{"product_id":"esprit-aura-aes-ebu-digital-cable","title":"Esprit Aura AES\/EBU Digital Cable – Handmade in France","description":"\u003cp\u003eEsprit 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eEsprit Aura AES\/EBU Digital Cable\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe idea\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBy hand, in Charente\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe sound, in Esprit's words\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFinding your place in the range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/esprit\"\u003eEsprit collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRange\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAura, Generation 10 (GenX), level 5 of 9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAES\/EBU 110 Ohm Digital Cable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSold as\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle cable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLengths\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 m (3.3 ft), 1.5 m (4.9 ft)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConnection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXLR (AES\/EBU)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConnectors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEsprit Eh 100 connectors: pure copper body and center pin with 10-micron silver plating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImpedance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e110 ohm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGeometry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTriax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInsulation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolyamide imide insulation thermal class 200°\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 micron copper\/silver multilayer plating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfolens, France, assembled entirely by hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow does the Lumina AES\/EBU cable compare with the Aura AES\/EBU cable?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich connectors does the Aura AES\/EBU cable use?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the Aura AES\/EBU cable used for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the Aura AES\/EBU cable cost?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the Aura AES\/EBU cable made, and when will it ship?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom our boutique to your listening room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiFi Boutique is an authorized Esprit dealer. Delivery is free anywhere in the USA, and sales tax is included in the price. 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