Ruark R1 MK4 Bluetooth Radio

Entirely Adorable

Your favourite chair. The well-worn sweater you always reach for. The watch your grandad gave you. Life’s full of things we treasure and for us, it’s our R1 radio. It was the first product we launched in 2006 and we still cherish it today – and so do our customers. It’s perfectly proportioned, beautifully made, deceptively powerful and entirely adorable. What’s not to love?

• Class leading sound with adaptive EQ
• DAB, DAB+ and FM tuners
• High quality Bluetooth receiver
• USB port for phone charging and shuffle playback
• High contrast OLED display with auto dimming
• Easy-to-use dual alarms and sleep function

A Fresh Approach

Each generation of our R1 has been an evolution of the original, but with R1 Mk4 we have been more progressive both in design and performance.

Using a precision moulding process has allowed us to gently profile the enclosure, providing a fresh contemporary look and the perfect surface for our eye catching soft sheen lacquer finishes. With internal acoustic treatment, the enclosure is acoustically inert, providing the ideal housing for our electronics and NS+ driver.

Enhancing the design further is the hand-crafted slatted wood grille. This adds sophistication and creates a timeless Eames like vibe, but overall, the design of R1 Mk4 is unique and distinctly Ruark.

Features at a Glance

• Class leading sound with adaptive EQ
• DAB, DAB+ and FM tuners
• High quality Bluetooth receiver
• USB charge and shuffle playback port
• Auto dimming high contrast OLED display
• Easy-to-use dual alarms and sleep timer
• Adaptive EQ provides ideal sound at all volumes
• Multiregional FM (World, USA, Japan and Korea)
• High fidelity Class A-B amplifier
• Ruark NS+ neodymium full range driver
• Acoustically tuned and damped polymer cabinet
• Adjustable bass and treble settings
• Hand-crafted slatted wood grille
• Intuitive RotoDial controller
• Optional remote control with 4 direct access presets
• Presets to store favourite stations – 8 per band
• Real time clock with battery backup
• Easily customised for hotel use
• USB-C multi format shuffle playback port
• Switchable analogue input for aux devices
• Headphone output memorises last used volume
• Multilingual UI (EN, DA, DE, ES, FR, IT, JA, KO, NL, NO, PL, RU, ZH)
• Automatic standby after 20 minutes of inactivity
• Power adapter: 100-240VAC, 50-60 Hz input, 14 V DC 1.5 A output
• Dimensions: H175 × W130 × D135 mm
• Weight: 1.5 kg

A New Standard in Sound

Our previous R1 models were critically acclaimed for their sound quality, but R1 Mk4 is our best performer yet! With our heritage in high-fidelity loudspeakers, we understand the intricacies of enclosure and drive unit design and making sure that both are optimised to each other for best performance. In particular, we are proud of the neodymium NS+ driver we developed for R1, which delivers a smooth and natural frequency response and surprising bass performance for its size.

Driving the system is a punchy Class A/B linear amplifier and with adaptive equalisation it provides an eminently listenable sound at all volume levels.

Packed with Features

The crisp OLED display on R1 clearly shows time, alarm and programme information and auto adjusts to suit ambient light levels, making it a perfect bedside companion. Radio reception is excellent, and a quality Bluetooth receiver allows you to connect and enjoy R1’s great sound when streaming from a phone or computer.

FM parameters can be set to suit US and Japanese needs and a multilingual user interface makes R1 a truly international product. Also an internal clock means time and date are kept active when power is disconnected or when transmitted time data is not available. Other highlights include a USB-C charge/shuffle playback port, headphone output, switchable line input and of course our trademark and tactile RotoDial control system.

Sound at Your Fingertips

Our compact remote is a convenient addition to your R1 and allows total wireless control. Store and choose your favourite radio stations through four direct preset buttons, select your source input, control volume, pause, rewind or skip tracks and power-down.