Esprit L'Esprit Master Clock Cable – Handmade in France

A new Esprit clock cable begins with patience. Richard Cesari describes the work as testing, listening and starting again, because changing one detail in a clock cable moves the whole balance.

The Esprit L'Esprit Master Clock Cable is a BNC cable for master clock links from Esprit's L'Esprit range. Each L'Esprit clock cable is made by hand in Confolens, in France's Charente region, in 1 and 1.5 m and in 50 or 75 ohm.

Thirty years in one range

Esprit reserves its most ambitious language for the L'Esprit clock cable, calling the range the supreme incarnation of musical emotion, the one that carries the soul closest to the absolute. Thirty years of experience, research, tuning and listening tests culminate in L'Esprit, and the company says the L'Esprit clock cable concentrates every one of its developments. Every improvement in the other Esprit ranges begins with the research done for L'Esprit, which the brand calls both the source and the synthesis of its work, and the L'Esprit clock cable is where that research lives in full.

Made by hand in Confolens

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

The sound, in Esprit's words

Esprit speaks of the L'Esprit clock cable in terms of emotion rather than measurement, describing each note as a pure moment of ever-renewed musicality. For Richard Cesari, the goal of all this work comes down to one word, music, and the L'Esprit clock cable is where Esprit pursues it furthest.

The L'Esprit clock cable uses Esprit's own Eh Ag connectors, fitted to BNC, since Esprit designs a connector as an extension of the conductor itself. For Esprit, a cable such as the L'Esprit clock cable should simply let the system express what it can do. A well-designed cable cannot be heard, Richard Cesari says, and that is the standard the L'Esprit clock cable is held to.

Choosing your clock cable

The L'Esprit clock cable is level 9 of 9, the summit of the catalog above Gaia. Order the L'Esprit clock cable in 50 or 75 ohm, whichever your equipment specifies, and in 1 and 1.5 m. The full Esprit collection shows the L'Esprit clock cable alongside the rest of the family.

Specifications

Questions

Which connectors does the L'Esprit clock cable use?

The L'Esprit clock cable uses Esprit Eh Ag connectors with BNC. Esprit has developed several connector generations so that each range, the L'Esprit clock cable included, has an interface matched to it.

Should I choose 50 or 75 ohm for the L'Esprit clock cable?

Choose the impedance your equipment specifies for that connection; the L'Esprit clock 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 L'Esprit clock cable.

Why are there so few construction details for the L'Esprit clock cable?

Esprit publishes only a short technical description of the L'Esprit clock cable, and we list only what we can confirm from Esprit's own documents. If you would like to know more about the L'Esprit clock cable, we will gladly pass your question on to Esprit.

What does the L'Esprit clock cable cost?

The L'Esprit clock cable is $17,999 for 1 m and $21,999 for 1.5 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the L'Esprit clock cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.

Where is the L'Esprit clock cable made, and when will it ship?

Esprit builds every L'Esprit clock cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The L'Esprit clock 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.