Esprit Eureka S/PDIF Coaxial Cable – Handmade in France

Richard Cesari says the assembly of an S/PDIF cable counts as much as its materials. You can have the finest conductors in the world, he says, but if an S/PDIF cable is assembled approximately, you lose everything.

The Esprit Eureka S/PDIF Coaxial Digital Cable is a coaxial digital cable from Esprit's Eureka range. Esprit hand-builds the Eureka S/PDIF cable in Confolens, Charente, in 1 and 1.5 m and in 50 or 75 ohm.

The idea

Esprit sees Eureka as a decisive step, the range in which advanced filtering and stabilization reach every link, the Eureka S/PDIF cable included. Its description of the range mentions very high conductor density, dielectrics chosen to suit each application, and air and Nomex insulation, the framework in which the Eureka S/PDIF cable is built. Eh 200 connectors complete the Eureka S/PDIF cable. Richard Cesari has been making cables since 1996, and the Eureka S/PDIF cable carries three decades of that work.

Made in Confolens

Esprit's team designs and assembles the Eureka S/PDIF cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, Charente. Richard Cesari insists that assembly counts as much as materials, so each Eureka S/PDIF cable is checked at every stage of the work. The first complete check of the Eureka S/PDIF cable is made by the person who built it, and nothing moves on until it has been validated.

Listening

Esprit promises exceptional silence in operation from the Eureka S/PDIF cable, with greater separation between the planes of the stage, remarkable precision and a rarely reached realism.

Its connectors are Esprit's own Eh 200 type, built around a pure copper body and center pin with 20-micron silver plating, because Esprit designs a connector on the Eureka S/PDIF cable as an extension of the conductor itself. Inside, the Eureka S/PDIF cable uses a pure copper and pure silver star-quad construction, insulated in polyamide imide rated to thermal class 200°. Esprit specifies the shielding of the Eureka S/PDIF cable as multilayer full shielding, non-floating progressive shielding. Its conductors are pure silver and pure copper, a choice Esprit makes in the Eureka S/PDIF cable for conductivity rather than for show.

Where it fits

The Eureka S/PDIF cable is level 7 of Esprit's nine, above Lumina and below Gaia. Order the Eureka 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 Eureka S/PDIF cable. To compare the Eureka S/PDIF cable with its neighbors, browse our Esprit collection.

Specifications

Questions

How does the Eureka S/PDIF cable differ from the Lumina S/PDIF cable?

The Eureka S/PDIF cable sits one level above the Lumina S/PDIF cable. Compared with the Lumina S/PDIF cable, the Eureka S/PDIF cable uses a pure copper and pure silver star-quad geometry.

Which connectors does the Eureka S/PDIF cable use?

The Eureka S/PDIF cable uses Esprit Eh 200 connectors, which have a pure copper body and center pin with 20-micron silver plating. Esprit has developed several connector generations so that each range, the Eureka S/PDIF cable included, has an interface matched to it.

Should I choose 50 or 75 ohm for the Eureka S/PDIF cable?

Choose the impedance your equipment specifies for that connection; the Eureka 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 Eureka S/PDIF cable.

What does the Eureka S/PDIF cable cost?

The Eureka S/PDIF cable is $5,499 for 1 m and $6,899 for 1.5 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the Eureka S/PDIF cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.

Where is the Eureka S/PDIF cable made, and when will it ship?

Esprit builds every Eureka S/PDIF cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Eureka 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.