This is tough. I see premium cables as more for looks or quality of build. Placebo effects are insane - I know as I’ve been involved in clinical trials and have seen how some people react to placebo. The mind is incredible. Personally, I’ve also been “tricked” listening to the same song from two different speakers going back and forth. Mood and how you’re generally doing that day makes a huge difference. Take that how you will.
Excellent review. Any thoughts in comparison to the Supra 3.4 Wide speaker cables? The Supras seem to be a darling in cost/performance realm but I've not seen any top reviewers (and you are one) give an assessment on them. Thanks and keep up the great work!!
Yeah, don’t see this honesty on ASR ….. we (the Amir cult) are no Scientists, we just like to play with one measuring tool, instead of listening to music 😂
Yep. I'm very comfortable with where my skills and experience lies and it's listening, interpreting and discussing my perceptions. Beyond that, I'm just theorising. 🙂🙂
I've had Tellurium speaker cables for a few years now. I started with the Blue II's and then upgraded to the Black II's. The Blue II's are a mighty fine cable -- most of all imparting FUN to one's listening. They currently reside in my secondary, nearfield system, and whilst the Black II's are a tad better -- a bit more "audiophile" -- they're not IMHO quite as much fun as the Blue II's. Being that the Blue II's are considerably cheaper (around 1/2 the price of the Black II's) many might prefer the price/benefit ratio. The Blue II's are certainly better than anything else I've listened to at around their price, like the Audioquest Rocket 22's for example, which are quite well regarded but sound like a dog's breakfast to me. For a starter speaker cable that's less expensive than the Blue II's, I'd recommend AudioQuest FLX/SLiP 14/4 (available also for bi-wiring) at half their price or less. They too are a quite fun listen. I'll never use any other speaker cables than the Tellurium Q Blue/Black II's. Whilst I'm sure there are better, more expensive Tellurum cables, the law of diminishing returns wouldn't make investment very attractive for me.
I just got the blue diamonds, came off some chords. They have a very detailed sound whilst being a tad dark and warm. The shocker was the soundstage depth grew considerably. Quite an interesting cable actually, you think they sound veiled to begin with but actually they are not at all, I like them a lot!
I've only got one Tullerium interconnect, a black waveform digital coax for my cd transport, but it is very fast, smooth and musical and was a great step up from my previous audioquest forest. I always wanted to audition the Tullurium black ll ultra speaker cables but never managed before I got my current italian Hi Diamond 8's, with which I'm very happy.
Nice review again . I like the Tellurium Q blackII very much , but they moved to a friend. I bought myself a pair of Transparent SuperG6 ( more than double the price), because of the better timing accuracy. But that's another story 😉
I completely agree! I often find the second from the top options more enjoyable for some reason. (Not suggesting that's what everyone should go for though as it's all personal taste)
Yes Lachlan, I am a capable believer, very much so, and good cables do make a difference. It's all down to pairing the right cable to the right equipment, and that's when that last little bit of magic can happen. Good job on this one mate. 👍🎧🙂
Well, I wanted to buy these from you... I currently use the Canare 4S11 Star Quad cables. I made a decent set a while back. I just dumped the duckets on a 3 meter set of these. We'll see Lachlan.... I almost bought a Holosound Cyan 2 today.... Maybe I just need better cables!!!
Welp! Cables in 2 days boss.... And I did order the DAC! Gosh Golly... Look into, in your spare time, what Hans Beekhuyzen posted on the Holosound Cyan II. Hope you are feeling better. I know you've been churning and burnin here for a bit. Rest up. Excellent series BTW... I would be interested in more. Got any SS2590's yet for some real testing on that J2? You should give us an updated opamp shootout vid. Chat soon.
Even with an understanding of the physics it's impossible to say what about the Tellurium cables is actually influencing the sound because they don't even publish rudimentary details like capacitance. As a result it's impossible to predict how a longer run of the cable will perform, or how it will perform with a different amplifier. These details matter to studios and that's one of the reasons why the Canare and Mogami cables are so popular. Personally I think the phase effects that Tellurium describe are overblown for speakers, since the loudspeaker itself and the room have far more effect on phase. A slight change in the speaker position during cable swaps will change phase more than the cable itself will unless your other cables are junk. For headphones, I do think it makes sense to invest in better cables, since room effects are out of the equation and amplifier synergies matter a lot more. A small change in cable capacitance can really affect the feedback loop of a lower powered, high feedback amplifier like most headphone amps. For speakers, I prefer to focus on quality, reliability, and predictability, and that means I'll be sticking with WBC Canares and Mogamis in my setup.
The sound of a system is a sum of all parts so there's no reason to ignore phase in cables because the speakers have more influence. That would be like ignoring suspension in cars because tyres have more impact on traction. As for the measurements of capacitance, these are consumer cables, not pro cables and, for all I know, they might have a pro division who consult with studios on their needs with exactly that type of information.
@@chebrubinFlat earthers try to do science. Even if they're wrong, they make an attempt to explain their position. Cable deniers just make everything up.
A lot of studios have powered studio monitors. I just got Buchardt A10 in my studio and they sound amazing. No wires except power cables! I did bought upgraded power cable and it make an audible difference. I also upgraded the wireless hub’s power supply with the Ifi Ipower elite and that was like a very signifiant DAC upgrade. The DACs are in each speakers, not in the hub, so even before the signal is transmit wirelessly (wisa protocol) the power supply does something to the digital signal… hard to believe! I was not a “believer” before, but with very transparent speakers like the A10, those tweaks make a very significant upgrade especially in the stereo image, separation, refinement of the hi and depth of the sound stage. It is maybe easier to test when the streamer, dac, preamp and amp are all standard and well implemented by Buchardt…
Gene DellaSala has has extensive experience listening to various speaker cables. He says cheap cables are just as good as expensive cables as long as they're not designed badly. Amir has a similar experience.
Canare and mogamis are good cables but they themselves sound different. I built cables using both and lived with them and compared. Mogami 3104 sounded more airy/extended but had softer bass compared to the canare 4s11 that had more pronounced bass but a rolled off top end. Since then I've moved to neotech cables and they gave me the best of both mogami/canare with an added level of refinement. So when Amir/Gene say that there are no real differences between budget cables and expensive ones it runs counter to my 25 years+ experience in the hobby.
Gene does not listen to speaker cables. As far as I know, he reviewed 2 high end speaker cables. Kimber 8TC and a pair of Audioquest. I forget the model but they were expensive. About 5k. He didn't listen to either cable. He did a 4 or 5 part video series on the AQ and never listened to them. When a reviewer refuses to use a product in its intended application, to me that's a red flag. Here's something else you might want to ask Gene about. He was given the best opportunity a cable denier ever received, and he chickened out. There has never been an offer this good, and its actually way more than anything they have ever asked for. Ted Denny, the owner of Synergistic Research, offered Gene an all expense paid trip to his factory in CA. 100% of his expenses would be paid for, along with an extra $100 per hour for his time away from work. The deal was simple. Gene could bring any type of equipment he wanted to his factory, and would have completely free run of the entire facility to do any testing he wanted with no restrictions. The only stipulation was that any testing would be video taped and recorded in high resolution audio files for anyone that wanted to see and hear for themselves. How do you turn an offer like that down? And if you don't believe me, do a search on yourube and watch the video yourself. Search for, "Audioholics vs Synergistic Research", and you can watch Ted's offer for yourself. Now for the junk science king. Amir. I'd have you read my posts where I prove that he does no science, but he pulls them all. You could ask to read them because the owner of the account that pulls them still has access. I doubt he will share them with you, so I'll ask you the same simple question I ask him. Can you go to ASR's channel and find 1 single example in any of his videos that would qualify as real science? Its entirely up to you. Just show me a single example of real science on everything he's ever done. And remember, the name of his channel is Audio SCIENCE Review. It should be an easy task, although Amir has never been able to do it.
Ohhh, you are in deep waters with the nonbelievers 😂 I have found Western Electric WE16GA wire are excellent for speakers and belden cable for interconnects. Western electric cable are copper tinned so they are silver
I suppose if you are listening to a recording made in a recording studio that used Mogami or Canare cables there would be little point in buying these Tellurium cables as the subtle information has already been lost in the recording studio.
Very strange and suspicious that this company doesn't specify the gauge of their cables...so we don´t have a clue if this is 18,16 or 14 gauge?! Or am I missing something? 😅
@@titntin5178I found that it does, I've owned mogami 3103 and 3104 and the only difference between them is the gauge. The 9awg 3104 had looser bass. It was strange but undoubtedly a difference between the two.
In my experience, gauge, geometry (how the wires are combined/twisted/paired, etc.), purity of the metal and types of metal can all influence the sound. The type and purity of metal seem to have the most impact.
@@PassionforSound I understand why, many Aussie RU-vidrs do this. I’m no reviewer but if I were I would quote dollarydoos then refer to its USD price. Proud of my finely tuned Aussie heritage 🍺🍻🍺
I used to do this, but it actually adds quite a bit of extra work and complication to the videos because it's never a straight conversion so you have to research the local prices in both locations and then often explain why it's so much higher here. ☹️
Most tyres also fit on a wheel and roll, but I'll stay with my Pilot Sports thanks even though they're not the cheapest. (Read: there's more to a cable than impedance. You can watch a number of excellent interviews on RU-vid with a cable engineer from Iconoclast who explains ALL of the factors that influence the sound of a cable, plus the scientific reasons for the influences)
Sure - if you know what to measure. Measuring the wrong thing and claiming they do nothing just proves ignorance though. I mean, I could measure the size of the tread pattern on two tires and conclude that both have the same surface area on the road and therefore grip the same, but if I actually drove the car, I could discover they could feel quite different because I didn't know what I should be measuring to properly understand the tyre's performance. I'm not here to prove anything. Anytime I provide meaningful information about how and why cables DO influence the sound, the deniers are amazingly quick to divert the conversation rather than investigate with a curious mind so I'm done. I'll listen and share thoughts. I'll discuss with those who are respectful and open minded (even if they disagree), but I'm scrolling past all the noise. I'll leave you with this and suspect you won't watch and consider any of the data he shares: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-v3nZM2BP9Ew.htmlsi=CQg0xww7KwrrYUsE
Tellurim are my favourite analogue cables, I have this exact model driving my Dynaudios and they do a superb job. Indeed the most obvious upgrade was the transient attack. Demo here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-at8oFv3tvJA.html
