Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.
Esprit asks an AES/EBU cable neither to color the sound nor to compensate for anything. In the company's view, an AES/EBU cable should be as transparent as possible, so that the system's own qualities can come through.
The Esprit Aura AES/EBU Digital Cable is a 110 ohm digital cable from Esprit's Aura range. The Aura AES/EBU cable is assembled by hand at Esprit's workshop in Confolens, in 1 and 1.5 m.
The idea
Esprit calls Aura a decisive advance, a range of more sophisticated architectures conceived for high-end systems, and the Aura AES/EBU cable is drawn from it. At this level Esprit reinforces conductor density again, part of the groundwork of the Aura AES/EBU cable. Aura sits at the center of Esprit's nine ranges, the point where the Aura AES/EBU cable begins to reach toward the most resolving systems. Richard Cesari has been making cables since 1996, and the Aura AES/EBU cable carries three decades of that work.
By hand, in Charente
In Confolens, Charente, the Aura AES/EBU cable is made the way Esprit has always worked, entirely by hand. Esprit says this hand method lets it control every step of making the Aura AES/EBU cable and keep each one consistent. Each Aura AES/EBU cable then passes two complete inspections, one by its assembler and one at final packing, before it leaves the workshop. It is unhurried work, and the Aura AES/EBU cable is made at its pace.
The sound, in Esprit's words
In Esprit's words, the Aura AES/EBU cable makes a system quieter, more stable and more immersive, bringing out micro-information, deepening the stage and giving dynamics more freedom.
Its connectors are Esprit's own Eh 100 type, built around a pure copper body and center pin with 10-micron silver plating, because Esprit designs a connector on the Aura AES/EBU cable as an extension of the conductor itself. Inside, the Aura AES/EBU cable uses a triax construction, insulated in polyamide imide rated to thermal class 200°. For Esprit, a cable such as the Aura AES/EBU cable should simply let the system express what it can do.
Finding your place in the range
The Aura AES/EBU cable is level 5 of Esprit's nine, above Eterna and below Lumina. The Aura AES/EBU cable is a 110 ohm cable with XLR connectors, offered in 1 and 1.5 m. We're always glad to help you choose, so write to us about the Aura AES/EBU cable at any time. You can see the Aura AES/EBU cable beside the other Esprit ranges in our Esprit collection.
Specifications
| Range |
Aura, Generation 10 (GenX), level 5 of 9 |
| Type |
AES/EBU 110 Ohm Digital Cable |
| Sold as |
Single cable |
| Lengths |
1 m (3.3 ft), 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Connection |
XLR (AES/EBU) |
| Connectors |
Esprit Eh 100 connectors: pure copper body and center pin with 10-micron silver plating |
| Impedance |
110 ohm |
| Geometry |
Triax |
| Insulation |
Polyamide imide insulation thermal class 200° |
| Plating |
10 micron copper/silver multilayer plating |
| Made in |
Confolens, France, assembled entirely by hand |
Questions
How does the Lumina AES/EBU cable compare with the Aura AES/EBU cable?
The Lumina AES/EBU cable is the next level up from the Aura AES/EBU cable. Where it differs from the Aura AES/EBU cable, the Lumina AES/EBU cable uses Eh 200 connectors in place of Eh 100 and a five core shielded geometry.
Which connectors does the Aura AES/EBU cable use?
The Aura AES/EBU cable uses Esprit Eh 100 connectors, which have a pure copper body and center pin with 10-micron silver plating. Esprit has developed several connector generations so that each range, the Aura AES/EBU cable included, has an interface matched to it.
What is the Aura AES/EBU cable used for?
The Aura AES/EBU cable carries an AES/EBU digital signal between components with XLR digital sockets, such as a transport or streamer and a DAC. The Aura AES/EBU cable is a 110 ohm cable, the impedance Esprit specifies for this link.
What does the Aura AES/EBU cable cost?
The Aura AES/EBU cable is $2,599 for 1 m and $3,299 for 1.5 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the Aura AES/EBU cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.
Where is the Aura AES/EBU cable made, and when will it ship?
Esprit builds every Aura AES/EBU cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Aura AES/EBU cable usually ships in about 2 weeks, with free delivery anywhere in the USA and sales tax included in the price.
From our boutique to your listening room
HiFi Boutique is an authorized Esprit dealer. Delivery is free anywhere in the USA, and sales tax is included in the price. Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.
