Designed and built to match the performance of the Statement speaker cable we had to completely re-think the way we approached the RCA in terms of its micro-geometry, production process, isolation etc but the time and R&D spent on developing these cables has been worth it, having the same performance profile as the speaker cable. Or as one listener described their experience connecting the RCAs into a system with the Statement speaker cables:
“Just when I thought this is it, there’s no room for additional improvement, the RCAs were plugged in and…voila, another big step forward towards even more realistic reproduction.”
Only an essence of the review using google translate:
“…excellent balance and excellent full frequency analysis…made me hear the singer’s rich emotions…pronunciation is as clear and real as it can be….and the two female singers who sang in the chorus in the left channel have a sense of “mouth shape” and positioning which is amazing! … If you are using a tube preamplifier, TQ Statement II is here to help you upgrade. A short cut, worth a try”.
– HiFi Review Magazine
“There is still that sense of naturalness to the sound as with the Statement 1s, but even more so in some way…can something be “more natural”, I don’t know and perhaps my choice of words is not correct. Perhaps a better way of describing the sound is from a sensory/reactionary aspect and what I would say is that the Statement 2s allow you to fall into the musical performance more easily and more rapidly than with the 1s. There’s a sound at 1 minute 37 seconds on I’m Always Touched By Presence that was much more apparent with the 2s than it was with the 1s.
The handful of words I would use to describe the Statement 2 cables from Tellurium Q is more detailed than the originals but without that detail being pushed down your throat, but with the same speed and sense of rightness..”
– Stuart Smith, HiFi Pig
“Switching the original Statements out and installing the Statement IIs I cued up the same record and returned to my listening seat. I had changed no amplifier settings and yet here was Harlan County Line sounding better than I have ever heard it. The delineation between the instruments was more pronounced but not at the expense of coherence, and then the voice was there. Actually it was here, in front of me, just a few feet away. I felt that I was in some Kentucky roadhouse, surrounded by miners and country people, all absolutely silent as Mr Alvin told us his stories. The Statement IIs were the only difference from the first spin of the record, so I had to attribute this added realism and authenticity to them. It had been fascinating to hear the differences in the TQ studio, but if anything it was even more noticeable and impressive in my own home system…
What Geoff Merrigan has achieved with this new version of Statement II is little short of remarkable. He took an already class-leading product and made it even better.”
If you have invested in the MkI version and are now feeling the urge to upgrade my advice would be to do it if you have the financial means…. only audition Statement IIs if you can afford them. You have been warned!”
– Chris Kelly, The Ear
“I never thought I would ever hear cables superior to the original Statement cables from Tellurium Q but hey, here they are, lying on my floor. The Statement IIs move onwards from the originals but they do so in a progressive manner. They don’t just tweak or nudge the sound quality on by a degree or two, the improvements are noteworthy enough to warrant that Mk.II label. The extra focus and clarity, the improved midrange insight, the enhanced bass power and more.
It’s as if the Statements offer a wider data path to allow more information to be transferred. It’s like most HiFi cabling is 32bit but the Statements are 64bit.”
– Paul Rigby, Theaudiophileman
“Geoff’s cables should be placed in the category of top-high-end, because the sets that can compete with them can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
I can say without hesitation that this is one of the absolutely best sets of audio cables that I have had the opportunity to host. Tellurium Q Statement impresses with their amazing resolution, transparency and clarity of sound. They provide excellent coherence combining very low, powerful, well-differentiated and perfectly controlled bass, with a colourful, smooth, detailed midrange and a beautifully illuminated, precise, open treble.”
– Marek Dyba, HiFi Knights
“I can say without hesitation that this is one of the absolutely best sets of audio cables that I have had the opportunity to host.”
– Marek Dyba, HiFi Knights
“There is much more harmonic or musical detail… much more harmonic richness, harmonic musical detail coming through the system with the Tellurium Q Statement cables [compared to Silver Diamond XLR]….which makes the system sound more relaxed and more organic…..but there is actually more clarity than the Silver Diamond [XLR] because there is more musical information.”
– Terry Ellis, Pursuit Perfect System
“I believe it’s Tellurium Q’s masterpiece, adding more music taste, like to listen to Jazz, choose Statement XLR, can’t go wrong!”
– Steven Tam, HiFi Review Hong Kong
“But beware; once you hear what Tellurium Q is capable of you won’t forget the experience in a hurry”
– Hi Fi Plus Awards edition
“The Statements stand alone….The Statements rewrite the book for cables and, at this very moment, as I write this review, completely stand alone in the market. In sonic terms, the Statement cables are breathtaking”
– Paul Rigby, The Audiophile Man
“Tellurium Q Statement cables managed to forge extreme transparency with the unprecedented organic flow….
With any high-end audio cable, one can be too quickly trickled into the phenomena of an initial emotional impression impact. This is still sadly associated with too many high-end audio cables on the market. In reality, this tricky-exuberant effect starts to echo off almost as instantly as it was introduced in the first place. Tellurium Q Statements differs by far in this regard. There is no after effect, no aural morphing, no big waving of emotional impressions. Just a steadily verisimilitude!
Tellurium Q Statements deliver the authority, sonic VR alike holographic nature, captivating relief soundstage structure, pinpointed three-dimensionality and finely micro/macro dynamics.
All that in the absence of the sonic smear, subtle distortion and with the high definition amount of acoustical focus points!? Yes Tellurium Q Statements truly deliver an extreme resolution without introducing the clinical and analytical momentum too often associated even with the most exotic top tiers…
Their stand out, extraordinary performance are more than worthy of the 2019 Editor Choice Award!”
– Matej Isak, Mono & Stereo
“Cables that make a difference … and how!”
“We are in front of a range of absolutely thrilling cables that, although not within reach of everybody, are far from the exorbitant prices that you can find in the High End audio universe, and show a sweeping sonic personality that puts them in place to revitalize absolute reference systems.”
“… the Statement Loudspeaker cable, dazzled us by the almost surgical presentation of the sound scene, with simply amazing depth.”
“Even more surprising are the line interconnect cables, that with particularly demanding recordings, impress by the degree of cleanliness” of voices and instruments.”
– Tu Alta Fidelidad
“The results will amaze you”
– TONE Audio Awards Edition
“These set a new standard that out performs all other cables we’ve heard”
– Jon Myles, HiFi World
“I also love the dynamics that Statement delivers, even compared to similar beefy cables…..This is a telling piece and not an easy one to deliver in a domestic setting but with this cable it became realistic and totally compelling. At the other end of the scale, the quieter end, this cable is exceptionally good at pulling out the details that make a singer or instrument palpably real.
I could rave on about this extraordinary cable but realise that at this price you won’t believe me: the only way to find out is to listen for yourself. But beware; once you hear what Tellurium Q is capable of you won’t forget the experience in a hurry. You have been warned!”
– Jason Kennedy, HiFi Plus
“Tellurium Q Statements are no usual cable affair and if I’ve called the Silver Diamonds an Emotional Tour de Force what are then the Tellurium Q Statements!? Well, they certainly transcend any typical labeling and this time I’m elevating them on the throne, that they clearly deserve. Their stand out, extraordinary performance can only be recognized with the 2018 Editor Choice Award!”
– Matej Isak, Mono & Stereo
