Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.
Richard Cesari compares building a USB cable to following a recipe. You can choose the finest ingredients for a USB cable and still get it wrong, he says, while the right combination gives excellent results.
The Esprit L'Esprit USB Audio Cable is a USB-A to USB-B cable from Esprit's L'Esprit range. Each L'Esprit USB cable is made by hand in Confolens, in France's Charente region, in 1, 1.5 and 3 m.
Thirty years in one range
Esprit reserves its most ambitious language for the L'Esprit USB 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 USB 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 USB cable is where that research lives in full.
Made by hand in Confolens
Esprit's team designs and assembles the L'Esprit USB cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, Charente. Richard Cesari insists that assembly counts as much as materials, so each L'Esprit USB cable is checked at every stage of the work. The first complete check of the L'Esprit USB 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 USB 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 USB cable is where Esprit pursues it furthest.
For Esprit, a cable such as the L'Esprit USB 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 USB cable is held to. Esprit notes that phono, line-level, digital and mains links each face different constraints, so the protection of the L'Esprit USB cable is adapted to its use.
Choosing your USB cable
The L'Esprit USB cable is level 9 of 9, the summit of the catalog above Gaia. The L'Esprit USB cable comes in 1, 1.5 and 3 m lengths. If you would like a second opinion on the L'Esprit USB cable for your system, we're happy to talk it through. The full Esprit collection shows the L'Esprit USB cable alongside the rest of the family.
Specifications
| Range |
L'Esprit, Generation 10 (GenX), level 9 of 9 |
| Type |
USB A to B Audio Cable |
| Sold as |
Single cable |
| Lengths |
1 m (3.3 ft), 1.5 m (4.9 ft), 3 m (9.8 ft) |
| Connection |
USB-A to USB-B |
| Made in |
Confolens, France, assembled entirely by hand |
Questions
What do we know about the construction of the L'Esprit USB cable?
The L'Esprit USB cable is a USB-A to USB-B cable at the top of Esprit's range. Esprit publishes few construction details for the L'Esprit USB cable, so we list only what we can confirm and will gladly pass any question about the L'Esprit USB cable on to Esprit.
What is the L'Esprit USB cable used for?
The L'Esprit USB cable connects a computer, streamer or server with a USB-A port to a DAC with a USB-B input. The L'Esprit USB cable comes in 1, 1.5 and 3 m, so choose the length that reaches without strain.
Why are there so few construction details for the L'Esprit USB cable?
Esprit publishes only a short technical description of the L'Esprit USB 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 USB cable, we will gladly pass your question on to Esprit.
What does the L'Esprit USB cable cost?
The L'Esprit USB cable is $19,999 for 1 m, $21,999 for 1.5 m and $26,999 for 3 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the L'Esprit USB cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.
Where is the L'Esprit USB cable made, and when will it ship?
Esprit builds every L'Esprit USB cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The L'Esprit USB 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.
