{"product_id":"esprit-gaia-usb-audio-cable","title":"Esprit Gaia USB Audio Cable (A to B) – Handmade in France","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichard Cesari, who founded Esprit, thinks of a hi-fi system as a chain, and a USB 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 USB cable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eEsprit Gaia USB Audio Cable\u003c\/strong\u003e is a USB-A to USB-B cable from Esprit's Gaia range. The Gaia USB cable is assembled by hand at Esprit's workshop in Confolens, in 1, 1.5 and 3 m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHeritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit calls Gaia the culmination of the technologies it has developed, its most advanced architectures at their highest maturity, and the Gaia USB 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 USB cable draws on that work. Esprit describes the shielding of the Gaia USB cable as exceptional, with filtering intended to keep only its beneficial properties. Esprit places the Gaia USB cable just before the final step in its catalog, L'Esprit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBy hand, in Charente\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Confolens, Charente, the Gaia USB 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 USB cable and keep each one consistent. Each Gaia USB 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 USB cable is made at its pace.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you hear\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit speaks of extreme transparency, a three-dimensional stage and impressive stability from the Gaia USB 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 USB cable is built to serve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaia USB cable separates its paths: data: 90-ohm on air pure silver twinax; power: six core french braided. Conductors in the Gaia USB cable are pure silver, insulated in PET throughout. Esprit describes the shield of the Gaia USB cable as non-floating, fully shielded, second order filtering. For Esprit, a cable such as the Gaia USB cable should simply let the system express what it can do.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFinding your place in the range\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaia USB cable is level 8 of Esprit's nine, above Eureka and below L'Esprit. The Gaia USB cable comes in 1, 1.5 and 3 m lengths. We're always glad to help you choose, so write to us about the Gaia USB cable at any time. You can see the Gaia USB cable beside the other Esprit ranges in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/esprit\"\u003eEsprit collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRange\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGaia, Generation 10 (GenX), level 8 of 9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSB A to B Audio Cable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSold as\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSingle cable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLengths\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 m (3.3 ft), 1.5 m (4.9 ft), 3 m (9.8 ft)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConnection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUSB-A to USB-B\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGeometry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eData: 90-ohm on air pure silver twinax; power: six core French braided\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConductors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePure silver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInsulation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll PET\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShielding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNon-floating, fully shielded, second order filtering\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConfolens, France, assembled entirely by hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eQuestions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow does the Gaia USB cable differ from the Eureka USB cable?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaia USB cable sits one level above the Eureka USB cable. Compared with the Eureka USB cable, the Gaia USB cable uses a data: 90-ohm on air pure silver twinax; power: six core french braided geometry and all PET insulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow is the Gaia USB cable built?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaia USB cable keeps its paths separate: data: 90-ohm on air pure silver twinax; power: six core french braided. Its shield is specified as non-floating, fully shielded, second order filtering, and the Gaia USB cable is terminated USB-A to USB-B.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the Gaia USB cable used for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaia USB cable connects a computer, streamer or server with a USB-A port to a DAC with a USB-B input. The Gaia USB cable comes in 1, 1.5 and 3 m, so choose the length that reaches without strain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the Gaia USB cable cost?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Gaia USB cable is $8,599 for 1 m, $9,499 for 1.5 m and $11,499 for 3 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the Gaia USB cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the Gaia USB cable made, and when will it ship?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit builds every Gaia USB cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Gaia USB cable usually ships in about 2 weeks, with free delivery anywhere in the USA and sales tax included in the price.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrom our boutique to your listening room\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHiFi Boutique is an authorized Esprit dealer. Delivery is free anywhere in the USA, and sales tax is included in the price. 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