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QED combines over 50 years of expertise with constant innovation in audio-visual connectivity. They were one of the first to prove that cables can dramatically influence sound and picture quality. Using advanced design tools and rigorous testing, QED creates products that deliver exceptional performance, reliability, and value, trusted by leading hi-fi and home cinema brands worldwide.
AirLoc is QED’s advanced speaker cable termination method that creates a secure, low-resistance connection between cable and plug. This helps maintain signal integrity over time and prevents performance loss due to oxidation. When buying from Future Shop, you can choose professionally AirLoc-terminated cables for the best long-term results.
QED speaker cables work in either direction, but for consistency and neat installation, it’s best to follow the printed markings on the jacket so both left and right channels match.
AirCore™ is a conductor design used in some QED speaker cables to reduce inductance and capacitance. The result is improved timing, cleaner treble, and greater musical detail, benefits that can be heard on both hi-fi and home cinema systems.
Absolutely. QED Ethernet cables are designed to meet or exceed CAT 6/6A specifications, ensuring fast, stable data transfer. This makes them equally suitable for music streaming, video, gaming, and everyday network use.
Start by matching the cable type to your equipment and its connection requirements. Then consider the performance level that suits your budget and expectations. If you’re unsure, Future Shop’s experts can recommend the best QED model for your setup.
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.
Absolutely. We’ve consistently found the Silver Range to offer excellent balance, detailed and vivid without introducing harshness. It can separate individual instruments beautifully, giving complex recordings more space and definition.
In our experience, yes. Compared to the original Black, the Black II delivers greater immediacy, improved dynamics, and finer detail retrieval. The result is a presentation that feels more lively and emotionally involving.
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.
Blustream specialises in professional-grade HDMI and HDBaseT AV distribution, offering unmatched reliability, compatibility, and performance. Their products are designed to deliver 4K UHD video, HDR formats, and high-resolution audio across long distances, making them ideal for home cinema systems, multi-room AV setups, and commercial installations.
Yes, most Blustream HDMI and HDBaseT solutions support 4K UHD at 60Hz, HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos audio. This ensures the highest quality experience for both movies and music.
To achieve maximum performance and transmission distances, use high-quality Cat6a or Cat7 cables with Blustream HDBaseT extenders. This ensures minimal signal loss and full 4K HDR compatibility.
Absolutely. Blustream HDMI matrix switchers, extenders, and splitters are perfect for distributing video and audio to multiple zones in a home cinema or whole-home AV system without compromising signal quality.
Yes, most Blustream products offer RS-232, IR, and IP control, making them compatible with leading control systems such as Control4, Crestron, RTI, and others.
HDBaseT technology enables uncompressed ultra‑HD video, embedded audio, Ethernet (up to Gigabit in newer versions), IR/RS‑232 control, and even DC power (PoH), all over a single Cat5e/6/6a cable up to 100m, streamlining AV installations.
Yes, Blustream supports IR pass-through, discrete IR, and IR zone routing. This allows you to send IR commands from specific display zones back to source devices, control matrix switching remotely, and avoid interference between different zones.
Chord Electronics stands out for its proprietary FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) digital processing, giving complete control over signal handling for unmatched accuracy and detail. Unlike standard DAC chip designs, Chord’s custom code and advanced filtering deliver exceptional transparency and precise timing. Combined with UK-made precision-machined aluminium chassis and rigorous quality control, every product offers cutting-edge technology and long-term reliability.