Reviews for Atlas Hyper 2.0 Speaker Cable - Custom Length

This cable is the best that I have tried in my system. The sound is perfectly balanced and effortless. I am using this with a Rega amplifier and ProAc tablette 10 speakers, and it is a perfect combination.

Fantastic and fast service from Futureshop, as always! Thank you.

Upgrade from old (but decent) QED cable has breathed new life into my 20 year old Rotel system, paired with X43 Dynaudio speakers. Lovely deep bass, great mid- and top-range, but without the former brightness. No regrets!

These cables are awesome for music they're similar to rocket 22 in sound and neutrality/warmth but the latter is much smoother, I use hyper for music and rocket for theatre but would not recommend them for the opposite things.

Go for the hyper 3.5 to save Futureshop and yourself the hassle of exchanges if you have a large room, or you don't want your amplifier to work as hard as it will save some head room. A small room should be fine with these however. The hyper 2.0 is also slightly lacking in bass I found also, whereas the 3.5 has more balance throughout. Hyper is great for low noise and black background.

Thanks Gary and Futureshop for your service and advice.

Having recently set up a second system with a pair of Quad monoblock amplifiers powering Dynaudio standmounters, I was stumped for the choice of a synergistic speaker cable. The monoblocks' minor flaw is a slight forwardness to the lower treble. Trying the very revealing Ecosse MS2.3 from the main system underlined that roughness too much and also made the monoblocks' 220 watts per channel @ 4 ohms seem too full on and unrelenting.

Being a happy user of Atlas Interconnects, I gave this Hyper 2.0 a try. The result is a lovely synergy, helped also by the Hyper Integra interconnect in the system. The Hyper 2.0 follows Atlas' creed of making designs that invite long-term listening with no listening fatigue. With this speaker cable, one's ears are drawn to events going on in the midrange. It is very spacious and reveals the rich tonalities of instruments occurring in this region. Orchestral strings and woodwinds are a delight to listen to, as are jazz instruments and higher voices. When the music gets busy, the spaciousness remains intact making it very easy to hear the interplay amongst the players. I really rate this cable's ability to let me fully hear the beautiful rosin tones of violins.

I read a review that compared the Hyper 2.0's bigger sibling the Hyper 3.5 with Ecosse MS2.3 and commented on a lack of details. I feel this is not so, The MS2.3 packs a mighty punch at the frequency extremes and really thrusts fine details out. The Hyper 2.0 is quite as revealing but sets the fine details back. Swapping between these two, it is a matter of adjustment for the ears.

With regards to bass, the Hyper 2.0 does not shortchange my Dynaudios which are 47Hz (-3dB).The power and fullness are all there when required. As per Atlas own recommendation, the Hyper 3.5 would be the choice to elicit the deeper bass from floorstanders, while the 2.0 is just right for quality standmounters. I would agree.

The only caveat with the Hyper 2.0's bass performance comes with very rapid synthesizer bass lines. When there is a long sequence of them, they recede a little into the background while the midrange dominates. So, perhaps not the top choice for this genre. With orchestral timpani or jazz bass lines, there is no issue.

In all, a very musical speaker cable. Thanks again to Future Shop for the quick shipping and the flawless fit and finish of my set,

Impressive cables

Excellent service from Futureshop. Cable meets expectations. Good investment. Packaging was disappointing. Simply wrapped in brown paper, without further description or the like

Prima service van Futureshop. Kabel voldoet aan verwachting. Goede investering. Verpakking viel wel tegen. Eenvoudig ingepakt in bruin papier, zonder verdere beschrijving of iets dergelijks.

Fantastic product from a great supplier

Have tried various cables including chord and black rhodium and have found both good cables, however, the Atlas has something more in terms of detail and musicality.

Out of the three cables the Atlas is the only one that gets you involved in the music. Recommended.

Great cable that was superbly put together to give an outstanding musical response. Many thanks to both the Adam's for their valued advice and guidance for me to select the correct cable for my amplifier and more importantly the speakers.

Very pleased with the product. I was feeling unhappy with my system sounding too bright. Following the advice from Adam Senior I replaced my old speaker cables with Atlas Hyper 2.0 and after a few days of listening, I can finally fully enjoy listening to music at home.

Thank You to Adam and Future Shop for prompt replies to my mails, excellent advice and quick delivery.