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Generation X cable range
Esprit High End Audio launches Generation X cables
The new range is being positioned as a show debut for High End Vienna 2026. For dealers and visitors, it places the French cable maker’s latest platform alongside its loudspeaker demonstrations rather than as a standalone accessory update.
Georg S. Kuklick
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Esprit High End Audio will launch its Generation X cable range at High End Vienna 2026, presenting the new cable platform as part of its show presence in Vienna. The launch matters because it updates a core product category for the French specialist, whose public company material identifies its products as designed and hand-assembled in Confolens, Charente.
The Generation X range follows Esprit’s Generation 9 cable work and is described as a broad redesign rather than a cosmetic line extension. The changes cover the cable dielectric, connector construction and shielding approach, with the new range due to be shown in a system context at the event.
At the show, Esprit is listed in Hall X2, Booth E05, with a listening and display area of nearly 100 square meters. Its LISA loudspeakers are scheduled to be demonstrated in a reference system wired with Generation X cables.
Key specifications
Dielectric | Redesigned architecture intended to reduce microphonic effects |
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Connectors | Reengineered geometry and materials |
Connector materials | Gaia and L’Esprit models use pure silver pins; other connectors use pure copper with optimized silver plating |
Shielding | New shielding architecture for reinforced high-frequency filtering |
Show system | LISA loudspeakers demonstrated with Generation X cabling |
High End Vienna 2026 is scheduled for 4-7 June 2026 at ACV Vienna. Pricing, ordering availability and shipping timing for Generation X have not been stated in the admitted material.
Sources
- Hifi Pig - High End Vienna 2026 Preview – Esprit High End Audio
- Esprit High End Audio - Esprit High End Audio
- HIGH END Society - HIGH END Vienna 2026
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