Exposure 16 (1978–1980)
The Exposure 16 is a compact integrated amplifier made in the late 1970s. Both Hifi Engine and hifi-wiki agree on the essentials: it puts out 50 watts per channel into 8 ohms, which was a healthy amount of power for a British integrated of its era. The fact sheet calls it a "super integrated amplifier," which suggests Exposure was positioning it above their basic offerings at the time.
What's documented about the 16 is mostly the spec sheet. Frequency response is 30Hz - 20kHz, total harmonic distortion is rated at 0.1%, and the damping factor is 40. Inputs are DIN-based - three line inputs and one tape input - which was typical for late-70s British gear. The input sensitivity figure of 2.5mV is listed without saying which input it applies to. It may relate to a phono stage, but the source doesn't say, so take it with a grain of salt. Physically it's a fairly slim unit: 440mm wide, 78mm tall, 280mm deep, and 8kg.
Beyond those numbers, the record thins out quickly. There's no documented original price, no signal-to-noise ratio, no details on the circuit topology or component choices, and no contemporary reviews in the archive's period sources. The 16 appears to have been a straightforward integrated amp from a brand that was building its reputation on musicality rather than features, but how it sounded or how it sold hasn't survived in the documentation we have. A period survey in Studio Sound (August 1980, p.36) covered a different Exposure model, the 5500-D, which was a two-channel bridgable design rated at 210W/channel into 8Ω.
Known specs:
- Power output: 50W/channel into 8Ω
- Frequency response: 30Hz–20kHz
- THD: 0.1%
- Damping factor: 40
- Inputs: 3× line (DIN), 1× tape (DIN)
- Dimensions: 440 × 78 × 280 mm
- Weight: 8.0 kg
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