Reviews for Atlas Hyper 3.5 Speaker Cable - Custom Length

Over the last few years, I have gradually upgraded my system. I have an Exposure 3510 amplifier and Spendor A4 speakers and needed a speaker cable that primarily would not alter the tone of the combination and would be an improvement over my old but decent 1.5 mm2 copper cable.

I quickly realised I needed to narrow the choice, so I contacted Tony Brady at Exposure for his recommendations. He informed me that Exposure recommends Chord and Atlas cables. After further research, I chose the Atlas Hyper 3.5 Speaker Cable in 7 m lengths with Achromatic Z Plugs and 96-hour burn as the most cost-appropriate choice.

I am very happy with how they sound. The wonderful tone is retained but with greater clarity and definition. The sound stage, too, has improved and seems more three-dimensional.

The cables arrived promptly and were burnt in, so there was no 4-day wait!

Many thanks to Nigel and the team from Future Shop.

I was not happy with the sound from my system, so I went to Future Shop for help. They gave me advice, and they recommended a different speaker cable.

Problem solved. They never fail me Thank you

I'm not a fan of altering the sound.... high-quality copper has always given the best results. I tried the silver-plated stuff once, and it wasn't very good.

The most recent cable from AudioQuest FLX/SLiP 14/4, which I was happy with, but I knew it was holding back. So I can't imagine replacing the Hyper anytime soon...it doesn't seem to hold back at all, and it won't forgive bad records, which Is what I want....honesty.

I have recently upgraded my speaker cables from Atlas Equator to Atlas Hyper 3.5, and overall I have found the sound more balanced and realistic.

Seamless online ordering experience and great cables.

I am a real customer: I recommend it.

Even new, this cable makes the music sound better. I can imagine that in a few hours, it will be even better.

Quick delivery was so perfect.

I wanted new speaker cables to compliment my new small Spendor speakers. I contacted Spendor, who suggested all copper cables, and Gary at Future Shop suggested Atlas Hyper 3.5. The cables were received after being supplied directly from Atlas with Achromatic Z Plugs and then burnt in for 96 hours.

In combination with the new small Spendors, they sound really good. Lower-level details are more obvious, and voices are clearer (I’m no audiophile, so that’s about as technical as it gets). However, I can say that it is a step up from my previous Chord ClearwayX cables, not by a huge amount, but enough to justify the extra cost.

Thank you, Gary and the team at Future Shop, for your help and advice.

Having been into Hi-Fi for at least 40 years, I have tried this and tried that.

I previously used an AudioQuest Type 2 cable, which is not old or worn. It's about six years old.

The soundstage has opened up so vastly I'm considering toeing my speakers differently, but I will allow some time first.

The AudioQuest is a good cable, not detecting any sound restriction, but it did restrict airiness in many cases. Headroom enhancement is an understatement.

Equipment: Tannoy XT8 speakers / 5.1
Subwoofer: SvS 3000 with Atlas Hyper cable
CD player: Marantz UK special edition 6006 with Atlas Hyper cable.
AVR: Marantz 8012

I recently auditioned and purchased Tellurium Q ultra black RCA interconnects x 2 (for Vinyl and cd). I thought there might be scope for similar sonic improvement by upgrading my speaker cables. I wasn't prepared to pay for a similar loom speaker cable (TQ Ultra Black speaker cable was outside my budget)) but auditioned the 'Black 2' cable and the 'Silver 2'.

In my system, I didn't feel the Black 2 gave a good hike in sound over my existing Rega Duets, though I could have lived with them. The 'Silvers' we're substantially better, in respect of the bass depth, and with a nice extended but sweet treble, but I had concerns over both cable's midrange presentation and, for me, the most important thing, dynamics (they're probably great in other systems)
Therefore researched reviews of alternatives and saw that the Atlas Hyper 3.5 had numerous favourable reviews, mentioning the important 'dynamics' and 'lack of harshness at the top, Both areas where I felt my existing cables could be bettered!

I spoke to Gary, who was extremely helpful, and I decided on 2 x 5.5 m of Hyper 3.5 with the burn-in option and the Achromatic z plug terminations.

Initial impressions? Probably a typical response. Not sure! (one gets used to the sound signature of existing gear) but thought, wait, system cold, and let them run in. Glad I wasn't hasty. These cables are the best that I've Auditioned in terms of their neutrality (no hyped top end), the bass is engagingly full but tight, and I have excellent dynamics and micro-dynamics.

As Gary said, the cables encourage the turning up of the volume because that doesn't seem to cause an increase in top-end harshness, which may afflict lesser cables.

Conclusion. These are keepers! Enjoying everything I play through them. The best I've heard of my old albums. Thanks go to Gary and Futureshop.

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I've long been an avid denier of cable size and construction matters, so I really bought the Atlas Hyper 3.5 speaker cable as a dare to prove that this sort of thing is more placebo than actual fact.

Whether it's a fact or not, I still can't say with any sort of scientific certainty, but what I do know and what my ears are telling me is that I definitely do hear a marked improvement to the sound my speakers are producing. The sound stage is wider, basses deeper, stereo placement of instruments is far better defined and albums I've been listening to, for literally decades, sound better than ever before.