HiFi and Music Source: Ultra Silver XLR
“More controlled feel in this system with a much more transparent feel over the Naim Amplification (which is why it is Reference). Here, then, swapping between Black and Silver is just about as evident aurally as black and light grey (we’ll say light grey to avoid those night-and-day statements*).”
– Simon Wilce, HiFi and Music Source
HiFi Plus: Ultra Silver XLR
“Comparing the old and the new is interesting. It shows how far Tellurium Q have come in the intervening years….
But once you hear it, you will crave the sweeping change.
Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II has that perfect high-end coupling of top-end expressiveness without sounding shrill or thin, but with full deep and full bass and a midrange that is always extremely musical. The cables ‘shimmer’ in all the right ways; the rolling off of a reverb tail is rendered perfectly through these cables. Voices are expressive and natural.
They manage a careful balancing act throughout; playing high frequencies that are filigree to the point of fracture without a problem.
If Tellurium Q had kept the Ultra Silver in the range, introduced Ultra Silver II as ‘Hyper Silver’ and charged half as much again, no one would have batted an eyelid in complaint. That’s how improved this is over its predecessor….
You could spend twice as much and not get as good sound.”
– Alan Sircom, HiFi Plus Magazine
Stereonet: Ultra Silver XLR
“Tellurium Q’s Ultra Silver II cables are more than simply the latest version of what came before. Both the new interconnect and speaker cables deliver more detail and clarity, thanks to their impressively translucent sound. This disappearing trick should be the aim of any high-end manufacturer, and TQ has certainly pulled it off here.”
– Jay Garrett, Stereonet
Mono & Stereo: Ultra Silver XLR
“Compared with the original Ultra Silver, the Ultra Silver II revealed another layer of complexity to the already well-established and intricate reproduction of the recording.
…the Ultra Silver II creates an emotion-driven experience unlike many of its peers…. the Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II doesn’t need much explanation when inserted into an audio system, as its impact is instantly recognizable, even to an untrained ear…
There’s something extraordinary, a familiar cohesiveness that runs throughout the Tellurium Q portfolio. The music comes together naturally, without restriction on flow or hindrance to its rawness…
In context, the Tellurium Q Ultra Silver II cables are exceptionally brilliant for the money, entirely focused on the singular joy of connecting with the music. They enable a rare, engaging experience that draws the listener into a state-of-the-art, high-resolution, fatigue-free interaction with the source material.”
– Mono & Stereo
The Audiophile Man: Ultra Silver XLR
“The result? Blimey, the balanced cables are good. Gracious me. And I place emphasis here because I’ve heard many balanced cables that sit off the back of my Benchmark DAC that are…fine. Without being truly effective or in any way striking. These cables were both.
Tellurium Q call these cables Ultra Silver II cables which infers that they offer an incremental improvement on what has gone before, but really? Really? If the company had slapped a new range name on the cables themselves? I would have easily believed it… They sound like a range hike above the Ultra Silver Is, actually. That’s how good they are.”
– Paul Rigby, The Audiophile Man
