The design of the new Exposure XM CD Player is clearly informed by what customers actually want, rather than by the latest fad. First, it has the flexibility of operating as a standalone CD Player, while also being designed as a CD Transport to connect with the XM5 Integrated Amplifier or XM7 Pre-Amp.
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Second, customers didn’t want a slot loader and a drawer loader wouldn’t work in a compact half-width design. Exposure have therefore crafted something very satisfying indeed: a rather smart top-loading mechanism that sports a sliding lid and comes with a magnetic clamp. Suddenly, loading a CD feels almost as pleasing as cueing up a vinyl record.
Getting Real: Compactness Without Compromise
Why has Exposure worked so hard to cleverly pack a full quota of high quality features and performance into a compact, half-width design in it’s XM series?
Because ‘real world’ Hi-Fi at ‘real world’ prices is something that the company has always been passionate about. The XM series offers an appealing alternative for music lovers who crave superior audio performance but aren’t necessarily in the market for a Hi-Fi system that risks emptying their bank account and taking over their home.
While some Hi-Fi die-hards draw a clear line between ‘music lovers’ and ‘audiophiles’, Exposure’s chief designer is not so quick to categorise. “Why divide?” he asks. “Music lover versus audiophile, analogue versus digital, this format versus that. I’m all for embracing the whole and for using the differences to inspire products that offer the best of all worlds. People want soul-stirring sound quality and convenience and flexibility and value for money. For a designer that’s an exciting challenge.”
Key Features
PCM 1716 24-bit DAC provides very high resolution
Convenient and high quality top-loading mechanism
Full-function remote control
CD display can be turned off using the remote control for enhanced sound quality
Digital outputs allow use as a CD Transport with XM5 Integrated Amplifier or XM7 Pre-Amplifier
Highly optimised audio output circuitry with multiple stages of supply regulation
Large toroidal power transformer with separate windings for CD Transport mechanism and audio stages
A high-stability crystal clock reference and dedicated power supply regulator for the transport and audio stages ensure low jitter performance
High quality double-sided PCB’s for optimum layout and screening
All-aluminium casework and extruded front panel to control unwanted resonance and electro-magnetic fields
Tech Spec
Output Level: 2V RMS
Frequency Response: 20Hz – 20KHz ± 0.25dB
Total Harmonic Distortion: <0.008%, 20Hz – 20KHz, 0dBFs
Signal to Noise Ratio: >100dB, A weighted
Digital Outputs: SP/DIF, Coaxial and “Toslink” Optical
Mains Supply: 110/120V or 220/240V, 50/60Hz (factory set)
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