Atlas Asimi OCC XLR (3 pin) Luxe

Atlas Asimi LUXE 2 XLR to 2 XLR Audio Cable Pair

Atlas Atlas Asimi LUXE 2 XLR to 2 XLR Audio Cable is available in four standard Nappa leather finishes;

• Ebony
• Brogue
• Ivory
• Daytona Red

Custom bespoke finishes are available on request. Please contact us on 0800 772 3688 for more details.

The Asimi XLR is a state-of-the-art interconnect designed to be effectively ‘invisible’ in the replay chain and to reveal the entire content and ambience of the recording without any sense of exaggerated detail or brightness. The Asimi XLR is engineered to maximise the performance of ‘high-end’ audio systems by achieving maximum signal transfer.

The original aim of the Atlas Asimi project was to take a completely fresh look at cable design and, where necessary, to develop new techniques to create a cable which would satisfy the most critical listeners for years to come. For this latest generation version, Atlas again went back to basics, re-assessing their existing design & manufacturing processes, exploring different construction methods and experimenting with new materials.

The Asimi XLR features pure silver conductors, manufactured using the highest-quality ‘Ohno Continuous Cast’ technique for drawing pure silver. Silver cables have a reputation for poor sound quality in some quarters, Atlas believe the Asimi definitively shows the problem is with low grade materials and poor manufacture, resulting in a cable with a coarse grainy structure which compromises sound quality. By contrast, in the manufacture of Asimi, Atlas maximise the silver’s conductivity by ensuring that there is typically one grain in approximately 125 metres of conductor, allowing the signal a continuous unbroken path –in effect, the signal has a faster, cleaner and more direct path to follow.

Theoretically, the best dielectric (insulation layer) is air, but realistically a dielectricis needed to protect the conductor – although all conventional dielectric materials impose their own signature distortion and loss on the signal. Atlas developed a new technique, using a microporous PTFE (Teflon™) tape, which is wound around the core conductors, then covered again and stabilised using a protective FPE (Flexible PolyEthylene) dielectric. Atlas' process allows the required conductor geometry to be maintained and offers greater manufacturing consistency.

tlas use cold-weld terminations wherever possible, including their current generation ‘dark Chrome’ XLR connectors. By reducing the number of materials and break points in the signal path, Atlas' objective is to minimise discontinuity and loss in the signal path, resulting in more consistent construction and improved audio performance. 

Features :

• Atlas XLR Plug 
• OCC Silver Conductors 
• PTFE Dielectric 
• Twin Multi-Core Construction 
• Dual Drain Technology

Atlas XLR Plug

The Atlas XLR combines a lightweight aluminium alloy body with precision-fit OFC/OCC connectors and solder-free construction.

Ohno Continuous Casting Silver (OCC Silver)

The Ohno continuous casting method re-heats the extrusion as the molten copper is forced out of the mould and very slowly and gradually draws the grain or crystal down the conductor''s length, creating a ‘single crystal structure.’ The benefits are obvious, with almost no crystal boundaries, the audio signal is no longer impeded down the copper wire and more information and detail is delivered faithfully to the receiving equipment.

Silver, with its lower resistivity, is a better conductor than copper, but any conductor, whether silver or copper, must have a reasonable cross-sectional area when used for audio applications. Silver is much more expensive than copper and, in order to keep costs within reason, the cross sectional area of silver audio cables are often compromised and the resulting sound is ‘bass light.’ Good silver cables are, however, fast, dynamic and seamless through the audio spectrum and provide exceptional detail and instrument resolution. The Atlas Asimi cables employ OCC silver conductors and in the case of the Asimi speaker cable, these are a substantial 3.5 sq mm in overall size in order to provide wide bandwidth and superior definition.

Specification :

• Construction : Twin multicore dual drain 
• Material : OCC pure silver 
• Dielectric : Microporous PTFE (Teflon™) 
• Screen : Braid SPC + Cu Mylar™, 100% 
• Capacitance : 50.17 pF/m 
• Inductance : 0.7162 µH/m 
• Resistance : 0.0181 Ohms/m 
• VOP : 0.81 
• Outside Diameter : 8.5mm