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XM Series
It will take whatever cartridge you end up with.
A half-width phono stage taking moving magnet at 3.5 millivolts and moving coil down to 350 microvolts, with gain set on rear-panel switches from 40 to 60 dB. Designed and built in Lancing, West Sussex.
Exposure XM3 Phono Stage (MM/MC)
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Designed and built in Lancing, West Sussex since 1974. Three-year guarantee.
Exposure XM3 Phono Stage (MM/MC)
XM Series
The smallest signal in the system gets its own box.
- XMHalf-width separates. Phono, integrated, pre, mono, headphone, CD.You are here
- 2510Full-width. Seventy-five watts, with an MM phono stage as standard.
- 3510The complete tier. Integrated, pre, stereo power, monoblocks and CD.
- 5510The current flagship. One hundred and twenty watts, black only.
Within this tier
Shelf plan
Half the width. Deeper than it looks.
Drawn to scale, viewed from above. Two half-width boxes sit side by side in the space of one full-width chassis β but check your depth, these run deeper than they are wide.
Technical specifications
| Moving magnet sensitivity | 3.5 mV in for 350 mV out (40 dB gain setting) |
| Moving magnet gain range | 40 β 46 dB, DIL switches on the rear panel |
| Moving coil sensitivity | 350 Β΅V in for 350 mV out (60 dB gain setting) |
| Moving coil gain range | 40 β 60 dB, DIL switches on the rear panel |
| Frequency response | 30 Hz β 20 kHz Β±0.25 dB, ref. 1 kHz, with LF roll-off below 30 Hz |
| Total harmonic distortion | <0.025% @ 1 kHz, ref. 350 mV output |
| Maximum output voltage | 7.8 V RMS @ 1 kHz |
| Output impedance | 50 Ξ© |
| Power consumption | <25 W |
| Dimensions and weight | 218 Γ 90 Γ 348 mm (W Γ H Γ D), 4 kg net / 5 kg gross |
Does it take moving coil as well as moving magnet?
Why a separate phono stage instead of one built into an amplifier?
What does it plug into?
About the Exposure XM3 Phono Stage (MM/MC)
Small Box, Big Vinyl: Exposure XM3 Phono Stage
Turntables deserve better than an afterthought input. The Exposure XM3 Phono Stage is a dedicated, hand-built British phono preamplifier that brings your records fully to life β with separate, optimised inputs for both moving-magnet and moving-coil cartridges. Part of Exposure's award-winning compact XM series, it delivers the quiet, detailed amplification that vinyl's tiny cartridge signals demand.
Engineered Around a Clean Supply
The XM3 is built around a single circuit board carrying all power-supply and audio circuitry, with a substantial 200 VA toroidal transformer mounted behind the front panel and its own mains switching and filter board alongside. Eight pairs of capacitors run in parallel in the power supply for generous smoothing β because a quiet, stable supply is exactly what a low-noise phono stage lives or dies by. Switching between MM and MC is a simple push-button on the rear panel.
Solid, Compact, Beautifully Finished
The chassis is genuinely solid, with an aluminium front panel in black or titanium, in the familiar half-width XM form that partners the rest of the series. It's a phono stage that looks and feels like the serious component it is.
Why You'll Love the Exposure XM3
- MM and MC on board β separate, optimised inputs for both cartridge types
- Big 200 VA toroidal supply β mounted behind the front panel for a quiet, stable feed
- Generous PSU smoothing β eight parallel capacitor pairs for a low-noise background
- Simple cartridge switching β MM/MC selected by a rear push-button
- Award-winning XM series β compact British engineering
- Solid build β aluminium front in black or titanium
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the XM3 support both MM and MC cartridges?
Yes. It has separate inputs for moving-magnet and moving-coil cartridges, selectable via a push-button on the rear panel.
Why does a phono stage need such a big power supply?
Phono cartridge signals are tiny and require a lot of clean, quiet amplification. The XM3's 200 VA toroidal transformer and generous capacitor smoothing keep the power supply stable and low-noise, which directly benefits detail and quietness.
Will the XM3 match my other components?
It shares the compact half-width XM form and black/titanium finishes, so it partners naturally with Exposure XM electronics and works with any line-level input on your amplifier or preamp.
Exposure XM3 Technical Specifications
| Type | Phono stage, MM and MC |
| Cartridge inputs | Separate MM and MC, push-button selected (rear) |
| Transformer | 200 VA toroidal, front-panel mounted |
| Power supply | Eight parallel capacitor pairs for smoothing; dedicated mains filter board |
| Construction | Single-board audio + PSU; solid chassis, aluminium front |
| Finishes | Black or titanium |
| Made in | England β Exposure Electronics |
