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New Exposure 3510 amplifier

Hmm, it seems I'm in a minority as I think visually it's an improvement on the 3010. Looks a little less home-made. If I was looking for an amp it would certainly be on the radar.
 
I don’t like it very much at all, they had a classic design. I’m sure it’ll deliver the sound regardless of the cosmetic makeover. Great Co. so best of luck to them.
 
I have a 3510 on home demo at the moment and in my opinion the photos don't really do it justice. Looks a lot better in the flesh so to speak. It's relatively early days but I think it compares very favourably with my current amp (Nait XS 3). The extra power has certainly woken up my Neat SE2s.
 
Ian Owen said:
I have a 3510 on home demo at the moment and in my opinion the photos don't really do it justice. Looks a lot better in the flesh so to speak. It's relatively early days but I think it compares very favourably with my current amp (Nait XS 3). The extra power has certainly woken up my Neat SE2s.
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Next step would be to compare against a Supernait.............looks promising ! :)
 
I tried to look up the details of this new amp on Exposure's website and it's not mentioned there!
 
Ian Owen said:
I have a 3510 on home demo at the moment and in my opinion the photos don't really do it justice. Looks a lot better in the flesh so to speak. It's relatively early days but I think it compares very favourably with my current amp (Nait XS 3). The extra power has certainly woken up my Neat SE2s.
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That doesn’t surprise me tbh, I have the 3010S2D and it definitely looks better in the flesh vs photographs. Think the brushed aluminium front must not catch the light well.

I think a comparison against the SN3 would be interesting, in my mind the exposure 3010 series was SN2 level performance at a XS2 price point.
 
Allaboutmusic said:
That doesn’t surprise me tbh, I have the 3010S2D and it definitely looks better in the flesh vs photographs. Think the brushed aluminium front must not catch the light well.

I think a comparison against the SN3 would be interesting, in my mind the exposure 3010 series was SN2 level performance at a XS2 price point.
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I think the house sounds of Exposure and Naim have diverged so much that it's tough to equate component for component. Naim seem to have gone the cooler/bleached/detailed route, while Exposure is richer and warmer. I'd still agree both companies get rhythm and timing right. Having heard a 282/Scap/250DR I wouldn't swap my Expo gear for it even if offered as a direct trade. Put another way, I think the character of the two brands is rather different, and I prefer the character of Expo.
 
Bob Edwards said:
I think the house sounds of Exposure and Naim have diverged so much that it's tough equate component for component. Naim seem to have gone the cooler/bleached/detailed route, while Exposure is richer and warmer. I'd still agree both companies get rhythm and timing right. Having heard a 282/Scap/250DR I wouldn't swap my Expo gear for it even if offered as a direct trade. Put another way, I think the character of the two brands is rather different, and I prefer the character of Expo.
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Completely agree with your description of the house sound and I too much prefer the warmer/richer presentation from exposure. What I meant was in terms of level of performance rather than house sound itself.
 
Ian Owen said:
I have a 3510 on home demo at the moment and in my opinion the photos don't really do it justice. Looks a lot better in the flesh so to speak. It's relatively early days but I think it compares very favourably with my current amp (Nait XS 3). The extra power has certainly woken up my Neat SE2s.
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that’s good to hear. I’ve just come out of a demo of a rega elicit r, naim XS3 and supernait 3. The sn3 was my favourite but the xs3 was no slouch either. I don’t really want to spend over £3k on an amp so would like to give the exposure a try.
 
Gza said:
that’s good to hear. I’ve just come out of a demo of a rega elicit r, naim XS3 and supernait 3. The sn3 was my favourite but the xs3 was no slouch either. I don’t really want to spend over £3k on an amp so would like to give the exposure a try.
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As others have said the Exposure has a fuller, warmer sound than the XS 3, certainly in my system. It is also more powerful which certainly seems to help with my speakers. I like the Naim very much but I think I prefer the Exposure.
 
Bob Edwards said:
I think the house sounds of Exposure and Naim have diverged so much that it's tough to equate component for component. Naim seem to have gone the cooler/bleached/detailed route, while Exposure is richer and warmer. I'd still agree both companies get rhythm and timing right. Having heard a 282/Scap/250DR I wouldn't swap my Expo gear for it even if offered as a direct trade. Put another way, I think the character of the two brands is rather different, and I prefer the character of Expo.
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Is your Exposure amplifier a 28 dual mono ?
 
Ian Owen said:
As others have said the Exposure has a fuller, warmer sound than the XS 3, certainly in my system. It is also more powerful which certainly seems to help with my speakers. I like the Naim very much but I think I prefer the Exposure.
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tough thing is finding an exposure dealer to demo. Surprised that they’re not carried by more shops, it’s a shame tbh.
Ian Owen said:
As others have said the Exposure has a fuller, warmer sound than the XS 3, certainly in my system. It is also more powerful which certainly seems to help with my speakers. I like the Naim very much but I think I prefer the Exposure.
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it sounds like the exposure could be up my street. I liked the xs3 and sn3, but felt at times that I’d like a bit more ‘meat’. The sense of space on both amps was great tho.
 
Gza said:
tough thing is finding an exposure dealer to demo. Surprised that they’re not carried by more shops, it’s a shame tbh.


it sounds like the exposure could be up my street. I liked the xs3 and sn3, but felt at times that I’d like a bit more ‘meat’. The sense of space on both amps was great tho.
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Whereabouts are you based?
 
I had a Supernait 2 briefly, and thought it sounded awful. Thin, lean and colourless. The 3010 pre/power I had at the time walked all over it, as did a couple of other integrateds I bought subsequently, from Lavardin and LFD.

I would put my current 5010 pre and monos up against anything from Naim at any price.
 
RossB said:
I had a Supernait 2 briefly, and thought it sounded awful. Thin, lean and colourless. The 3010 pre/power I had at the time walked all over it, as did a couple of other integrateds I bought subsequently, from Lavardin and LFD.

I would put my current 5010 pre and monos up against anything from Naim at any price.
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I came to the same conclusion for the Supernait 2 and decided to keep my Supernait 1 back then.
The Exposure series 5010 is definitely in another league, especially in terms of accuracy of tone IMO.
 
RossB said:
I had a Supernait 2 briefly, and thought it sounded awful. Thin, lean and colourless. The 3010 pre/power I had at the time walked all over it, as did a couple of other integrateds I bought subsequently, from Lavardin and LFD.

I would put my current 5010 pre and monos up against anything from Naim at any price.
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Do I detect just a wee bit of tribalism there? ;)
 
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