Black II XLR Cable

BK-XLR

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HiFi Plus Innovation Awards | Sound Investment 2021

Stereophile | Top 500 Recommended Components

HiFi and Music Source | Highly Recommended

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Black II XLR Cable

A Stereophile recommended component 2016, Hi Fi + cable of the year and a five globe performer for Hi Fi World magazine, should give an indication of how well this cable performs. As was written in Audio stream when comparing it to another cable: greater clarity, a more natural presentation, a more open yet defined sound image, improved tonal qualities and, taking a few steps back, a more engaging musical experience.

Performance Profile

Responsive Performance Chart

Silver Diamond Black Diamond Ultra Silver Ultra Black Blue Diamond Silver Black Ultra Blue Blue

INCREASING LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE

Blue Family

Black Family

Silver Family

Blue Family

Warm and forgiving for systems with a slight edge or for those who like a more smooth laid back presentation. Blue and Ultra Blue are especially good for AV and home cinema.

Black Family

Smooth, fine detailed and great resolution while actually reducing apparent harshness. Music is presented as a coherent, organic whole, with a jaw-dropping sense of realism and naturalness.

Silver Family

Totally uncoloured, acting as a wide open channel sounding unforced, vivid and dynamic with phenomenal resolution, transparency and natural tonal colours. All this while sounding extremely analog and coherent, from the exceptional top end extension to bottom with finely detailed, separated bass notes.

Reviews and User Comments

“Black balances being neutral and transparent enough to bring out the best in middleweight audio, but not so open or shut in as to highlight its shortcomings or limit its potential to fly. It doesn’t matter why Black II works, what’s important is that it does. “It’s a cable to enjoy music by”

– HiFi Plus, Issue 204

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“I went ahead and ordered Black II XLR’s RCA and power cable and already I’m speechless, they really are something!”

– Dave Matthews

“The XLRs have a very natural sheen to them and great resolution. Quiet as you could get. Very impressed.”

– Brett Sowerby, NSW, Australia

“Sonically, Tellurium Q is on to something here. The sound is more focused and coherent than I expected; detailed without being over attentive toward detail, and precise without being prissy, but most of all the sound is coherent and communicative as a result.”

– Alan Sicom, HiFi Plus

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“As a HiFi enthusiast with no knowledge of Tellurium Q products before now, it has certainly changed my thinking. It will change yours too…. Wish I’d heard Tellurium Q before.”

– Simon Wilce, HiFi and Music Source

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“A raft of major improvements moves Tellurium Q’s Black II to the front of the line if you’re after a low-to-mid priced XLR interconnect. Noticeably better than before, it sounds smoother and more natural, yet faster and more engaging too… this offers a lot for relatively modest money. As such, it’s one to add to your audition list.”

– Jay Garret, Stereonet

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“I had hoped at last to be able to find faults in a TQ cable, but that was never going to be the case here. This was an excellent all-rounder with excellent speed and precision. Working at all frequencies and all types of music excellently it opened up the music in a way that many other companies can only dream of, that focus on phase relationships doing its thing. This worked so well with different systems and I would heartily recommend having a listen, however expensive your system is. This cable is that good. I have no idea how Geoff has done it, nor will I.”

– Janine Elliot, HiFi Pig

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“A more clear positioning of virtual sources, especially in depth. The second point – improved transfer rate, which is especially noticeable on phonograms with an abundance of all sorts of percussion instruments.”

– Tone Audio, Awards 2016

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“greater clarity, a more natural presentation, a more open yet defined sound image, improved tonal qualities and, taking a few steps back, a more engaging musical experience.”

– Michael Lavorgna, Audio Stream

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“Treble, as per the RCA, was atmospheric and spacious, but deliciously devoid of smear or grain – hi hats appeared to ‘glint’ in the background beautifully.”

– David Price, HiFi World 2011

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Family	Product Code	Name/Performance Level
Statement	ST-XLR	Statement
Silver	SD-XLR	Silver Diamond
Black	BD-XLR	Black Diamond
Silver	US-XLR	Ultra Silver
Black	UB-XLR	Ultra Black
Silver	SL-XLR	Silver
Black	BK-XLR	Black
Blue	BU-XLR	Blue