Wadax Atlantis TRANSPORT

To have a full control of data readout, a proprietary optical mechanism have been designed. It's name is Thor and its the most elaborate and sophisticated optical pick-up mechanism ever designed. Thor was developed in over 15 months of intensive R&D, involving state-of-the-art FEA (Finite Element Analysis) simulation techniques. FEA can predict the multi-disciplinary behavior and minimize sensitivity to vibrations, electromagnetic emissions, mechanical stability and how they interact between each other. FEA is usually applied in the most sophisticated industrial designs, like airplane wings, Formula 1 cars, etc.

Some of the advantages are:

Atlantis Transport is the only top loading optical reader ever to incorporate a motorized vertical disc loader and facilitate disc manipulation. The moving block has 35mm of vertical displacement that runs its way in 2.5 seconds. 2 custom motors integrated into the Thor mechanism provide the mechanical engine for this.

Atlantis Transport reads the native content of the disc being played and delivers an unaltered bit-accurate audio stream. Regardless of the media type used.

In the case of SACD, to enjoy the pure, bit-perfect, native DSD stream of an SACD, an Atlantis DAC is required. For this, a custom Wadax Link connection is required (dual Ethernet cable) and the encrypted DSD stream is sent through it.

The power supply of Atlantis Transport has a key importance in final results. Two proprietary transformers designed specifically for the Transport is the entry door to a very special power supply design. Following the research done for the Atlantis DAC power supply, inherits its key concept of contant AC line monitoring to optimize power transfer and minimize noise at the output of the power supply.

Atlantis Transport is an extremely sophisticated player composed of 10 Wadax circuit boards, 5 motors, 2 large custom transformers, a proprietary optical mechanism, a super advanced software that manages all subsystems in the unit plus some unique features not found elsewhere in the industry.

A powerful processor manages all subsystems in Atlantis Transport and handles all different sensors mounted in the chassis. As a result of this resources, a set of advanced features have been developped to achieve the best possible out of an optical disc replay.

Wadax has developped its own cloud where all users can log in and update their Atlantis units to the latest versions, as well as some other advanced features.

All Atlantis products must remain connected to the Internet during playback. This is the only way to provide the top quality servicing expected from a reference grade product like the Atlantis series. Servicing, updates, IP remote control, etc.

As in all Atlantis products, the Transport can be fully integrated into any existing setup of any other brand. Industry standard RCA SPDIF and AES-EBU outputs are provided.

Atlantis Chassis design has required a further step of research as a result of the high-speed rotation of discs and resultant induced vibrations. FEA helped in this field and it was all merged with Ochoa y Diaz Llanos industrial design work, as has also been the case for the rest of the line.