Exposure XXV Integrated Amplifier
The Exposure XXV is a minimalist integrated amplifier, and it gets harder to find every day. What documentation survives is thin, but the design is clear enough. There are no relays in the signal path (a motorised source selector does that job instead). There is no preamp section at all. Signals go straight to the power amp stage through an ALPS volume potentiometer. It's stripped down, but it still has remote control.
The specs on record are sparse. The XXV is rated at 50W per channel into 8 Ohms, with four RCA line-level inputs, and was made in England. One owner on theartofsound.net noted they'd "never heard the XXV but can imagine it being a good sounding amp," adding that old Exposure amps are becoming harder to find every day. A German classified listing from July 2026 shows one offered at €350.
Most of what's documented about the XXV comes from repair work. One technician's account describes a unit that arrived after "the speaker output was shorted out!" It needed new left channel output transistors, regulated +/- transistors, zeners, several burnt resistors, and ZTX452/552 driver transistors (plus the same types in the regulator circuit). After the work, the unit "worked and sounded fine." So these amps are serviceable, but they've been around long enough that some will have seen hard use.
- Power output: 50W per channel @ 8 Ohms
- Inputs: 4x RCA line-level
- Configuration: 2-channel integrated amp
- No relays in signal path; motorised source selector
- No preamp section; ALPS volume pot feeds power amp directly
- Made in England
Production years, original price, and full specifications (frequency response, THD, dimensions) remain undocumented. If you own one or have original literature, the Archive would welcome the details.
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