EXPOSURE 2010S2 D

INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER

Exposure is a British brand that… err, has actually lacked exposure in Australia for many years. Hopefully, that will change now that Exposure has appointed a new Australian distributor (Audiofix).

THE EQUIPMENT

Change, however, is something that happens very slowly at Exposure, which delights as many audiophiles as it annoys. The Exposure 2010S2 D, for example, despite having seen many changes in internal circuitry, including many upgraded internal components, looks pretty much the same—externally, at least—as the original Exposure 2010 that I am fairly sure was released sometime last century. In other words, Exposure has been using basically the same chassis, metalwork and front panel for more than 20 years… a chassis that is, by the way, available in either black or silver.

Some audiophiles are, of course, delighted by this continuity, because it means their ‘old’ amplifier looks exactly the same as the newest version, with all the implications that has for re-sale and trade-in values. Others find it annoying because if you are buying second-hand, it makes it difficult to establish exactly how old a particular unit might be, and the older any amplifier is, the more likely it is to be in need of having