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Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier

Power amplifier

Relative price

below typical

Among the 25 power amplifiers in the catalogue, this one is below typical.

A band places a component against its peers and carries no price. It is deliberately the only price indicator on this page: a second one, measured against a different set, would narrow the two together far enough to give the figure away.

What it is

NO BRIDGE MODE — single-ended architecture; the partnering 3510 Mono is the balanced outlier.

CRITICAL ELECTRICAL FIT: RCA-only inputs. Cannot accept XLR balanced sources. Native fit with: 3510 Pre (RCA-only), Cyrus Pre-XR (RCA + XLR), Sugden LA-4 (RCA + XLR), Audiolab 9000Q (RCA + XLR), Chord ULTIMA Pre 2/3 (RCA + XLR), Rega Mercury (RCA + XLR), Quad Artera Pre (RCA + XLR). XLR-only preamps cannot drive it natively.

Competition record

Assessed against 19 rivals across the sixty systems: 8 head-to-heads won, 52 lost.

Where it gives ground

The dimension the engine names as the weakest link, counted across every head-to-head it lost.

  • quietness at rest ×28
  • low-level clarity ×10
  • vocal presence ×10
  • timing and drive ×8
  • bass control ×4
  • midrange truth ×1

Who it comes up against

Longdog Audio P6100M Biamp 2x2 (4 units)

13 lost · Anchored, Artisan, Characterful, PRaT, Reference, Romantic

Against the Anchored brief, the Longdog Audio P6100M Biamp 2x2 (4 units) keeps the slot decisively.

With the Emmae Reginae (custom), the pairing gives up most on bass control.

With the Audiolab 9000Q, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

A-wtd S/N 89.0dB (power)Hi-Fi News Lab (Miller), 2022
damping factor exceeds 200, 200W/4ΩHi-Fi News + Exposure 3510 Stereo specs

NVA S80 Stereo

8 lost · Artisan, Cavity-Native, Characterful, Intimate, PRaT, Reference, Romantic, Silent Path

Against the Characterful brief, the NVA S80 Stereo keeps the slot decisively.

With the NVA P50 MKII, the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.

With the Neat Iota 2, the pairing gains most on bass control.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the stronger power amplifier — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the NVA P50 MKII gives up vocal presence under the Characterful weighting.

damping factor exceeds 200, 200W/4ΩHi-Fi News + Exposure 3510 Stereo specs

Audiolab 9000P

5 lost · Anchored, Characterful, PRaT, Romantic, Silent Path

Against the Characterful brief, the Audiolab 9000P keeps the slot decisively.

With the Audiolab 9000Q, the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

A-wtd S/N 89.0dB (power)Hi-Fi News Lab (Miller), 2022

Leema Hydra II

4 lost · Cavity-Native, Characterful, Romantic

Against the Cavity-Native brief, the Leema Hydra II keeps the slot decisively.

With the Leema Neutron, the pairing gives up most on vocal presence.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the power amplifier position.

NVA S300 Stereo (Artisan)

4 lost · Artisan, Cavity-Native, Intimate, Reference

Against the Intimate brief, the NVA S300 Stereo (Artisan) keeps the slot decisively.

With the NVA P50SA MKII, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.

With the ProAc Tablette 10 Signature, the pairing gains most on bass control.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the stronger power amplifier — but it loses here on fit: the pairing with the NVA P50SA MKII gives up low-level clarity under the Intimate weighting.

damping factor exceeds 200, 200W/4ΩHi-Fi News + Exposure 3510 Stereo specs

Audio Note P1 SE

3 lost · Intimate, Silent Path

Against the Silent Path brief, the Audio Note P1 SE keeps the slot decisively.

With the Music First Audio Baby Reference V2, the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.

With the Emmae Reginae (custom), the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

SET 8W/ch tube power amp, classic Audio Note voicingAudio Note P1 SE positioning + Hi-Fi+ reviews
damping factor exceeds 200, 200W/4ΩHi-Fi News + Exposure 3510 Stereo specs

EAR Yoshino V12

3 lost · BBC Sound, Vocals-First

No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.

Exposure XM9 Biamp 2x2 (4 units)

3 lost · Artisan, PRaT, Reference

Against the Artisan brief, the Exposure XM9 Biamp 2x2 (4 units) keeps the slot clearly.

With the Exposure 3510 Preamplifier, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.

With the Emmae Reginae (custom), the pairing gains most on bass control.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

A-wtd S/N 89.0dB (power)Hi-Fi News Lab (Miller), 2022
damping factor exceeds 200, 200W/4ΩHi-Fi News + Exposure 3510 Stereo specs

EAR Yoshino 890

2 lost · Intimate

Against the Intimate brief, the EAR Yoshino 890 keeps the slot decisively.

With the EAR Yoshino 868L (Line), the pairing gives up most on low-level clarity.

With the Emmae Reginae (custom), the pairing gains most on bass control.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

damping factor exceeds 200, 200W/4ΩHi-Fi News + Exposure 3510 Stereo specs

Chord ULTIMA 6

1 lost · Cavity-Native

Against the Cavity-Native brief, the Chord ULTIMA 6 keeps the slot decisively.

With the Music First Audio Baby Reference V2, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

It sits well below the share of the budget this brief aims at the power amplifier position.

A-wtd S/N 89.0dB (power)Hi-Fi News Lab (Miller), 2022

Longdog Audio P6100M (pair)

1 lost · Anchored

Against the Anchored brief, the Longdog Audio P6100M (pair) keeps the slot decisively.

With the NVA P50SA MKII, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

A-wtd S/N 89.0dB (power)Hi-Fi News Lab (Miller), 2022

Rega io

1 lost · Twin Arms

No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.

Leak Stereo 230

1 lost · Vocals-First

No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.

Creek 4040A

1 lost · BBC Sound

No completion of this shape fits that slot's budget.

Quad Artera Stereo

1 lost · Silent Path

Against the Silent Path brief, the Quad Artera Stereo keeps the slot decisively.

With the Music First Audio Baby Reference V2, the pairing gives up most on quietness at rest.

On its own merits the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier is the weaker power amplifier for that brief.

A-wtd S/N 89.0dB (power)Hi-Fi News Lab (Miller), 2022

Sugden ANV 50

0 lost· 4 won · BBC Sound, Twin Arms

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier takes the slot clearly.

Exposure 3510

0 lost· 1 won · Twin Arms

Against the Twin Arms brief, the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier takes the slot decisively.

Sugden A21 Signature

0 lost· 1 won · BBC Sound

Against the BBC Sound brief, the Exposure 3510 Stereo Power Amplifier takes the slot clearly.

What the reviewers said

damping factor exceeds 200, 200W/4Ω Hi-Fi News + Exposure 3510 Stereo specs· Bass control
punching through rhythms with a dynamic flair Hi-Fi News, Craven, 2022· Dynamic coherence
excellent weight to the bassline Hi-Fi News, Craven, 2022· Physical impact
took control of both my B&W 705 S2 standmounts Hi-Fi News, Craven, 2022· Bass control
A-wtd S/N 89.0dB (power) Hi-Fi News Lab (Miller), 2022· Electrical noise floor

How it scores

Clarity

  • Electrical noise floor 70 from listening evidence

Bass

  • Bass control 79 from listening evidence
  • Physical impact 76 from listening evidence
  • Bass extension 67 from specification

LowerVolume

  • Low-level noise floor 72 from specification
  • Micro-dynamic resolution 72 from specification
  • Tonal consistency 72 from specification

Specifications

is monoblockFalse
is balanced internalFalse
power classAB
power 8ohm w110.0
power 4ohm w200.0
damping factor200.0
accepts rcaTrue
accepts xlrFalse
accepts dinFalse
input impedance rca kohm47.0
input sensitivity rca mv275.0
speaker terminal typebanana
speaker terminal count2
gain db30.0
dimensions mm440/115/300
weight kg12.0
sold as pairFalse
notes