Ruark’s Big Celebration

August 25, 2016

Ruark3FAMILY-OWNED BRITISH audio firm Ruark celebrates 30 years in the business with two limited edition versions of its iconic R1 and R4 table-top audio device, together with a branding makeover.

Starting out in 1986 with world-class high-end loudspeakers, Ruark has evolved into a company renowned for its new-generation all-in-one music devices with their design aesthetic perfectly attuned to todayโ€™s smaller spaces.

ruark1The two limited edition products are the R1-30, which features a smart โ€˜Swiss Redโ€™ satin lacquer, while the R4-30โ€™s enclosure has been subtly attenuated with โ€˜aeroโ€™ curves and a new satin titanium finish. Both models also feature a commemorative 30th anniversary plaque machined and etched from polished steel.

The R4-30 comprises an enhanced multi-format CD player, aptX enabled Bluetooth receiver for high quality wireless music playback, DAB/DAB+/FM tuners, USB playback port and auxiliary inputs united with a powerful 2.1 amplifier/speaker system. An organic OLED display ensures set-up and programme information is displayed with exceptional clarity, and Ruarkโ€™s latest RotoDial controller has now been integrated into the design, allowing users to manage functions directly from the R4 or via Ruarkโ€™s dedicated infrared custom remote. Customers can also connect their TV to the R4 via the optical input to provide a rich and expansive sound.

Ruark2Once described as โ€œsimply the most beautiful radio in the worldโ€, Ruark remains passionate about sound and producing timeless designs.

Ruark Audioโ€™s ambition has always been to create design icons of the future, and the same high quality principles remain in action, as the company design and engineer a new generation of perfectly formed, luxury music systems with wide-ranging appeal that looks fabulous in any space.

Ruark will also be marking its 30-year anniversary with a rerubbed logo, and a new tagline: โ€˜Designed and crafted for beautiful spaces.โ€™

The limited edition Ruark R4 is due in New Zealand this October via PQ Imports.

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