The all-in-one amplifier has had a good run over the past 3 years. Streamer, DAC, phono stage, room correction, HDMI eARC, Bluetooth, an app that requires three software updates and a blood offering to connect properly. Useful? Sometimes. What everyone is looking for? Not always.
Exposure Electronics is taking a different route with its new 5510 Mono Power Amplifiers, completing a proper flagship separates system built around its 5510 Pre-Amplifier. Each monoblock delivers 200 watts into 8 ohms and 370 watts into 4 ohms, which should be enough to make a wide range of demanding loudspeakers sit up straight and behave themselves.
The new amplifiers are not trying to be lifestyle components. There is no streaming platform, touchscreen, HDMI input, or features list designed to impress someone who has not listened to a record since college. Exposure is betting that buyers at this level want power, low noise, strong channel separation, and a signal path that does not resemble an airport security line at Heathrow.
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Each 5510 Mono uses a large custom toroidal transformer, screw-terminal smoothing capacitors, a fully bipolar transistor circuit, and a fully DC-coupled topology. That last part matters because Exposure is clearly aiming for speed, grip, and control without inserting unnecessary clutter into the signal path.
Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA inputs are provided, along with bi-wire loudspeaker outputs using shrouded 4mm terminals. The chassis is all aluminum, finished in black, and incorporates both non-invasive overload protection and thermal protection. In other words, these are serious amplifiers, but not the sort that require a structural engineer and a reinforced equipment rack.
The 5510 Mono Power Amplifiers make the most sense with Exposure’s recently introduced 5510 Pre-Amplifier, which offers six line-level inputs, balanced XLR and RCA outputs, a 99-step relay-controlled volume system, and optional MM, MC, or DS Audio optical phono modules. A plug-in DAC option is also available for those who want digital playback without turning the entire system into another software ecosystem.
That creates a three-chassis 5510 system for listeners who still believe that separating signal control from power delivery has value. It also gives Exposure a more credible flagship ladder: start with the 5510 Integrated Amplifier, then move into dedicated preamp and monoblock territory when the speakers, room, and appetite for expensive speaker cable begin to evolve.
Exposure 5510 Mono Power Amplifier Specifications
- Type: Mono power amplifier
- Power output: 200W into 8 ohms, 370W into 4 ohms
- Circuit topology: Fully bipolar transistor design, fully DC-coupled
- Power supply: Large custom toroidal transformer with screw-terminal smoothing capacitors
- Inputs: Balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA
- Input impedance: 75kΩ at 1kHz via unbalanced input
- Frequency response: Down 3dB at 52kHz, referenced to 1kHz
- THD: Less than 0.015% at 1kHz, 200W into 8 ohms
- Signal-to-noise ratio: Greater than 120dB A-weighted, referenced to 200W into 8 ohms
- Speaker outputs: Bi-wire compatible shrouded 4mm terminals
- Protection: Non-invasive overload protection and thermal trip
- Power consumption: Less than 800VA into an 8-ohm load
- Dimensions: 440 x 115 x 300mm
- Weight: 14kg each
- Finish: Black
- Warranty: Three years
- Price: £7,300 per pair including VAT
The Bottom Line
At £7,300 per pair including VAT in the UK, the 5510 Mono Power Amplifiers are not inexpensive. U.S. and Canadian pricing has not been announced yet, so North American buyers will have to wait before deciding how much damage this particular British amplifier stack will inflict on the household budget.
What is clear is that Exposure is not chasing the compact streaming amplifier crowd. The 5510 Monos are a traditional high-end solution for listeners who want the preamp to control the music and the power amplifiers to do the heavy lifting without constantly asking for a Wi-Fi password.
For more information: exposurehifi.com
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