Music system | £ 1299 | View offers whf.cm/RuarkR410
The idea of the ‘music system’ never really went away – it just needed a moment to catch up with consumer requirements. Ruark Audio is the latest brand to offer an ‘all-in-one’ option with this, the fully loaded-to-compete R410. Looks the part, doesn’t it? So as long as it has the performance to match, the likes of Naim might perhaps be worried…
As you might have discerned, the Ruark R410 is a rather premium system. In the United Kingdom it’s priced at £1299, and so budget, it ain't. This price puts the R410 up against some pretty formidable all-in-one competition. Everything from the Technics SA-C600 (£899, just add speakers) and the KEF LSX II (£1099, entirely speakers) to the Naim Mu-so 2 (£1149) and the Sonus Faber Omnia (£1599) is ready to offer you a viable alternative.
Ruark Audio has worked its specific magic with the way the R410 looks. Those 15 x 56 x 29cm (hwd) dimensions areAnd while beauty is in the eye of the beholder, it seems fair to say the R410 will find favour with any number of interior decorators and/or set-dressers.
