![]() ![]() I do think that Exposure might save a driver or two by more clearly specifying that the input in question bypasses the volume control but it is clearly explained in the manual. This amplification stage is partnered with a preamp that allows that you to attach a single analogue line in, a turntable with a moving magnet (or high output moving coil) cartridge and additionally use the XM5 with an existing AV system as there is a direct power amp input. Exposure’s quoted measurements for the XM5 at rated power are seriously good and if you’re after something that should achieve the much maligned concept of ‘transparency’, this is very good place to start looking. It’s something of an Exposure trademark and not something that is routinely encountered in rival designs at the price. The output stage includes Toshiba Bipolar output transistors and the circuit itself is a cascode design that breaks the amplification stage into two processes. In the case of the XM5, the components that this amp is made out of are also notable. What was once entirely common is now something of a rarity compared to Class D, rotary encoders and other new design practices. It may sound strange that the last amp we looked that combined these two design features was the Rega Brio. The purists reading this should be immediately delighted to know that this is generated by a Class A/B output stage and that volume is controlled by a conventional potentiometer with a start and stop point. The Exposure is an integrated amp and is built around a 60 watt amplifier. The Exposure commands a £250 price premium over the Cyrus - does it do enough to justify this price premium? These range from the excellent Audiolab M-One to the musically accomplished Arcam SA20 to the sensationally good Cyrus ONE HD. On the other hand, many of those older models came in compact casework so the size of the XM5 is less of a surprise.Īs noted, we’ve looked at quite a few amps of this configuration before. In comparison to their products of old, the XM5 is a complex beast. Since their founding in 1974, they created a name for amplifiers that embodied the typically British values of rhythmic engagement and that ever thorny concept of ‘timing’ to deliver musical satisfaction rather than biblical power outputs or design influences from the bleeding edge of technology. Exposure is a classic British audio brand. That one has come from Exposure is perhaps more intriguing. That amps of this type exist shouldn’t be a surprise. Like many amps we’ve looked at recently, it combines analogue and digital inputs to give you rather more flexibility than amps of old. In some ways, the specification is very similar to some amps we have looked at recently- it will certainly be easy to make some comparisons. The Exposure XM5 is a half width stereo integrated amplifier of a kind that is increasingly popular in both the UK and the wider Hi-Fi market. ![]()
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