range, and lifelike coherence across the frequency spectrum, providing an immersive listening experience with exceptional resolution and tonal accuracy.

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    Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II XLR Balanced Interconnect Cable - Pair

    SKU: Ultra Silver II XLR

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    The Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II XLR Balanced Interconnect Cable offers an exceptional audio experience with its detailed, smooth, and natural presentation, representing a significant improvement over its predecessor. Belonging to the Silver Family, it provides unparalleled resolution, transparency, and natural tonal colours, delivering an analog-like listening experience free from harshness or fatigue.

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    Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Digital Waveform XLR Cable

    SKU: Ultra Silver II Waveform II

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    The Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Digital Waveform XLR Cable defies the norm with its exceptional design, challenging the notion that all digital cables are equal, promising a noticeable enhancement to your audio system. As part of the Ultra Silver II family, it offers unparalleled performance, delivering exceptional results with phenomenal resolution and transparency, creating a lifelike musical experience that bridges the gap between analog and digital worlds.

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    Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Digital Waveform HF Cable

    SKU: Ultra Silver II Waveform HF

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    The Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Digital Waveform HF Cable offers unparalleled clarity and fidelity in audio playback, featuring enhanced shielding and protection for the digital signal compared to its predecessor. As part of the Silver Family, it delivers uncoloured, dynamic sound with exceptional resolution and transparency, ensuring finely detailed bass notes and exceptional top-end extension for a coherent and immersive listening experience.

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    Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Links / Jumpers Cable - 2 Pairs

    SKU: TQ Ultra Silver II Jumper

    £433.00
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    The Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Links offer unparalleled detail and precision in sound, providing an immersive listening experience characterised by a detailed top end and remarkable neutrality. As part of the Silver family, they deliver uncoloured sound with exceptional resolution and coherence, catering to diverse tastes while reducing harshness and presenting music as a cohesive, organic whole.

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Tellurium Q treats each cable as a vital part of your hi-fi system, engineered to minimise phase distortion, a subtle but important factor in accurate sound reproduction. In our experience, this design approach gives music more clarity, detail, and a natural sense of timing, delivering an improvement you can hear from the first listen.

Yes. Both in our own testing and from feedback we’ve received from many customers, Tellurium Q speaker and interconnect cables tend to open up with extended use. After a period of running-in, the sound can become smoother, more cohesive, and more engaging, with instruments and vocals gaining extra refinement.

This depends on your system’s character and your personal preferences. The Blue Range adds warmth to brighter setups, the Black Range offers a natural, transparent sound that suits most systems, the Silver Range provides high detail and openness without sharpness, and the Statement Range delivers the ultimate in clarity, dynamics, and realism for reference-level performance.

Tellurium Q cables are built to last, but we recommend handling them with care to maintain performance. Avoid tight bends, excessive pulling, or exposing them to extreme heat or moisture. Always hold the connectors rather than the cable body when plugging or unplugging.

Tellurium Q speaker cables are highly regarded for their focus on timing, coherence, and natural presentation rather than emphasising specific frequencies.

Yes, they are directional and should be installed according to the markings on the cable jacket from your amp to your speakers.

They work well across many systems, but higher-level cables tend to shine most in revealing setups.

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