Can Tellurium Q Black be cut?

[rmatthew]

My speakers are bi-wired so I currently have my speaker wire unterminated and fed through both connectors. I've read some very favourable reviews of the Tellurium Q Black but as they are flat I was wondering whether it was possible to cut them and connect to the speakers untermined. This would also have a cost benefit as I only need about 0.5m on one side and 2.5m the other so I could buy a 3m length and cut accordingly.

Thanks.

 

[Al ears]

My speakers are bi-wired so I currently have my speaker wire unterminated and fed through both connectors. I've read some very favourable reviews of the Tellurium Q Black but as they are flat I was wondering whether it was possible to cut them and connect to the speakers untermined. This would also have a cost benefit as I only need about 0.5m on one side and 2.5m the other so I could buy a 3m length and cut accordingly.

Thanks.

All cable can be cut.

However I would not do it in unequal lengths like that as if you ever have to move / change speakers you might find you are left with a useless 0.5m length.

 

[ellisdj]

Dont think you can buy TQ Black unterminated

 

[TrevC]

My speakers are bi-wired so I currently have my speaker wire unterminated and fed through both connectors. I've read some very favourable reviews of the Tellurium Q Black but as they are flat I was wondering whether it was possible to cut them and connect to the speakers untermined. This would also have a cost benefit as I only need about 0.5m on one side and 2.5m the other so I could buy a 3m length and cut accordingly.

Thanks.

Why not just buy proper cable like this? http://tinyurl.com/j8xgbe9

It's 6mm, so there can't be any losses for your lengths.

 

[drummerman]

My speakers are bi-wired so I currently have my speaker wire unterminated and fed through both connectors. I've read some very favourable reviews of the Tellurium Q Black but as they are flat I was wondering whether it was possible to cut them and connect to the speakers untermined. This would also have a cost benefit as I only need about 0.5m on one side and 2.5m the other so I could buy a 3m length and cut accordingly.

Thanks.

Why not just buy proper cable like this? http://tinyurl.com/j8xgbe9

It's 6mm, so there can't be any losses for your lengths.

Copper Clad ... ?

Perhaps copper plated alu or steel?

Insulation material? I would guess its PVC, cheap n'cheerful and not to clever as a dielectric.

Stranded ... I'd go solid core but I have used good quality stranded cable (including the one used at present)

Parallel configuration ... You may receive BBC radio ...

Just a few thoughts.

Other than that, its a great cable

 

[drummerman]

Having said all that, I would like to know what the 'magic' ingredients are for Tellurium Black?

Its bloody expensive.

Didn't someone once say they wire a resistor in line to attenuate?

Perhaps thats the reason why you can't buy it un-terminated? I may be wrong.

 

[Vladimir]

My speakers are bi-wired so I currently have my speaker wire unterminated and fed through both connectors. I've read some very favourable reviews of the Tellurium Q Black but as they are flat I was wondering whether it was possible to cut them and connect to the speakers untermined. This would also have a cost benefit as I only need about 0.5m on one side and 2.5m the other so I could buy a 3m length and cut accordingly.

Thanks.

Why not just buy proper cable like this? http://tinyurl.com/j8xgbe9

It's 6mm, so there can't be any losses for your lengths.

Copper Clad ... ?

Perhaps copper plated alu or steel?

Insulation material? I would guess its PVC, cheap n'cheerful and not to clever as a dielectric.

They are all copper, I've done the scratch test. However, the soft PVC jackets are such horrendous poo, you can't even imagine.

 

[CnoEvil]

Dont think you can buy TQ Black unterminated 

You are right. TQ Blue is sold off reel at dealers, but everything else is factory terminated.

FWIW. I wouldn't cut it, just in case it might get sold on.

 

[iceman16]

There are some on ebay. but I suggest same lenght

 

[TrevC]

Having said all that, I would like to know what the 'magic' ingredients are for Tellurium Black?

Its bloody expensive.

Didn't someone once say they wire a resistor in line to attenuate?

If they did that it could only sound worse than the ubiquitous bell wire that audiophools constantly drone on about.

 

[TrevC]

My speakers are bi-wired so I currently have my speaker wire unterminated and fed through both connectors. I've read some very favourable reviews of the Tellurium Q Black but as they are flat I was wondering whether it was possible to cut them and connect to the speakers untermined. This would also have a cost benefit as I only need about 0.5m on one side and 2.5m the other so I could buy a 3m length and cut accordingly.

Thanks.

Why not just buy proper cable like this? http://tinyurl.com/j8xgbe9

It's 6mm, so there can't be any losses for your lengths.

Copper Clad ... ?

Perhaps copper plated alu or steel?

Insulation material? I would guess its PVC, cheap n'cheerful and not to clever as a dielectric.

Stranded ... I'd go solid core but I have used good quality stranded cable (including the one used at present)

Parallel configuration ... You may receive BBC radio ...

Just a few thoughts.

Other than that, its a great cable

It was just an example. Have you heard this cable? Unless you have you can't really comment, can you? :O)

It says it's copper, do you have any reason to doubt that?

Try this one then. http://tinyurl.com/zogvk7p

 

[drummerman]

My speakers are bi-wired so I currently have my speaker wire unterminated and fed through both connectors. I've read some very favourable reviews of the Tellurium Q Black but as they are flat I was wondering whether it was possible to cut them and connect to the speakers untermined. This would also have a cost benefit as I only need about 0.5m on one side and 2.5m the other so I could buy a 3m length and cut accordingly.

Thanks.

Why not just buy proper cable like this? http://tinyurl.com/j8xgbe9

It's 6mm, so there can't be any losses for your lengths.

Copper Clad ... ?

Perhaps copper plated alu or steel?

Insulation material? I would guess its PVC, cheap n'cheerful and not to clever as a dielectric.

Stranded ... I'd go solid core but I have used good quality stranded cable (including the one used at present)

Parallel configuration ... You may receive BBC radio ...

Just a few thoughts.

Other than that, its a great cable

It was just an example. Have you heard this cable? Unless you have you can't really comment, can you? :O)

It says it's copper, do you have any reason to doubt that?

Try this one then. http://tinyurl.com/zogvk7p

As to the copper rating, I simply read the description as 'clad' which normally means plated, usually aluminium but its no biggie as the other pluses make up for it ... I think ... but can't be sure ... hell no, I wouldn't use it

 

[Vladimir]

My speakers are bi-wired so I currently have my speaker wire unterminated and fed through both connectors. I've read some very favourable reviews of the Tellurium Q Black but as they are flat I was wondering whether it was possible to cut them and connect to the speakers untermined. This would also have a cost benefit as I only need about 0.5m on one side and 2.5m the other so I could buy a 3m length and cut accordingly.

Thanks.

Why not just buy proper cable like this? http://tinyurl.com/j8xgbe9

It's 6mm, so there can't be any losses for your lengths.

Copper Clad ... ?

Perhaps copper plated alu or steel?

Insulation material? I would guess its PVC, cheap n'cheerful and not to clever as a dielectric.

Stranded ... I'd go solid core but I have used good quality stranded cable (including the one used at present)

Parallel configuration ... You may receive BBC radio ...

Just a few thoughts.

Other than that, its a great cable

It was just an example. Have you heard this cable? Unless you have you can't really comment, can you? :O)

It says it's copper, do you have any reason to doubt that?

Try this one then. http://tinyurl.com/zogvk7p

Is that cable directional?