Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.
The story behind every Esprit S/PDIF cable begins in 1996. That year Richard Cesari, a lifelong lover of music and hi-fi, began making cables, the work that leads to this S/PDIF cable.
The Esprit Gaia S/PDIF Coaxial Digital Cable is a coaxial digital cable from Esprit's Gaia range. The Gaia S/PDIF cable is assembled by hand at Esprit's workshop in Confolens, in 1 and 1.5 m and in 50 or 75 ohm.
Heritage
Esprit calls Gaia the culmination of the technologies it has developed, its most advanced architectures at their highest maturity, and the Gaia S/PDIF 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 S/PDIF cable draws on that work. Esprit describes the shielding of the Gaia S/PDIF cable as exceptional, with filtering intended to keep only its beneficial properties.
By hand, in Charente
In Confolens, Charente, the Gaia S/PDIF 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 S/PDIF cable and keep each one consistent. Each Gaia S/PDIF 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 S/PDIF cable is made at its pace.
What you hear
Esprit speaks of extreme transparency, a three-dimensional stage and impressive stability from the Gaia S/PDIF 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 S/PDIF cable is built to serve.
Its connectors are Esprit's own Eh Ag type, built around a pure copper body with a solid silver center pin and 20-micron silver plating, because Esprit designs a connector on the Gaia S/PDIF cable as an extension of the conductor itself. Inside, the Gaia S/PDIF cable uses a pure silver star-quad construction. Esprit specifies the shielding of the Gaia S/PDIF cable as multilayer full shielding, non-floating progressive shielding. Its conductors are pure silver, a choice Esprit makes in the Gaia S/PDIF cable for conductivity rather than for show.
Finding your place in the range
The Gaia S/PDIF cable is level 8 of Esprit's nine, above Eureka and below L'Esprit. Order the Gaia S/PDIF cable in 50 or 75 ohm, whichever your equipment specifies, and in 1 and 1.5 m. We're always glad to help you choose, so write to us about the Gaia S/PDIF cable at any time. You can see the Gaia S/PDIF cable beside the other Esprit ranges in our Esprit collection.
Specifications
| Range |
Gaia, Generation 10 (GenX), level 8 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 Ag connectors: pure copper body with a solid silver center pin and 20-micron silver plating |
| Impedance |
50 ohm or 75 ohm |
| Geometry |
Pure silver star-quad |
| Conductors |
Pure silver |
| Shielding |
Multilayer full shielding, non-floating progressive shielding |
| Plating |
20 micron copper/silver multilayer plating + center pin in pure silver |
| Made in |
Confolens, France, assembled entirely by hand |
Questions
How does the Gaia S/PDIF cable differ from the Eureka S/PDIF cable?
The Gaia S/PDIF cable sits one level above the Eureka S/PDIF cable. Compared with the Eureka S/PDIF cable, the Gaia S/PDIF cable uses Eh Ag connectors in place of Eh 200, a pure silver star-quad geometry and pure silver conductors.
Which connectors does the Gaia S/PDIF cable use?
The Gaia S/PDIF cable uses Esprit Eh Ag connectors, which have a pure copper body with a solid silver center pin and 20-micron silver plating. Esprit has developed several connector generations so that each range, the Gaia S/PDIF cable included, has an interface matched to it.
Should I choose 50 or 75 ohm for the Gaia S/PDIF cable?
Choose the impedance your equipment specifies for that connection; the Gaia 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 Gaia S/PDIF cable.
What does the Gaia S/PDIF cable cost?
The Gaia S/PDIF cable is $7,599 for 1 m and $9,499 for 1.5 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the Gaia S/PDIF cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.
Where is the Gaia S/PDIF cable made, and when will it ship?
Esprit builds every Gaia S/PDIF cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Gaia 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.
