Just received a nice set of Tellurium Q Graphite Speaker cables, I needed to hear them to evaluate what all the fuss is about. The construction is on an epic scale, never had anything cable wise this heavy before. Reporting soon.
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Just received a nice set of Tellurium Q Graphite Speaker cables, I needed to hear them to evaluate what all the fuss is about. The construction is on an epic scale, never had anything cable wise this heavy before. Reporting soon.
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You could tow vehicles with those Dave!
Stick um in the boot of your car just in case...
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Not quite as epic as my old Kimbers, but pretty butch.
I note that these don't have the favoured 4mm z-plugs but something else. Is that because of their heft?
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Wonder if any one has had the balls to have a look at what the cross sectional area of the cable looks like inside and if there are any pictures knocking around of what the cables look like from a construction perspective (like someone did with the Belkin speaker cables)... I would be intrigued as I am sure others would be...
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The plugs look fairly uninspiring to me, a little like what TQ are using on their interconnects...Originally Posted by MartinT
What I don't get is why a company who spends so much time concentrating on producing very high quality cable, terminates it with mediocre plugs?
A genuinely high-end speaker cable should have nothing less than Furutech, WBT or Eichmann banana plugs fitted on it.
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Think so, no way a z-plug would take all that wire.
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The reason no data is given about construction is partly because too many people spend too much time conjugating and deliberating over technical aspects of cables when all they need to do is plug them in, the proof of the pudding is in the hearing!
Why would anyone want to spend £1000's on cables and then take them apart Russell? A 5 metre set as an example costs £4620.00! Who cares what they are made of and how thick the wires are, the sound is all that matters.
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I think you will find that the higher up you go the less likely it is that your favourite connectors will appear, main reasons being the manufacturer of the cable (as an example TQ) is reliant on the plug supplier, if he runs out or has production problems TQ cannot shift product, if you look as an example at Yter which is considered amongst the best cable going, they have a cheapish looking connector on, but they sound gobsmackingly good (heard them on the end of bel canto gear a while ago). Nordost use z-plugs as standard, I could go on but the sonic advantages of fitting eichmann or wbt may not be held in as high an esteem as some think.The plugs look fairly uninspiring to me, a little like what TQ are using on their interconnects...
What I don't get is why a company who spends so much time concentrating on producing very high quality cable, terminates it with mediocre plugs?
A genuinely high-end speaker cable should have nothing less than Furutech, WBT or Eichmann banana plugs fitted on it.
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The main reason Nordost fit Wattgates as another example is they are one of the few suppliers who can meet demand volume and delivery wise. That is another reason maybe that WBT or Eichmann don't appear, OEM production volumes.
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