Atlas Cables Element Streaming

Solid-core OFC interconnect.

CAT6-compliant solid-core cable optimised for consistent digital signal transmission in high-performance streaming audio applications.

Digital theory suggests that data is nothing more than a sequence of ‘ones & zeros’ and all that’s required of a cable is to transfer data around the network. While that’s essentially true, it emerges as an overly simplistic perspective when considering high high-resolution audio signals.

While the OSI 7 layer Ethernet protocol specification covers packet switching, error correction, timing and end-to-end transmission, as in any audio cable there are areas where the selected materials, construction techniques, connectors, and termination methods can all audibly impact the signal integrity.

Basic ‘eBay-style’ stranded, unshielded Ethernet ‘patch’ cables typically sound grainy and crude in hi-fi applications, with high levels of digital background ‘energy’ degrading audio quality. All Atlas streaming Ethernet cables are tested to and certificated to be compliant to the highest ISO/TIA standards for patch cords.

Atlas streaming cables benefit from the expertise and experience gained with our continuing development of our acclaimed USB audio cables. We utilise high-purity solid-core OFC conductors with very stable PE dielectric materials and polycarbonate shielded plugs in a precision-calibrated production process which pays particular attention to minimising signal errors. Fewer errors means the correction circuitry in the receiving DAC has less work to do – a high level of error correction can itself introduce more noise – extracting and processing the data.

The practical, audible result is a cleaner audio signal with a wider dynamic range and less of the digital ‘glare’ which typically results from high levels of unwanted ‘energy’ in the signal data.