After two years in development, the new Reference 160M Monaural SPECIFICATIONS Power Amplifier is built like no other, looks like no other, and sounds like no other amplifier that you have ever heard, but it is unmistakably Audio Research. It features a refined audio topology with fewer and better components in the signal-path than in previous designs, switchable Ultralinear/Triode operation, proprietary auto bias, output tube monitoring and protection, an advanced power meter, and much more.