The Stunning Audio Research Reference 160M Amplifiers Now on Permanent Demo!

[HiFi Lounge]

Hi All,

Just a quick blog to say that we now have the new Audio Research 160M Valve Mono Blocks now on Permanent demo and I have to say I have never seen a cooler looking amp with their VU meters that can be switched off if required as it is projected onto the glass, I know it isn’t sound quality related but who said HiFi shouldn’t look great :)

They use 4 x KT150 Valves each giving around 150 Watts Per Channel with also the option for Ultra-Linear or Triode mode and now with Auto Bias this is a very easy valve amp to live with.

I have them set up in our Highend Room now to give them a chance to run in and they really do sound quite spectacular with our Reference 6 Preamp being fed by the dCS Rossini.

Needless to say if you’d like to come in for a demo anytime please feel free, please find more information on our website below -

http://hifilounge.co.uk/audio-research-Reference-160m ('https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fhifilounge.co.uk%2Faudio-research-Reference-160m&t=MWZkNWEwOTg4NmRhMDc4MmYzYzI3YzA0OWNiOTg1MDFhNDEz YjFhYSw4SEVCM1hqVg%3D%3D&b=t%3Akbeu-sZhj-J5UwG0OXx9TA&p=http%3A%2F%2Fhifilounge.tumblr.com%2Fpost%2F1758 09067278%2Fthe-stunning-audio-research-reference-160m&m=1')

Also please find a stunning review below from HiFi News -

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Finally here is a small video showing how cool they look :)


https://youtu.be/sJVhAnR_Gmc

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Regards,
Paul.

[jandl100]

Yup, :stalks: seriously cool!

Looking at the spec ...
Really only 56lb each?
Not that I can reach that far, either way - but is it £29k a monoblock or a pair?

[hornucopia]

See also.....
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1979-LINCOLN-TOWN-CAR-COUPE-6-6-LITRE-AUTOMATIC-ONLY-6-000-MILES-FROM-NEW/132626066487?hash=item1ee1212c37:g:xggAAOSwCGha~YG n

[Macca]

It does look a bit tasty.

[User211]

Spent ages looking at those meters at Munich. Got a super close up video somewhere.

They are freaking slow. They don't really follow the dynamics of the music unless there is some other mode I didn't see that you can run them in.

Initially I thought it was some clever LCD display. But the needle at least is a real mechanical analogue effort. You could see the mechanism at the base of the needle.

Original looking though.

[George47]

Yup, :stalks: seriously cool!

Looking at the spec ...
Really only 56lb each?
Not that I can reach that far, either way - but is it £29k a monoblock or a pair?

I think it is the pair, Jerry. But for us poor pensioners, it is rumoured there is a stereo version coming along. :eyebrows: