Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.
Esprit asks an S/PDIF cable neither to color the sound nor to compensate for anything. In the company's view, an S/PDIF cable should be as transparent as possible, so that the system's own qualities can come through.
The Esprit Eterna S/PDIF Coaxial Digital Cable is a coaxial digital cable from Esprit's Eterna range. Esprit hand-builds the Eterna S/PDIF cable in Confolens, Charente, in 1 and 1.5 m and in 50 or 75 ohm.
A reference since 1999
The Eterna name has been an Esprit reference since 1999, and the Eterna S/PDIF cable belongs to its tenth generation. Esprit calls this generation a turning point in its range, and the Eterna S/PDIF cable is part of the step it describes. Esprit describes Eterna links as built on reinforced conductor density and optimized dielectrics, often with air insulation and more evolved shielding, the brief behind the Eterna S/PDIF cable.
Made in Confolens
Esprit's team designs and assembles the Eterna S/PDIF cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, Charente. Richard Cesari insists that assembly counts as much as materials, so each Eterna S/PDIF cable is checked at every stage of the work. The first complete check of the Eterna S/PDIF cable is made by the person who built it, and nothing moves on until it has been validated.
What you hear
Esprit hears a clear gain in silence, image depth and precision at the Eterna level, and it describes the Eterna S/PDIF cable as more open, more nuanced and more immersive.
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 Eterna S/PDIF cable as an extension of the conductor itself. Inside, the Eterna S/PDIF cable uses a twinax construction, insulated in polyamide imide rated to thermal class 200°. Esprit specifies the shielding of the Eterna S/PDIF cable as triple fully shielded. For Esprit, a cable such as the Eterna S/PDIF cable should simply let the system express what it can do.
Where it fits
The Eterna S/PDIF cable is level 4 of Esprit's nine, above Celesta and below Aura. Order the Eterna S/PDIF cable in 50 or 75 ohm, whichever your equipment specifies, and in 1 and 1.5 m. Tell us about your components and we'll gladly help you settle on the right Eterna S/PDIF cable. To compare the Eterna S/PDIF cable with its neighbors, browse our Esprit collection.
Specifications
| Range |
Eterna, Generation 10 (GenX), level 4 of 9 |
| Type |
S/PDIF Coaxial Digital Cable |
| Sold as |
Single cable |
| Lengths |
1 m (3.3 ft), 1.5 m (4.9 ft) |
| Connection |
Coaxial S/PDIF |
| Connectors |
Esprit Eh 100 connectors: pure copper body and center pin with 10-micron silver plating |
| Impedance |
50 ohm or 75 ohm |
| Geometry |
Twinax |
| Insulation |
Polyamide imide insulation thermal class 200° |
| Shielding |
Triple fully shielded |
| Plating |
10 micron copper/silver multilayer plating |
| Made in |
Confolens, France, assembled entirely by hand |
Questions
How does the Eterna S/PDIF cable differ from the Celesta S/PDIF cable?
The Eterna S/PDIF cable sits one level above the Celesta S/PDIF cable. Compared with the Celesta S/PDIF cable, the Eterna S/PDIF cable uses Eh 100 connectors in place of Eh 50 and shielding specified as triple fully shielded.
Which connectors does the Eterna S/PDIF cable use?
The Eterna S/PDIF 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 Eterna S/PDIF cable included, has an interface matched to it.
Should I choose 50 or 75 ohm for the Eterna S/PDIF cable?
Choose the impedance your equipment specifies for that connection; the Eterna S/PDIF cable is made in both 50 and 75 ohm versions. If the manuals are unclear, send us the model names and we will help you check before you order the Eterna S/PDIF cable.
What does the Eterna S/PDIF cable cost?
The Eterna S/PDIF cable is $1,199 for 1 m and $1,499 for 1.5 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the Eterna S/PDIF cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.
Where is the Eterna S/PDIF cable made, and when will it ship?
Esprit builds every Eterna S/PDIF cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Eterna S/PDIF 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.
