Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.
Richard Cesari likes to say that a speaker jumpers is not a piece of jewelry. Esprit is not trying to impress the eye, and the goal is for the speaker jumpers to disappear once the music begins.
The Esprit Celesta Speaker Jumpers is a pair of bi-wire jumpers from Esprit's Celesta range. Each Celesta speaker jumpers is made by hand in Confolens, in France's Charente region. Like every current Esprit cable, the Celesta speaker jumpers belongs to Generation 10.
A step up
Celesta marks a clear step up in the Esprit hierarchy, and the Celesta speaker jumpers is built to make that step. Esprit's goal at this level is a quieter, more stable and more natural transmission, which the Celesta speaker jumpers shares with every Celesta link. Esprit's own description of Celesta speaks of clearer micro-information, and the Celesta speaker jumpers is where many listeners first meet that idea. Richard Cesari has been making cables since 1996, and the Celesta speaker jumpers carries three decades of that work.
Made by hand in Confolens
Esprit's team designs and assembles the Celesta speaker jumpers by hand in its workshop in Confolens, Charente. Richard Cesari insists that assembly counts as much as materials, so each Celesta speaker jumpers is checked at every stage of the work. The first complete check of the Celesta speaker jumpers is made by the person who built it, and nothing moves on until it has been validated.
Listening
Esprit describes Celesta's sound as refined, open and coherent, and it points to clearer micro-information and a more stable stage from the Celesta speaker jumpers.
A set of Celesta speaker jumpers links the two pairs of terminals on a bi-wire loudspeaker, so it can be driven by a single pair of speaker cables. The connectors of the Celesta speaker jumpers carry silver plating on pure copper, the material Esprit uses for its speaker connectors. Keeping the Celesta speaker jumpers in the same range as the speaker cables keeps one voice from amplifier to driver. For Esprit, a cable such as the Celesta speaker jumpers should simply let the system express what it can do.
Choosing your jumpers
The Celesta speaker jumpers is level 3 of Esprit's nine, above Beta and below Eterna. Choose the Celesta speaker jumpers if your loudspeakers have bi-wire terminals and you are running a single pair of Celesta speaker cables. The full Esprit collection shows the Celesta speaker jumpers alongside the rest of the family.
Specifications
| Range |
Celesta, Generation 10 (GenX), level 3 of 9 |
| Type |
Bi-Wire Speaker Jumpers |
| Sold as |
Pair |
| Connectors |
Esprit connectors |
| Dielectric polarization |
No |
| Shielding |
Unshielded |
| Plating |
Silver plating on pure copper |
| Made in |
Confolens, France, assembled entirely by hand |
Questions
Do I need the Celesta speaker jumpers?
You need the Celesta speaker jumpers only if your loudspeakers have bi-wire terminals and you run a single pair of speaker cables. The Celesta speaker jumpers takes the place of the bridging plates or wires supplied with many loudspeakers, so the whole path stays within the Celesta range.
Which speaker cable goes with the Celesta speaker jumpers?
The Celesta speaker jumpers is designed to pair with the Celesta speaker cable, so the signal stays in one Esprit range from amplifier to driver. You can also use the Celesta speaker jumpers with other speaker cables if your loudspeakers have bi-wire terminals.
What does the Celesta speaker jumpers cost?
The Celesta speaker jumpers is $399 per pair. Sales tax is included in the price of the Celesta speaker jumpers, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.
Where is the Celesta speaker jumpers made, and when will it ship?
Esprit builds every Celesta speaker jumpers by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Celesta speaker jumpers 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.
