Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.
Richard Cesari, who founded Esprit, thinks of a hi-fi system as a chain, and a Ethernet cable is one of its links. A beautiful source and a fine amplifier can still lose the essential, he says, if the signal is harmed on its way through a Ethernet cable.
The Esprit Gaia Audiophile Ethernet Cable is an RJ45 network cable from Esprit's Gaia range. The Gaia Ethernet cable is assembled by hand at Esprit's workshop in Confolens, in 1.2, 2.2 and 3.2 m.
Heritage
Esprit calls Gaia the culmination of the technologies it has developed, its most advanced architectures at their highest maturity, and the Gaia Ethernet cable is made in that spirit. Conductor density in the range is very high, built from pure copper strands of differentiated sections and, on some links, solid silver, and the Gaia Ethernet cable draws on that work. Esprit describes the shielding of the Gaia Ethernet cable as exceptional, with filtering intended to keep only its beneficial properties. Esprit places the Gaia Ethernet cable just before the final step in its catalog, L'Esprit.
By hand, in Charente
In Confolens, Charente, the Gaia Ethernet 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 Gaia Ethernet cable and keep each one consistent. Each Gaia Ethernet 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 Gaia Ethernet cable is made at its pace.
What you hear
Esprit speaks of extreme transparency, a three-dimensional stage and impressive stability from the Gaia Ethernet cable. Its own summary of the Gaia sound is the finesse of the studio joined to the organic intensity of live music, an aim the Gaia Ethernet cable is built to serve.
Telegärtner RJ45 connectors terminate the Gaia Ethernet cable. Its shielding is specified as multilayer shielded silver-plated pure copper on air plus double ferrite plus Nomex plus french braided, in line with Esprit's view that a Gaia Ethernet cable is shielded according to the sensitivity of its signal. For Esprit, a cable such as the Gaia Ethernet cable should simply let the system express what it can do.
Finding your place in the range
The Gaia Ethernet cable is level 8 of Esprit's nine, above Eureka and below L'Esprit. The Gaia Ethernet cable comes in 1.2, 2.2 and 3.2 m lengths. We're always glad to help you choose, so write to us about the Gaia Ethernet cable at any time. You can see the Gaia Ethernet cable beside the other Esprit ranges in our Esprit collection.
Specifications
| Range |
Gaia, Generation 10 (GenX), level 8 of 9 |
| Type |
Ethernet Cable (RJ45) |
| Sold as |
Single cable |
| Lengths |
1.2 m (3.9 ft), 2.2 m (7.2 ft), 3.2 m (10.5 ft) |
| Connection |
RJ45 |
| Connectors |
Telegärtner RJ45 connectors |
| Shielding |
Multilayer shielded silver-plated pure copper on air + Double ferrite + Nomex + French Braided |
| Made in |
Confolens, France, assembled entirely by hand |
Questions
How does the Gaia Ethernet cable differ from the Eureka Ethernet cable?
The Gaia Ethernet cable sits one level above the Eureka Ethernet cable. Compared with the Eureka Ethernet cable, the Gaia Ethernet cable uses shielding specified as multilayer shielded silver-plated pure copper on air plus double ferrite plus Nomex plus french braided.
How is the Gaia Ethernet cable shielded?
The Gaia Ethernet cable is specified as multilayer shielded silver-plated pure copper on air plus double ferrite plus Nomex plus french braided, with Telegärtner RJ45 connectors. Esprit does not shield every cable the same way, and it studied the Gaia Ethernet cable according to its signal and how sensitive that signal is to interference.
Where does the Gaia Ethernet cable go in a network audio system?
The Gaia Ethernet cable is an RJ45 network cable for the link into your streamer or network player, typically from a router or switch. The Gaia Ethernet cable comes in 1.2, 2.2 and 3.2 m, so measure the run and choose the length that fits.
What does the Gaia Ethernet cable cost?
The Gaia Ethernet cable is $8,999 for 1.2 m, $11,999 for 2.2 m and $14,999 for 3.2 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the Gaia Ethernet cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.
Where is the Gaia Ethernet cable made, and when will it ship?
Esprit builds every Gaia Ethernet cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Gaia Ethernet 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.
