Atlas Cables Element SC USB A-B

Solid Core USB interconnect.

A solid core USB cable specifically developed to provide first class performance from computer/file-based audio sources.

While never really part of its original specification, USB audio has been accepted as as a credible high-performance audio interface.

The traditional view of USB requires nothing beyond the simple transfer of data from one device to another. While that’s essentially true for a printer or hard drive, it’s an overly simplistic view when considering USB connection for high quality audio, where RFI and EMI ‘noise’ is frequently a pervasive problem.

Accordingly, the Element SC prioritises minimising the effects of low-level RFI and EMI on digital audio signalsl; these can degrade perceived dynamic range and add a characteristic ‘digital glare’ to the sound, typically resulting in listener fatigue.

There are other considerations, signal degradation as a result of noise is compounded by imprecise cable construction and further worsened by the use of poor quality conductors, mismatched conductor lengths, imprecise twist ratios between conductor pairs as well as the dielectric and shielding strategies employed.

Our research consistently shows solid-core OFC data conductors minimise the attenuation, energy dissipation and low-conductivity path issues to deliver consistent performance across all cable lengths.

Musically these issues often manifest themselves in ‘smearing’ distortion of harmonics and pitch which degrades the perceived timing and harmonic integrity of the signal, resulting in a less engaging listening experience.

Element SC conveys musical texture and solidity to a perhaps ususual degree in USB-based replay, and is definitely a viable option in today‘s high-resolution audio systems.