This cable, produced with 8N high purity copper, was a limited edition with only 300 audiophile sets produced. Acrolink produced the Esoteric cables and it was sold under either brand name. This one is labeled on the RCA plugs and on the cable cover as Acrolink
I originally received this cable when I purchased a previously owned Origin Live Enterprise C tonearm with a DIN connection. When the arm was upgraded at the factory a continuous cable was installed so this cable is now available. No original packaging.
This cable was the overall winner of one of MF’s phono-cable shoot-outs. Mikey wrote that the 8N LE Reference was “ultraclean, yet precise and extended on top,” with a “rich, smooth, and coherent” midrange. “The Esoteric’s ideal balance of attack, sustain, and decay produced a vivid, three-dimensional picture that was tonally and physically inviting,” STEREOPHILE
Original Cost $2600.00 Asking $800.00
