With the addition of the air insulators and partial shielding, the Beta line of cables achieves exceptional sound reproduction quality, offering a purity and stability of the music signal that is unmatched even by many high-end audiophile models. The Beta is still very affordable, but the details of its presentation and the quality of its components really take it to a higher level, especially when listening to it, which is why it is becoming so popular. They are the ideal connections for affordable systems, making sure you make the right choice.
Esprit Beta cables are particularly carefully designed, with an electrically symmetrical structure of 720 strands of pure 6N copper (this number defines the degree of oxidation, so here a purity at 99.9999% ). The RCA cable has a diameter of 0.08 mm, the XLR cable 0.19 mm and the loudspeaker cable 0.37 mm. Protected in an asymmetrical dielectric sheath, the conductor of this G9 generation benefits from a new assembly of insulators, as well as a shield that is no longer floating as on the G8 products, but connected on both sides while being reduced compared to the previous generation. This partial shielding provides protection against waves, keeping interference and noise to a minimum. The bandwidth, rhythmic tracking and sound concentration are thus increased, while the unshielded part maintains greater flexibility and naturalness. The result is simply the best of both worlds, with an even better balance than before.
Focusing on ten types of cable, from mains connections to jumper cables, Esprit’s initial ranges are limited to just a few models. The manufacturer doesn’t feel it has much to offer on certain entry-level cables, as the savings required to reach certain price points result in insufficient musical quality, in its view. This is why the Beta range currently comprises just four products, RCA, RCA phono, XLR and HP, as tests on mains or RJ45 cables, for example, were not deemed conclusive enough to offer these products to consumers.
In the Beta range, only the XLR cable already has a twisted dielectric – a technique widely used for the higher ranges – with a silver-plated phosphor bronze female plug and a silver-plated pure copper male plug. The RCA cable benefits from connectors developed exclusively for Esprit, with the EH50rca fitted to the first three ranges, up to and including Kappa products. It features a pure copper central pin and a brass body, plated with four copper-silver layers totalling five microns, while the loudspeaker links benefit from banana plugs or forks with a multilayer copper-silver plating of 20 microns.
In the Box:
- Interconnect cable 2xlr-2xlr;
- Manual.
