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Exposure vs Exposure

Hello all. I am an enthusiast of the exposure equipment from the 90's when John Farlowe owned the company. Exceptionally musical and fun to listen to, great prat. I have not heard the offerings from the "new" exposure. Wonder how the new Exposure equipment sounds next to the old?

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ted
enobenetto
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I had the Exposure 2010s, as well as the XIV(or was it XVI?) preamp with MM and the XVIII monoblocks. They are both very different from each other with different design philosophies (as far as I can tell). The 2010s is very fast and detailed with a massive soundstage. THe XVI & XVIII is more full sound with good PRAT and texture but a lousy soundstage. I sold both of them but I think about the 2010s more because it is more universal to any accompanying sources. But the MM stage on the older Exposure was probably one of the best I have heard. 

If anyone wants alternatives to both, I would suggest a passive buffer from Pass Labs and his Firstwatt F5. If you want to keep within the older Exposure house sound I would try a Primare A30.1 which has a VERY similar sound but dual mono balanced with two balanced inputs. I sold my 2010s because I wanted more texture and tonality and I also sold the Primare because the soundstage wasn't that much better than the Exposure XVII & XVIII. 

This thread is old but maybe someone will get this when searching through Google. 
darkstar1
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Agreed  tonality, texture, PRAT and a more forward presentation are older exposure hallmarks. My XVIII monblocks had a decent soundstage but I am pretty sure they needed a recap and better source.

I went a step up with the dual 4 reg recapped and the soundstage is wide and has good depth but again its recapped and has a good source. very comparable to more recent high end stuff in soundstage dept

Agreed the phono input is very good. Very natural sounding. I will say you can beat the resolution and soundstage at about 1k New but the exposure still has a very natural sound.


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wmarkhall
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After a year of a 2010s2 integrated I bought a 3010s2 preamp and a Dual Regulated 4 (100% original). As highly as I think of the 2010s2, and I do, the new combo easily bests it by every metric.

meerzistar
232 posts
 
I own a 3010s amp and have nothing but good things to say about them and their integrated amplifiers. Both sound great but you will come to further appreciate later 3010S vs 2010s with more demanding speakers.    
mynaimaudio
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I am currently using a 2010S2D Integrated amp as a preamp into a Naim 250 power amp. The sound is very good. Would a dedicated 3010S2 preamp be an improvement in sound quality?
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