Ruark Audio R4 MK3 Home Audio System (DAB+ / CD / Bluetooth) - Walnut

I previously had a Bose Wavemaster II system which was 10 years old. The build quality of the Bose compared to Ruark is huge. As soon as you You open the box The Ruark screams quality… its weighty and beautifully made. The connections on the front and rear are very well presented and not the flimsy rubbish that Bose use.The Ruark reminds me of the Arcam, Meridan, B&W system I had 22 years ago. The sound is very clear.. Once you disable the 3D sound (works best with TV audio) the system presents a great level of detail… the more a play the more I hear new sounds and textures revealing themselves in CDs I have owned for many years.For reference I played Fink, Pinkfloyd, Underworld, Steven Wilson, Tyler Swift and Marillion… thus far. Both CD and Bluetooth are 1st rate and DAB radio sounds great.The only point I would make is watch the dial on top of the device… I had to take my TV unit apart to get it in place… but it has been with it and have no qualms recommending this as a replacement hifi for those who have limited space.

I wanted a HiFi unit to replace an ageing nineties tower unit but smaller to match the smaller house we now have. I was surprised by the 30W per channel output and clarity of sound and bass for what looks like an old sixties radio. The woofer is in the base of the unit and plays into the table top, that the unit stands on. In all I'm pleased with my purchase, albeit it's on the expensive side at £656.00 inclusive of delivery.What I like:> compact size> sound> very easy to set up>bluetooth connectivity (it acts as a stereo output speaker to an incoming signal via bluetooth from say, an IPad, PC or tablet)> radio aerial (telescopic aerial that fits to the rear of the unit via an F plug and gives good stereo radio reception in my area - south west)What I don't like:> no WiFi connectivity> appearance (looks like an old sixties radio)> no remote eject of a CD> remote control is very basic> appearance

Bought this for a second time and even though i had to return the first due to a loose socket i decided to give this product another go and after coming back from holiday and using it it died after a couple of days. It says that the return window is closed and i could be left with a semi expensive pile of junk that is of no use to anybody in its current condition. Don't waste your time and money...

Excellent quality superb audio System

problem ejecting cd's - phoned for advice told to to give firm but quick tap on eject button - did not work! contacted them again and was quoted £90 plus delivery charge to fix it. not a happy bunny should have kept to my first choice of a Bowes system.

Sound is excellent with all genre of music . Very nice appearance . However it is nort perfect my main problems being1 Streaming - frequent breaks of 3 - 20 seconds . I do not have this problem with my other units ( including Ruark R2)2 Shuffle - On CD will often repeat tracks . With a memory stick it will not shuffle within a selected folder (As R2 DOES) but shuffles through all filesI realise these are not big deficiencies but IMO could have been better sorted by RuarkAs stated nice but could be better

This is quite simply everything anyone could ever want in a hi-fi system. Fabulous appearance and build quality, simple to use and with a sound that is flawless. I love classical music, rock and pop and all sound great with this hifi. Having decent bass is always important when listening to rock music and this system really delivers. Superb.

Wow - love this! A review of a rival product pointed me in Ruark's direction, saying the Ruark unit did the same things so much better. So glad I followed that pointer. Been busy last few days rediscovering old CDs and marvelling at sounds I never picked out before. Also played stuff on my smartphone via Bluetooth connection and flicked through DAB radio stations. The sound is superb in each case. It's a heavy unit with a quality feel - and so it should be at the price. Reminds me of Leak and Wharfedale products I had way back in 60's. There's more than the 2 speakers you can see. There's a tweeter and bass speaker on the underside - the unit stands on little 'ski-runnner' feet to allow a sound gap. Only slight criticism is that if you want to tweak bass and treble settings they are in a sub-menu rather than up-front so to speak but to be honest I haven't needed to mess with it - the Ruark does it's job superbly.

Habe eine klassische Musikausbildung und mache seit über 25 Jahren Musik in allen möglichen Genres - will sagen: ein kritisches Öhrchen hat sich über die Jahre bei mir eingestellt. Ich hatte schon alle möglichen Musikquellen zu Hause herumstehen, von fast Kühlschrank großen "Boxen" bis hin zu kleinen feinen Teilen von Bose oder JBL. Jetzt zum Ruark R4. Wer ehrlich ist, muss zugeben: Man kauft sich dieses Möbel ja nicht wegen des Klangs alleine - die Optik machte bei mir schon einen Teil des "Haben will"- Faktors aus. So habe ich mir den R4 OHNE HÖRPROBE und nur aufgrund vieler Rezensionen, die ich gelesen habe, gekauft. Was soll ich sagen? Natürlich hat er nicht den knackigen Bass einer vielfach teureren High End Anlage und wer nur Hardrock, Metal oder Funk hört, sollte sich wahrscheinlich anderswo umschauen, aber: Ich hatte mich auf wesentlich mehr Abstriche in puncto Klang gefasst gemacht. Alles klingt sauber und ausgewogen, die Höhen sind kristallklar. Ein großes Plus ist für mich auch die wirklich intuitive Menüführung - gerade bei mehreren Gigabyte großen MP3 Dateien via USB Stick macht's genau so Spaß, wie's der Ruark hier möglich macht. Je nach Einsatzzweck eine klare Kaufempfehlung von mir!

Ho scoperto purtroppo di aver pagato l'articolo oltre € 200 in più di quello che avrei pagato attraverso il canale di vendita dell'importatore diretto italiano.Farò molta più attenzione prima di acquistare la prossima volta!!!

Ruark R4 besticht zunächst durch seine Optik, hebt sich von anderen Produkten ab. Anschluss und Installation sind (auch für weniger Geübte) schnell und leicht vollzogen. Die Bedienung erklärt sich bisweilen von selbst und die Bedienungsanleitung beschreibt die Installation ohne Schnörkeleien. Der raumfüllende Klang überzeugt zudem. Es bedarf auch keines Vorverstärkers, um einen Plattenspieler anschließen zu können (was bei Bose nicht der Fall ist).Insgesamt ein völlig zufriedenstellendes Produkt für kleine bis mittelgroße Räume!!

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Das Gerät ist sehr schön designiert in einer minimalistischer und funktionalistischer Form, so das nicht nur ein Radio ist, sondern auch ein Stück von Möbel. Die Bedingung ist sehr einfach. Und das wichtigste, der Klang ist schön und klar. Empfehlenswert!