Exposure 5510 Pre-Amplifier

As the heart of your hi‑fi system, a pre‑amplifier shapes, manages, and preserves every musical detail before it reaches your power amplifier. The 5510 Pre-Amplifier does this with
exceptional purity and authority, allowing your system to reveal greater depth, clarity, and emotion. From vinyl and digital sources to treasured recordings rediscovered, it places your music front and centre - exactly as it was meant to be heard.

What Makes It Special

• Six Precision Line Inputs
Seamlessly accommodate multiple high‑quality analogue sources, allowing effortless switching without compromising signal purity.

• Tailored System Evolution
A modular design lets you choose an optional MM or MC phono stage or a plug‑in DAC module, ensuring the pre‑amplifier adapts perfectly to your listening preferences and system ambitions.

• Balanced and Unbalanced Outputs
Premium XLR and RCA outputs provide maximum connection flexibility while preserving signal integrity across a wide range of power amplifiers.

• Ultra‑Quiet Power Architecture
A custom‑wound toroidal transformer with integrated hum shielding delivers an exceptionally low noise floor, allowing music to emerge with natural depth and effortless clarity.

• Precision Relay‑Switched Volume Control
A 99‑step relay‑controlled volume system ensures exact channel matching and smooth, repeatable level adjustment—capturing every nuance at any listening level.

• Resonance‑Controlled Aluminium Chassis
Crafted from solid aluminium, the enclosure reduces vibration and shields against electromagnetic interference while presenting a clean, timeless aesthetic worthy of any luxury audio system.

• Outputs:
• Output Level:  
  +9dB unbalanced output+15dB balanced output 
• Sensitivity:
  500mV
• Maximum Output
  :>9V RMS unbalanced 
  Frequency Response
  :-3dB at 1Hz and 57kHz, ref 1kHz, max volume
• Total Harmonic Distortion
  :<0.005% at 1.6V RMS output, 1kHz
• Signal to Noise Ratio
  : >100dB, A weighted
• Channel Separation
  :>60dB 20Hz to 20kHz (Typically >85dB at 1kHz)
• Outputs:
  2 pairs RCA, pre-amp output, 1 pair for tape output
• Input:
• Input Impedance: 
  18K Ohms minimum 
• General:Mains Supply: 
  110/120V or 220/240V, 50/60Hz (factory set)
• Fuse:
  T5AL for 110/120V units
  T2.5AL for 220/240V units
• Power Consumption:  
  <25W
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 
  90mm x 440mm x 300mm
• Net Weight:  
  6kg
• Gross Weight: 
  8kg
  
• Optional Specifications
• 50100 MM or MC Board Options
• All discrete transistor audio stages
• High quality parts used throughout
• Tight tolerance parts used for accurate equalisation
• Low noise power supply regulators
• DC coupled input stage
  
• MC Board Specifications:
• Sensitivity and Signal to Noise, ref 1kHz and 250mV Out : GAIN 1 jumper fitted :   2.5mV,  >68dB S/N (default setting)No jumper fitted :   5mV,     >70dB S/N
• Loading:     
  6n8 in parallel with 1K5 Ohms
• Or With Loading Jumpers Fitted :
  1+2+3  100 Ohms (default)
  1+2  110  Ohms
  1+3 130  Ohms
  2+3 210  Ohms
  1 160  Ohms
  2 310  Ohms
  3 470 Ohms
  
• MM Board Specifications:
  Sensitivity and Signal to Noise, ref 1kHz and 250mV Out :GAIN 1 jumper fitted :   2.5mV,  >78dB S/N (default setting)No jumper fitted :   5mV,     >79dB S/N
  
• Loading:   
  47K OhmsOr With Loading 1 Fitted :Additional 220pF in parallel with the cartridge (default)
  
• 5010 DAC Plug-In Board Option
• Features
• All discrete transistor output stage
• High quality parts used throughout
• Tight tolerance parts used for analogue filtering
• Low noise audio stage power supply regulators
• DAC Specifications
• 2V RMS output for full scale input
• THD @ 1KHz < 0.005%
  One Coax (BNC) input sample rate supported : 32, 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 & 192kHz @ up to 24 bits.
• USB2 input sample rate supported : 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4 & 192kHz PCM @ up to 24 bits.

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