Name: Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable | Award-Winning Performance
Brand: Tellurium Q
SKU: 21125
Price: 168.00 EUR
Availability: InStock

Description

Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable

The Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable is one of the most established and highly regarded loudspeaker cables in the Tellurium Q range, combining natural tonal balance, excellent resolution, strong bass control and outstanding musical coherence.

The original Tellurium Q Black was the cable that first established the company’s reputation. Black II takes that original concept further, delivering greater clarity, improved timing, better tonal definition and a more refined overall presentation.

Designed for high-quality two-channel audio systems, the Black II Speaker Cable works with a wide variety of loudspeakers and amplifiers and is available with factory-fitted banana or spade terminations.

Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable

The Cable That Helped Define Tellurium Q

The original Black was Tellurium Q’s first speaker cable and immediately attracted attention because of how strongly it competed with significantly more expensive alternatives.

The company’s own development story describes dealers initially refusing to believe that the relatively slim Black cable could outperform larger and more costly cables already installed in their demonstration systems.

That original success created the foundation for what would later become the Black II generation.

Why Black II?

Despite the original Black winning multiple awards and developing a strong international reputation, Tellurium Q continued to refine its understanding of cable behaviour.

Those developments resulted in Black II.

The company describes the improvement as immediately audible when the two generations are compared directly, with Black II offering greater resolution, cleaner timing and a more natural presentation.

The goal was not to change the fundamental character of the Black Family, but to allow more musical information to pass through with less apparent smear and colouration.

Natural, Clear and Controlled

One of the most consistent descriptions of the Black II Speaker Cable is its combination of clarity and naturalness.

Rather than pushing detail forward artificially, the cable is designed to improve focus while preserving realistic tone and musical flow.

Bass becomes easier to follow, midrange information gains greater body and the upper frequencies remain open without becoming aggressive.

Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable close-up

Black Family Sound Philosophy

The Black Family occupies a distinctive position within the Tellurium Q range.

It is designed to combine smoothness, fine detail and high resolution while reducing apparent harshness and preserving a coherent, organic presentation.

Compared with the warmer Blue Family, Black II offers greater openness and resolution. Compared with the Silver Family, it tends toward a smoother and slightly more forgiving tonal balance.

Timing and Phase Relationships

Tellurium Q places unusual emphasis on timing and phase behaviour when developing its cables.

The company does not publish conventional conductor recipes or detailed material specifications, preferring to focus on the measured and audible behaviour of the complete cable.

The Black II Speaker Cable is designed to preserve the timing relationships between musical events, allowing instruments to sound more clearly separated while still belonging to the same performance.

Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable pair

Excellent Bass Control

Black II has repeatedly been praised for improving bass weight while also increasing control and definition.

This combination is important because stronger bass alone can easily become slower or less precise.

The Black II aims to maintain both extension and timing, giving low frequencies greater physical presence without losing articulation.

More Information, Less Smear

A strong speaker cable should not create an obvious sonic signature.

The Black II is designed to reduce smear and haze, allowing more information from the recording to remain audible without making the overall presentation analytical.

This can improve the way acoustic instruments, voices and complex arrangements are reproduced, particularly in systems capable of revealing small differences in timing and resolution.

Banana or Spade Termination

The Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable is available with factory-fitted banana plugs or spade connectors.

The correct choice depends on the terminals used by the loudspeaker and amplifier.

Factory termination ensures consistent mechanical and electrical contact and avoids the uncertainty associated with aftermarket connector installation.

Bi-Wire Options

Tellurium Q speaker cables can also be manufactured in bi-wire configuration when required.

This makes the Black II suitable for loudspeakers with separate high-frequency and low-frequency terminals where the owner prefers a true bi-wire connection instead of external jumper links.

Tellurium Q also offers matching Black II speaker links for systems using single-wire cables with bi-wire loudspeaker terminals.

Tellurium Q Black II banana speaker cable termination

Reviews & Awards

The Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable has received extensive recognition from specialist audio publications and reviewers for its clarity, timing, tonal naturalness, bass control and exceptional performance-to-price ratio.

Awarded and Recommended by…

Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable awards

HiFi Pig

“I changed to the Black II after a few tracks and was so flabbergasted by the improvement again that I didn’t bother going back to the Black.”

HiFi Pig described the difference between the original Black and Black II as dramatic, particularly praising the newer cable for sounding natural, clear and free from obvious shortcomings.

HiFi Pig

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Hi-Fi Choice

“The Black II is a no-brainer compared with the original cable. It is really superb.”

Hi-Fi Choice noted a fuller and more rounded presentation, together with stronger and better-controlled bass than the original Black.

Hi-Fi Choice

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Hi-Fi World

“Improved tonality was the first thing that struck me, especially with acoustic instruments.”

Hi-Fi World praised the Black II for greater body, improved timing and a reduction in smear and haze compared with the original Black speaker cable.

Hi-Fi World

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Pursuit Perfect System

“Absolutely outstanding value for money.”

Pursuit Perfect System selected the Black II speaker cable as a standout product and specifically recognised it in its Best Analogue Cables of 2018 awards.

Pursuit Perfect System

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Et Sona HiFi & Música

“The Black II have allowed me to be more liberal with the position of the speakers and to rescue that detail that, in other circumstances, is hijacked by the demons of acoustics.”

Et Sona HiFi & Música

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HiFi Club

“There is a lot of information, and there is a lot of bass. The overall pleasure of listening to music is exceptional.”

HiFi Club

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Tech Talk

“The sound from this version of the speaker cable looks smoother and cleaner. Great.”

13thNote

“Considering what the Tellurium Black II speaker cable achieves in my system at its modest price, for me it represents incredibly good value for money.”

13thNote

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HiFi Voice

“The Tellurium Q Black II speaker cable is a great standard of what an available cable should bring to systems.”

Audio Stream

“The Tellurium Q Black II speaker cables better the original Black in a number of important areas.”

Audio Stream particularly highlighted the Black II’s more dynamic presentation and improved impact compared with the original version.

Audio Stream

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Stereo Times

“There is not a speaker cable that I have heard that comes close to the Black II’s performance and whose cost roughly translates to less than $150/meter.”

Stereo Times praised the cable for its smooth overall presentation, open top end, extended bass and slightly warm midrange.

Stereo Times

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Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable Specifications

Type: Loudspeaker cable
Series: Black II
Family: Black Family
Product code: BK-SC
Application: Stereo loudspeaker connection
Termination options: Banana or spade
Bi-wire: Available as a factory option
Matching links: Black II speaker links available
Configuration: Sold by length / stereo pair according to system requirements

Black II vs Ultra Black II Speaker Cable

The

Tellurium Q Ultra Black II Speaker Cable

sits above Black II within the same Black Family.

Black II offers excellent naturalness, tonal balance and resolution at a more accessible price point.

Ultra Black II moves further in transparency, dynamic control, spatial depth and low-level information while preserving the smooth and coherent Black Family character.

Black II vs Silver Speaker Cable

Tellurium Q’s Silver Family follows a different sonic philosophy.

Black II emphasises smoothness, coherence, bass control and reduced apparent harshness.

The Silver Family moves toward greater neutrality, openness, extension and transparency.

The correct choice therefore depends on the tonal balance and resolution of the complete system.

Black II Speaker Cable vs Black II Interconnects

For a consistent system voicing, the Black II Speaker Cable can be paired with matching Black II analogue interconnects.

For single-ended systems, explore the

Tellurium Q Black II RCA
.

For balanced systems, explore the

Tellurium Q Black II XLR
.

Who Is the Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable For?

The Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable is ideal for listeners who want greater resolution, bass control and image focus without making their system brighter or more analytical.

It works particularly well in systems where musical coherence and natural tone are more important than exaggerated detail.

Its balance of performance and price also makes it one of the strongest entry points into Tellurium Q’s higher-performance cable families.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable current?

Yes. Black II remains part of Tellurium Q’s current Black Family speaker cable range.

Can I order Black II with banana plugs?

Yes. Banana terminations are available from the factory.

Can I order it with spades?

Yes. Spade terminations are also available.

Can Black II be bi-wired?

Yes. Tellurium Q can manufacture the speaker cable in bi-wire configuration.

What is the product code?

The official product code is BK-SC.

Is Black II warmer than Tellurium Q Silver?

Black II generally follows the smoother and more forgiving Black Family philosophy, while the Silver Family is designed to be more open, neutral and revealing.

Tellurium Q Cable Families

Blue Family

Warm and forgiving for systems with a slight edge or for listeners who prefer a smoother and more relaxed presentation.

Blue and Ultra Blue are especially suitable for AV and home cinema systems.

Black Family

Smooth, finely detailed and highly resolving while reducing apparent harshness.

Music is presented as a coherent and organic whole, with strong realism, natural tone and excellent image focus.

Silver Family

The Silver Family is designed as a highly open and uncoloured signal path with excellent transparency, extension, dynamic freedom and natural tonal colour.

Tellurium Q Blue Black and Silver cable family comparison

Explore More Tellurium Q

For a higher-performance Black Family speaker cable, explore the

Tellurium Q Ultra Black II Speaker Cable
.

For matching RCA interconnects, discover the

Tellurium Q Black II RCA
.

For balanced analogue systems, explore the

Tellurium Q Black II XLR
.

Browse the complete

Tellurium Q collection at Chameleon Audio
.

Official Product Information

For official manufacturer information, termination options and current specifications, visit

Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable official product page
.

Price & Availability

The Tellurium Q Black II Speaker Cable is available from Chameleon Audio.

Please contact us for the required length, banana or spade termination, bi-wire configuration, current availability and international shipping options.