Tellurium Q Ultra Black II XLR Interconnects

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TQ cables are notorious for needing a long burn in and this review is about 10 hours in after the excellent 96 hrs service provided by AS
My system is a very analytical Benchmark based and these cables replaced Chord cables costing 25% of these TQs and all analogue cables are now Ultra Black II.
In summary they are wonderfully natural with excellent detail and timbre with great 3D soundstage including accurate placement of instruments. Despite the detail there is no hint of harshness - almost relaxed.
The smooth nature could do with a little more attack on transients such as drum hits (which my amps are very capable of producing) but I am expecting this to improve with more burn of the notorious burn in.

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I’ve been using the TQ black ii rca cables and now moved to TQ ultra black ii XLR . I know that balanced connection is better option but didn’t expect it’s that better. I don’t know what made bigger difference- balanced connection or the higher end TQ cables… anyway, my system sounds like a true hi-end system now. I’ve only listened to it since 3 hours and bought the ultra black’s ii without any burn in. First impression was good but not amazing. Maybe because my system was cold, but after 3 hours I can’t stop to listen to the music. It’s exceptionally clean and clear, detailed and spacious. I still have the black ii speaker cables in the chain and now I’m saving for the bl ultra ii ones . It looks like my system had a lot more to offer. Buy with confidence. You won’t be disappointed as it’s an exceptional product.

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Upgraded interconnect between my Linn klimax pre and power amps from the tellurium q black, which now is used to connect a phono stage to the pre-amp. The ultra black II is a very well build and flexible cable. Proving a neutral sound that lets a bit more of the music through.