{"id":142520,"date":"2022-03-04T10:56:16","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T10:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=142520"},"modified":"2022-03-04T11:04:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-04T11:04:11","slug":"exposure-electronics-vxn-phono-stage-dual-mono-with-dual-power-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/hi-fi\/exposure-electronics-vxn-phono-stage-dual-mono-with-dual-power-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Exposure Electronics VXN Phono Stage: Dual Mono with Dual Power Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>British hi-fi brand Exposure Electronics has released the VXN phono stage. The VXN, according to the company, is addressed to &#8220;serious vinyl lovers&#8221; and is paired with a branded VXN power supply. If you add another such unit, the system goes into a dual mono configuration. Three or two cases form a neat rack.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-142524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Exposure-Electronics-VXN.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Exposure-Electronics-VXN.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Exposure-Electronics-VXN-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Exposure-Electronics-VXN-770x513.jpeg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Exposure Electronics VXN phono stage works with MM or MC cartridges (separate inputs).\u00a0There are no operational amplifiers in the circuit &#8211; only discrete transistors, high-quality resistors and capacitors.\u00a0Moreover, in the passive correction of the RIAA there are, according to the developers, &#8220;polypropylene capacitors of very high quality.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/37_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"560\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoreviewer.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/38_techweek.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"568\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The result is a signal-to-noise ratio for a frequency of 1 kHz and an output voltage of 500 mV &#8211; &gt;82 dB for the MM input, and &gt;72 dB for the MC input.\u00a0Stepped load and gain control is set by jumpers on the rear panel of the all-aluminum black (this is the only color) case.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/exposurehifi.com\/portfolio-items\/vxn-series\/\">Exposure VXN phono stage<\/a> is already on sale in the UK for \u00a31,790.<\/p>\n<p>[ratemypost]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>British hi-fi brand Exposure Electronics has released the VXN phono stage. The VXN, according to the company, is addressed to &#8220;serious vinyl lovers&#8221; and is paired with a branded VXN power supply. If you add another such unit, the system goes into a dual mono configuration. Three or two cases form a neat rack. 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