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I recently purchased Tell Q blue speaker cable.Does it take long for this cable to "run in"?
It is fantastic for detail but at the moment it is sounding a little "bright".

I use Tellurium Q Ultra Black speaker cable and when I bought them Dave Campbell in Kronos AV in Dungannon did tell me what to expect and I must admit I baulked a bit at what he said but he was spot on.
It sounded really great initially - more detail and frequencies well under control - and then, after a few weeks, it began to harden up and become very harsh. Following Dave's advice I persevered and after another month or so the sound came back even better than before. Yes it's utterly illogical and makes no sense at all but there ye go.

I remember Tony borrowed the cables at the time but it was just as they were having their mid life crisis!

Thanks for that.Indeed the cables are new and also the speakers.I purchased a pair of Kef r300s.I will just have to be patient.
I have toed the speakers slightly and it has made a slight difference.I am undecided about what interconnects to get.

Yes I remember that moment. With the Cyrus system in place at the time the combination was a bit ear piercing. Tell Q has that reputation for brightness and I have seen it moved on by people as a result. But heard it in Ivor's system ages ago on Quad 989's and it sounded fine (not bright in any way) so give it a chance to 'burn' in.

tony wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:01 pm Tell Q has that reputation for brightness and I have seen it moved on by people as a result.

Yep, the reviews had warned me but Dave went out of his way to ensure I knew what I was getting into! I should add I'm still using them and through several different speakers since then... still sound pretty good!

Thanks for that.I have been advised also to get the Tell interconnects.Any thoughts on that? Around 200 euro from Cloney audio.

PatD wrote: ↑Fri Mar 24, 2017 8:37 am Thanks for that.I have been advised also to get the Tell interconnects.Any thoughts on that? Around 200 euro from Cloney audio.

Cloneys will give you a loan of cables to try out. Impossible to give a definitive answer. Go to other forums and you will have a posse telling you cables have no impact. I would suggest getting a couple of options from Cloneys to try out and see if they do anything for you. When I went through that phase I got a selection of cables from Ivor and the Nordost Heimdall stood out as seeming to be better than the other cables. Even blind testing it I had a preference for it. But as a caveat Pearse brought a pair of Nordost something very expensive I can't remember the model. Used them at a listening session with others and didn't notice anything. I think if you get your system sounding to what you like with the components you prefer cables will have limited impact generally. Having said that I am still open enough to try anything and if it works great.

Thanks for that Tony.I am going to give the Tell Q a go.I have been advised to give them a try with the same family of cable.I will report back my experience next week.

PatD wrote: ↑Sat Mar 25, 2017 4:41 pm Thanks for that Tony.I am going to give the Tell Q a go.I have been advised to give them a try with the same family of cable.I will report back my experience next week.

Ivan can burn in a new set of interconnects for you if you ask nicely.