Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.
Esprit asks a USB cable neither to color the sound nor to compensate for anything. In the company's view, a USB cable should be as transparent as possible, so that the system's own qualities can come through.
The Esprit Aura USB Audio Cable is a USB-A to USB-B cable from Esprit's Aura range. The Aura USB cable is assembled by hand at Esprit's workshop in Confolens, in 1, 1.5 and 3 m.
The idea
Esprit calls Aura a decisive advance, a range of more sophisticated architectures conceived for high-end systems, and the Aura USB cable is drawn from it. At this level Esprit reinforces conductor density again, part of the groundwork of the Aura USB cable. Aura sits at the center of Esprit's nine ranges, the point where the Aura USB cable begins to reach toward the most resolving systems. Richard Cesari has been making cables since 1996, and the Aura USB cable carries three decades of that work.
By hand, in Charente
In Confolens, Charente, the Aura USB 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 USB cable and keep each one consistent. Each Aura USB 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 USB cable is made at its pace.
The sound, in Esprit's words
In Esprit's words, the Aura USB cable makes a system quieter, more stable and more immersive, bringing out micro-information, deepening the stage and giving dynamics more freedom.
The Aura USB cable separates its paths: data: 90-ohm pure silver twinax; power: star quad. Conductors in the Aura USB cable are pure silver, insulated in PET / high-temperature polyvinyl chloride (PVC). Esprit describes the shield of the Aura USB cable as non-floating, fully shielded, second order filtering. For Esprit, a cable such as the Aura USB cable should simply let the system express what it can do. A well-designed cable cannot be heard, Richard Cesari says, and that is the standard the Aura USB cable is held to.
Finding your place in the range
The Aura USB cable is level 5 of Esprit's nine, above Eterna and below Lumina. The Aura USB cable comes in 1, 1.5 and 3 m lengths. We're always glad to help you choose, so write to us about the Aura USB cable at any time. You can see the Aura USB cable beside the other Esprit ranges in our Esprit collection.
Specifications
| Range |
Aura, Generation 10 (GenX), level 5 of 9 |
| Type |
USB A to B Audio Cable |
| Sold as |
Single cable |
| Lengths |
1 m (3.3 ft), 1.5 m (4.9 ft), 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Connection |
USB-A to USB-B |
| Geometry |
Data: 90-ohm pure silver twinax; power: star quad |
| Conductors |
Pure silver |
| Insulation |
PET / High-Temperature polyvinyl chloride (PVC) |
| Shielding |
Non-floating, fully shielded, second order filtering |
| Made in |
Confolens, France, assembled entirely by hand |
Questions
How does the Aura USB cable differ from the Eterna USB cable?
The Aura USB cable sits one level above the Eterna USB cable. Compared with the Eterna USB cable, the Aura USB cable uses a data: 90-ohm pure silver twinax; power: star quad geometry, pure silver conductors and shielding specified as non-floating, fully shielded, second order filtering.
How does the Lumina USB cable compare with the Aura USB cable?
The Lumina USB cable is the next level up from the Aura USB cable. Where it differs from the Aura USB cable, the Lumina USB cable uses a data: 90-ohm on air pure silver twinax; power: star quad geometry.
How is the Aura USB cable built?
The Aura USB cable keeps its paths separate: data: 90-ohm pure silver twinax; power: star quad. Its shield is specified as non-floating, fully shielded, second order filtering, and the Aura USB cable is terminated USB-A to USB-B.
What is the Aura USB cable used for?
The Aura USB cable connects a computer, streamer or server with a USB-A port to a DAC with a USB-B input. The Aura USB cable comes in 1, 1.5 and 3 m, so choose the length that reaches without strain.
What does the Aura USB cable cost?
The Aura USB cable is $2,299 for 1 m, $2,499 for 1.5 m and $2,999 for 3 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the Aura USB cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.
Where is the Aura USB cable made, and when will it ship?
Esprit builds every Aura USB cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Aura USB 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.
