I had the Exposure 2010s, as well as the XIV(or was it XVI?) preamp with MM and the XVIII monoblocks. They are both very different from each other with different design philosophies (as far as I can tell). The 2010s is very fast and detailed with a massive soundstage. THe XVI & XVIII is more full sound with good PRAT and texture but a lousy soundstage. I sold both of them but I think about the 2010s more because it is more universal to any accompanying sources. But the MM stage on the older Exposure was probably one of the best I have heard.
If anyone wants alternatives to both, I would suggest a passive buffer from Pass Labs and his Firstwatt F5. If you want to keep within the older Exposure house sound I would try a Primare A30.1 which has a VERY similar sound but dual mono balanced with two balanced inputs. I sold my 2010s because I wanted more texture and tonality and I also sold the Primare because the soundstage wasn't that much better than the Exposure XVII & XVIII.
This thread is old but maybe someone will get this when searching through Google.
If anyone wants alternatives to both, I would suggest a passive buffer from Pass Labs and his Firstwatt F5. If you want to keep within the older Exposure house sound I would try a Primare A30.1 which has a VERY similar sound but dual mono balanced with two balanced inputs. I sold my 2010s because I wanted more texture and tonality and I also sold the Primare because the soundstage wasn't that much better than the Exposure XVII & XVIII.
This thread is old but maybe someone will get this when searching through Google.