- Ruark unveils R710 Music Console and Talisman-R floorstanding audio system
- The R710 is Ruark’s ‘strongest’ console but, with CD participant and phono stage
- It prices £2,199 (about $3,000, AU$4,000); Talisman-R is £1,499 (round $2,000, AU$2,800)
Let me be clear: UK audio specialist Ruark is a grasp of compact hi-fi merchandise — simply see the five-star MR1 Mk3 petite powered desktop audio system for starters.
Though the duo of merchandise that Ruark has simply unveiled at Excessive Finish Vienna might look heritage, they’re chock filled with totally trendy tech (and likewise some barely older tech too) beneath their pleasant exteriors. And sure, they completely could be bought collectively to make a fantastically easy, space-conscious hi-fi system.
These slim floorstanding audio system put me in thoughts of the electrostatic designs Quad made in collaboration with the BBC within the Sixties, however Ruark tells me they really hark again to one of many firm’s personal authentic flagship designs, first launched in 1990.
Each new merchandise, says the corporate, have been designed “make high-end hi-fi accessible” and as an additional celebration of Ruark’s fortieth yr in buying and selling (following two beautiful ‘radiogram’ choices firstly of the yr), it is a beautiful providing certainly.
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Ruark R710 Music Console and Talisman-R floorstanders: key specs and pricing
The R710 is an replace to the agency’s Ruark R610 console (and Sabre-R bookshelf audio system) that I adored once I noticed them within the flesh, again in 2024.
Alongside its built-in CD participant, phono stage (so your vinyl-spinner could be added as a supply) and onboard twin 200W Class-D amplifiers, high-resolution music file help and streaming is right here, at as much as 24-bit 384kHz, due to R710’s quad-core CPU, with Spotify Join, Qobuz Join, Tidal Join, Apple AirPlay, Google Solid, Web Radio and apt-X HD Bluetooth all baked in.
For native music libraries, R710 additionally helps playback from each networked media servers and connected USB storage units — and if you wish to hear your movie soundtracks by means of it, R710 provides an HDMI ARC/eARC connection for TV connectivity too. And when you get a stunning rotary Bluetooth distant along with your buy, to make playback management simpler (it is not too dissimilar to one thing the aspirational amplification model Moon would possibly supply), an enormous promoting level for me is that giant front-mounted shade show for album paintings and textual content.
And people Talisman-R audio system? You are taking a look at a two-way, bass-reflex passive wired system, comprising a 27mm Ruark silk-dome tweeter and 6.5-inch lengthy throw woofer with a stunning lengthy, slim profile and sloped entrance baffle — though take word, they nonetheless weigh a reassuringly hefty 17.6kg every.
In the end, Ruark desires you to think about the R710 and Talisman-R audio system as a good looking system — and I get it. Each merchandise can be found in Fused Walnut or Satin Charcoal lacquer, and the R710 is priced at £2,199 (so round $2,000 or AU$4,000, as tough guesstimates) with Talisman-R at £1,499 (which is $2,000 or AU$2,800, or thereabouts).
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