Exposure VXN Series
Exposed by serious transparency and an uncannily quiet background, the VXN Series lets cartridges speak with natural tone, fine detail and excellent control. HiFi News praises its wide, deep staging and effortless dynamics, while hi-fi+ highlights its flexibility and musicality across MM and MC setups.
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Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
94/100
Cartridge Compatibility
95/100
Build Quality
89/100
Value for Money
87/100
Pros
Exceptionally quiet background reveals microdetail, tonal realism and strong cartridge transparency.
Wide MM/MC gain and loading options make it adaptable to a broad range of cartridges.
Sound is controlled, natural and dynamic, with convincing bass weight and a deep, layered presentation.
Cons
The full setup requires the separate VXN Power Supply, making pricing and ownership less straightforward.
Rear, unlabelled DIP switches make gain and loading adjustments fiddly compared with the front-panel controls.
Soundstage is more focused between the speakers than some rivals, rather than extending especially far beyond them.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 94/100
Reviewers describe a very quiet, highly transparent phono stage that lets cartridge character come through with little apparent editorializing. It combines strong control and precision with natural tonal realism, convincing dynamics, and a focused but still well-layered presentation.
Transparency Noise Floor
96/100
Both reviews praise the background as exceptionally quiet, with language like 'absence of noise full stop' and 'uncannily quiet.' The MC stage is specifically called 'impressively quiet and free from background unpleasantness,' which is exactly what you want from a serious phono stage.
Tonal Balance Musicality
94/100
The VXN is repeatedly described as natural, unforced, and tonally realistic, with instruments rendered in a 'completely believable' way. Reviewers also note that the cartridges' own characters shine through with very little added character from the unit itself, which points to a musically neutral but engaging presentation.
Dynamics
94/100
The phono stage is credited with an effortless sense of speed and control, and one reviewer says it can 'whisper delicately or thunder magnificently' as needed. There is a small note that bass drums lacked the last ounce of chest punch, but the overall picture is of a lively, powerful, and assured performer.
Soundstage Imaging
94/100
The stage is praised for being wide and deep, with performers pulled clearly into the room and images standing well clear of the loudspeakers. One reviewer does note that it is smaller than some rivals and tends to sit between the speakers, but it avoids congestion and gives narrower recordings welcome focus.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Cartridge Compatibility
95/100
This is a very flexible MM/MC design, with adjustable gain on both inputs and a wide range of loading choices for moving coil cartridges. Reviewers specifically highlight the usefulness of the 1kOhm setting for a Vertere Mystic, and the front-panel MM/MC switch plus broad gain range make it easy to accommodate many cartridges.
Build Quality
89/100
Reviewers describe the casework as well made and note a thoughtful dual-box PSU arrangement with quiet regulated supply lines. The main criticism is practical rather than structural: gain and loading are still set by rear DIP switches that are small and unlabelled, which makes adjustment less convenient than it could be.
Value for Money
87/100
At the full working price including the mandatory power supply, it faces serious competition, and one review explicitly calls out the confusing pricing. Even so, that same review says the performance more than justifies the cost, so the value story is positive rather than exceptional.
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Manufacturer's Description — Exposure
Award-winning clarity and power
The VXN Power Supply, Phono Amplifier, 2 & 3 Way Active Crossovers are masters of their class. Combining cutting edge technology with years of audio experience, these products offer a level of performance that simply has to be heard to be believed.
VXN Power Supply:
- High capacity custom made shielded transformer
- High speed rectifier diodes
- Multiple capacitors used for low ESR
- Dual output sockets
- All aluminium casework and extruded front panel to control
- Available in Black only
VXN Phono Amplifier:
- All audio circuits use discrete transistors only; no integrated circuits in the signal path
- Very low noise power supply with multiple stages of regulation
- High quality resistors and capacitors throughout the signal path
- Very high quality polypropylene capacitors in critical areas of the RIAA equalisation
- Separate MM and MC inputs selectable on the front panel
- Adjustable loading & gain switches on the back panel
- Available in Black only
VXN 2 Way Active Crossovers:
- All active circuitry using discrete transistors – no ICs in the signal path
- Very low noise regulators used
- Level setting by DIP switches for good sound and repeatability
- Very high quality capacitors used in the signal path, all 1% tolerance for accurate setting of frequency roll off
- Dual mono construction using separate PCBs
- All aluminium casework and extruded front panel to control resonance and stray electro-magnetic fields
- Available in Black only
VXN 3 Way Active Crossovers:
- All active circuitry using discrete transistors – no ICs in the signal path
- Very low noise regulators used
- Level setting by DIP switches for good sound and repeatability
- Very high quality capacitors used in the signal path, all 1% tolerance for accurate setting of frequency roll off
- Dual mono construction using separate PCBs
- All aluminium casework and extruded front panel to control resonance and stray electro-magnetic fields
- Available in Black only
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- Acoustic Streams — in-store — Lower Drift, England, United Kingdom (website)
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- Art et son — online and in-store — Montréal, Québec, Canada (website)
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