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
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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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From£1,800.83Ex. VATThe highly anticipated Tellurium Q Statement II USB Cable, born from six years of meticulous refinement, aims to revolutionise audio transmission, garnering early praise for potentially surpassing expectations and offering a must-have upgrade for audiophiles seeking unparalleled sound quality.
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Tellurium Q Blue II RCA Phono Turntable Interconnect Pair 1.5mSKU: TQ Blue II RCA Phono
£213.87Ex. VATThe Tellurium Q Blue Phono RCA Interconnect Cable is a great entry level phono cable for your turntable, as you would hopefully expect from Tellurium Q. -
From£550.00Ex. VATThe Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II USB boasts the silver family of sound quality and, as you would expect, is a step forward from the performance of the Black and Silver USB.
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Tellurium Q Silver Diamond RCA Phono Turntable InterconnectsSKU: Tellurium Q Silver Diamond RCA Phono Interconnects
From£2,117.50Ex. VATThese UK-made interconnects represent the culmination of decades of research and development, delivering an enhanced level of audio transparency and realism that will redefine your listening experience. -
From£595.83Ex. VATThe newest streaming cable from Tellurium Q 'resurrects' previously researched materials and approaches in a new and innovative way. Initial tests of these designs are presenting a more natural sound profile with expanded clarity.
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Tellurium Q Statement XLR Interconnect 1.5m Pair - Special Offer - Black November DealSKU: TQ Statement XLR 1.5m Special
£3,499.99 £4,775.83Ex. VAT ✓ Save £1,275.84The Statement is Tellurium Q’s revolutionary new range of outstanding XLR Interconnect designed to take the performance of your system to new heights. Made from the finest materials and cutting edge manufacturing techniques, we believe the Tellurium Q Statement can deliver the most natural and complete sound possible.
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Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II Digital Waveform HF RCA to BNC 1m - Ex DemoSKU: USII DW RCA-BNC 1m ExDemo
£520.82 £650.83Ex. VAT ✓ Save £130.01The 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 Silver Diamond Waveform hf RCA to BNC Digital Coaxial Cable 1m - Special OfferSKU: TQ SD RCA BNC 1m
£883.32 £1,103.75Ex. VAT ✓ Save £220.43Just when Tellurium thought the limits were reached - the Silver Diamond went further! -
From£1,188.33Ex. VATThe Silver III power sits above the Black II power cable in performance, the Silver III power cable does a great job balancing the smooth attributes of the black cable while giving more energy, detail and dynamism that is the signature of the Tellurium Q Silver family.
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From£133.00Inc. VATThis incarnation, Silver III speaker cable manages to retain the same outward dimensions as, not only its predecessor, the Silver II but also the original Silver. And yet it has improved “naturalness”, better bass handling, more three dimensionality and positioning than the Silver II.
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From£475.00Ex. VATThis is the very first time Tellurium Q have offered an XLR at the entry Silver level but the speaker cable was so good they felt they had to and are very pleased that they did. These Silver III interconnects lean into the family traits of being detailed and revealing without harshness.
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From£351.67Ex. VATThe Silver III RCA Phono turntable cable is a significant step up in performance from the Blue and Black and comes with a separate earth link. The construction looks very much the same as the RCA cable but this has been built specifically to run from your turntable.
