Atlas Cables launch new products at Munich High End

18th May 2023– Kilmarnock – Atlas Cables, the engineering-driven cable specialist, launches four new products at The High End in Munich – the Element Streaming cable, Ultra Latik RCA plug upgrade for Asimi and Mavros Grun, Arran Assist Tonearm and the Arran SC USB grun cable. All designed and manufactured in the UK, these new products feature the very latest materials using more than 30 years of Analogue and digital design intelligence.

Atlas Element Streaming Cable

The Atlas Element streaming cable has been designed to offer a clear upgrade to the throw away cables supplied with most digital audio systems.  By applying Atlas digital audio design and engineering principals, the company has created a cable that improves conductor quality, dielectric efficiency, connector quality and screening performance over standard designs, all combined with the latest  lean manufacturing process.

Atlas Element Streaming Key points:

• Solid OFC conductors
• Polyethylene dielectric
• Atlas twist technology and precision length control (no erratic twisted pair conductors)
• Tri – plug technology
• Speeds up to 10Gbps, 250Mhz

The Element streaming cable is priced at £57.00 for a 1-meter length UK retail inc VAT.

Atlas Ultra L (Latik) RCA Plug Upgrade

Atlas first launched the Ultra L RCA with its award-winning Arran Ultra L cable. This zero plug-signature termination is now available for the higher end ranges – Mavros and Asimi. By delivering a 25% reduction in mass over its predecessor and employing a novel 3D printed geometrical lattice structure produced from a very efficient polypropylene variant, this new RCA design effectively eliminates any residual plug character from the cable’s performance.  The result is an RCA plug that is essentially silent, with Atlas able to maintaine its solder free termination and self-cleaning insertion.

This new connection will be available by the end of May 2023. UK retail price inc VAT will be:

Asimi Ultra L RCA Grun Luxe 1 meter length – £5,870.00

Mavros Ultra L RCA Grun 1 meter length – £1,770.00

Owners of current Atlas Asimi and Mavros cables can have the RCA connectors upgraded to Ultra L spec thanks to Atlas’ return to factory upgrade programme.

Atlas Arran Assist Tonearm Ultra L RCA

Atlas wanted to design a tone arm cable with a more efficient, wider bandwidth and deliver a more open and accurate sound. RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) is a major factor in cable design, especially now with the amount of ambient electrical wireless signals present in the majority of homes. To combat RFI, a metallic barrier (or braid) is encased around the insulated conductors and terminated at one end. Each channel (twisted pair) is individually wrapped in Al Mylar and then encased in a tightly woven copper screen. Both channels are independent of each other, increasing stereo separation and depth of image.

Atlas Arran Assist Tonearm Ultra L RCA key points:

• Superior Ohno Continuous Cast (OCC) copper conductor arrangement for improved Conductivity.

• Twin Independently balanced channels.
• Highly stabilised nitrogen gassed foamed polyethylene dielectric for higher velocity of Propagation.
• Low mass, high bandwidth Assist Tonearm plugs (straight and 90° versions available).
• Ultimate RCA performance with 3D printed Ultra Latik technology.
• Dedicated Assist Linn LP12 Tonearm plug options available.

The Arran Assist Tonearm cable is priced from £1,256.00 UK retail inc VAT for a 1 meter length.

Atlas Arran S C USB Grun

An addition to the Arran range ,this USB cable had specific design objectives. Key was to minimise reflective losses that occur in high-speed USB cables. Improving termination methodology and utilising high-quality conductors with improved screening was a key goal for the company. The Arran SC USB Grun uses OCC data and power conductors with improved screening to reduce dielectric loss. Atlas uses matched pairs whose lengths have been critically controlled to maintain uniformity and stop intra pair skew. All this leads to improved fidelity and a better listening experience. External Grun connectivity drives any digital hash to ground directly.

Atlas Arran S C USB Grun key points:

• OCC data and power conductors to improve system performance and consistency with length.
• Controlled characteristic impedance variations to reduce internal data reflections.
• Control of the twist ratios within the cable and the accuracy of the intra pair lengths.
• Improved transmission properties by a combination of OCC copper conductors and dielectric matching (low loss foamed polyethylene).
• Extensive screening around individual differential data pair and power/ground.
• External Grun connection to route all interference to ground.
• Solid core conductors (signal and power).
• Gold plated contacts.
• Available in type A/B.

Arran SC USB A –B Grun is priced from £950 UK retail inc VAT for a 1 meter length.

About Atlas Cables

Atlas Cables originated in Scotland in 2001 to bring high quality no-nonsense cabling solutions to audiophiles the world over. Their range of hand-made cables consists of interconnects, loudspeaker cables, digital cables and headphone cables along with a new range of mains cabling and management products. Recent technology and testing developments have meant that they can now show real answers to questions posed about the effects that cables have and the importance of the materials used in the design. Atlas cables are priced from £45 and are available in over 30 countries worldwide.