{"product_id":"esprit-lumina-aes-ebu-digital-cable","title":"Esprit Lumina AES\/EBU Digital Cable – Handmade in France","description":"\u003cp\u003eRichard Cesari often reminds listeners that the signal in an AES\/EBU cable is fragile. Wi-Fi, phones and power supplies can all disturb it, and in a resolving system, he says, such details around an AES\/EBU cable become enormous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eEsprit Lumina AES\/EBU Digital Cable\u003c\/strong\u003e is a 110 ohm digital cable from Esprit's Lumina range. Each Lumina AES\/EBU cable is made by hand in Confolens, in France's Charente region, in 1 and 1.5 m.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHeritage\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit describes Lumina as an uncompromising range, designed to reach a higher level of realism and musical coherence, and the Lumina AES\/EBU cable shares that brief. Esprit's Eh 200 connectors, with their thick multilayer plating, finish the Lumina AES\/EBU cable. In the company's words, every Lumina link benefits from an advanced design, and the Lumina AES\/EBU cable is one of those links. Richard Cesari has been making cables since 1996, and the Lumina AES\/EBU cable carries three decades of that work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade by hand in Confolens\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit's team designs and assembles the Lumina AES\/EBU cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, Charente. Richard Cesari insists that assembly counts as much as materials, so each Lumina AES\/EBU cable is checked at every stage of the work. The first complete check of the Lumina AES\/EBU cable is made by the person who built it, and nothing moves on until it has been validated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it sounds\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit describes the sound of the Lumina AES\/EBU cable as more fluid, dynamic and balanced, with a more stable stage, remarkable articulation and a transparency that reveals the slightest nuance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts connectors are Esprit's own Eh 200 type, built around a pure copper body and center pin with 20-micron silver plating, because Esprit designs a connector on the Lumina AES\/EBU cable as an extension of the conductor itself. Inside, the Lumina AES\/EBU cable uses a five core shielded construction, insulated in polyamide imide rated to thermal class 200°. Esprit specifies the shielding of the Lumina AES\/EBU cable as multilayer full shielding, non-floating progressive shielding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eChoosing your AES\/EBU cable\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lumina AES\/EBU cable is level 6 of Esprit's nine, above Aura and below Eureka. The Lumina AES\/EBU cable is a 110 ohm cable with XLR connectors, offered in 1 and 1.5 m. If you would like a second opinion on the Lumina AES\/EBU cable for your system, we're happy to talk it through. The full \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/esprit\"\u003eEsprit collection\u003c\/a\u003e shows the Lumina AES\/EBU cable alongside the rest of the family.\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\u003eLumina, Generation 10 (GenX), level 6 of 9\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAES\/EBU 110 Ohm Digital 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)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConnection\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eXLR (AES\/EBU)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eConnectors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEsprit Eh 200 connectors: pure copper body and center pin with 20-micron silver plating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImpedance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e110 ohm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGeometry\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFive core shielded\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eInsulation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolyamide imide insulation thermal class 200°\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShielding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMultilayer full shielding, non-floating progressive shielding\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePlating\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 micron copper\/silver multilayer plating\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 Lumina AES\/EBU cable differ from the Aura AES\/EBU cable?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lumina AES\/EBU cable sits one level above the Aura AES\/EBU cable. Compared with the Aura AES\/EBU cable, the Lumina AES\/EBU cable uses Eh 200 connectors in place of Eh 100 and a five core shielded geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow does the Eureka AES\/EBU cable compare with the Lumina AES\/EBU cable?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Eureka AES\/EBU cable is the next level up from the Lumina AES\/EBU cable. Where it differs from the Lumina AES\/EBU cable, the Eureka AES\/EBU cable uses a five core shielded plus pure silver plus pure copper geometry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich connectors does the Lumina AES\/EBU cable use?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lumina AES\/EBU cable uses Esprit Eh 200 connectors, which have a pure copper body and center pin with 20-micron silver plating. Esprit has developed several connector generations so that each range, the Lumina AES\/EBU cable included, has an interface matched to it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is the Lumina AES\/EBU cable used for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lumina AES\/EBU cable carries an AES\/EBU digital signal between components with XLR digital sockets, such as a transport or streamer and a DAC. The Lumina AES\/EBU cable is a 110 ohm cable, the impedance Esprit specifies for this link.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat does the Lumina AES\/EBU cable cost?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Lumina AES\/EBU cable is $3,799 for 1 m and $4,799 for 1.5 m. Sales tax is included in the price of the Lumina AES\/EBU cable, and we deliver it free anywhere in the USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere is the Lumina AES\/EBU cable made, and when will it ship?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEsprit builds every Lumina AES\/EBU cable by hand in its workshop in Confolens, France. The Lumina AES\/EBU 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. Hand-built in France — usually ships in about 2 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Esprit","offers":[{"title":"1 m","offer_id":50771316867269,"sku":"ESP-LUM-AES-10","price":3799.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"1.5 m","offer_id":50771316900037,"sku":"ESP-LUM-AES-15","price":4799.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3643\/8469\/files\/esprit_IMG_0454.webp?v=1792615014","url":"https:\/\/www.hifiboutique.us\/products\/esprit-lumina-aes-ebu-digital-cable","provider":"HiFi Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}