Zeno

A significant upgrade over the cables bundled with even very expensive headphones.

We can configure Zeno for almost any ‘audiophile brand’ headphone. Please get in touch with the details of your specific headphone model.

‘High-end’ headphones are growing in popularity at an extraordinary rate, but many users quickly come to realize that the original cables supplied with many models tend to be of average quality – limiting attainable performance levels – and are not very durable. Our Zeno cables are a high-performance OCC copper replacement cable for dynamic headphones (not electrostatics) from most audiophile brands.  

Customizing

We can accept most custom build requests. While our ‘standard’ connector options suit popular makes/models, we know there are numerous headphones out there with unusual or unique connector configurations, eg. HiFiMan HE500, Mr Speakers Alpha Dog & Sennheiser HD800...

Because Atlas hand-assembles in-house to order from their facility in Scotland, we can accommodate most specific termination or custom-build requests. We’re confident we can build you a superb cable whatever your amp/headphone requirements, so get in touch.

To achieve our design and performance goals for Zeno, we employed our proven cold-weld solder-free construction methods, the objective being to produce a signal path with the minimum of the breaks in continuity which degrade fidelity.

Staying true to our design principles meant designing a new family of low-mass, wide bandwidth connectors. Our Metik connectors are available in 3.5mm & 6.3mm jack plugs plus a 4 pin XLR version in our ‘dark chrome’ finish.

Geometry: Twin Co-ax

Conductor: OCC Copper

Dielectric: FEP

Resistance: 0.123 0.123 Ohms/m at 20°C

Capacitance: 121.95 122.3 pF/m

Inductance: 0.307 0.306 µH/m

Outside Diameter: Outside Diameter: 5.0mm

Hi-Fi Choice — Recommended

"This is a serious upgrade for the discerning headphone listener."

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Hi-Fi and Music Source

"These Atlas Zeno cables are a must-listen if you are serious about your headphones and are a worthy upgrade, if you have the equipment to hear it and the money to fund it! I’m not switching back anytime soon and the distinctive cables look like they may outlive most of my equipment, and me!"

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Processing & Shipping Times

Atlas is distributed in the USA and Canada by VANA Ltd. We keep a small subset of standard lengths in stock in our New York warehouse. Online orders are processed within 2 business days. Orders than can be fully or partly fulfilled from our stock will usually ship within 3 business days. You can also inquire about inventory with your local Atlas Cables dealer. 

Custom orders and lengths that are not currently in stock will be made to order in Scotland and drop-shipped to your door. These typically ship within a week and arrive to their North American destination within 2 weeks.

Note: Fulfillment times for custom may currently be longer due to the COVID pandemic. Please contact us for an estimate if your order is time-sensitive.