I have the original R7 and 12 years on, it still produces a brilliant sound. I get so many comments from visitors who love the beautiful wood Finnish and the clear pure sound.
It’s a lovely Unit ! I actually have ordered one for the kitchen because I think it just blends in lovely for that ! I had a Naim Muso and whilst it was a good speaker I found much better if I was willing to spend a bit more which I know is not really a comparative but I went from the muso to the McIntosh RS250 and I never ever looked Back! Absolutely amazing Bit of kit !
I'm running a Ruark R5 with 2 x Multiroom MRx speakers, all wireless, that I originally intended to play in separate rooms. I did notice that at low level volumes bass detail was present but not filling the room. At high levels was fine. I have purchased a Ruark RS1 sub which has made a huge difference at low level volumes and brings it all together. Although not designed for a R5 it does work, line out fixed not variable, so a little hassle calibrating. Sounds amazing, the R410 has Class D amp as does the RS1. Becareful to let the softer & warmer class AB amps to shine through as the sound is so much more realistic - good positioning a must
I’ve two Ruark R5s which I love. I’d consider moving to the R410 if it had an integrated CD player. I don’t use it much, but feels wrong to get an all in 1 system and then have to plug external boxes into it. I’ll stick with the R5 I think. One thing I’ve never found is a proper comparison of the R5 vs R7 which I’m tempted by. A comparison between the R410 and the new R810 would be helpful.
I would likely consider this more if they had put a built-in CD player as it would reduce the clutter of components which is a reason why one considers an all-in-one system in the first place. With a built-in CD player it would have been more competitive with the Technics Ottava in the "All-in-One" market. Kudos to the Ruark R410 having a phono input.
Rarely use CD on my R5 but I am glad that it is there and I have that option. Would be nice to have the screen update, extra power and new additional software but I wouldn't give up the inbuilt CD player for it at more additional cost. Think that the dream combo if you had a really large space would be the R7 paired with this R410.
Hi Paul, If you'd like to listen to CDs with R410 you can do so by connecting an external CD/DVD rom to it. As soon as you plug the device in, R410 will recognise that a CD is connected and display this on the source list and you can then control its function with the RotoDial or remote exactly as you would an inbuilt player. I hope this helps. :)
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It sounds like a promising unit, but I am not a fan of the 1970's home decor styling. They need to offer up an all black option. Also at $1800 its pretty expensive in the US, the Muso now sells for $1300.
The bass performance is good, on the other hand, the treble are too present with often sibillance. The mediums are too far behind. The equalizer is too minimalist to be able to properly adjust the Ruark R410. In short, a beautiful "Hi-Fi" box provided that you give it good audio files, such as Qobuz to really appreciate the quality.
It wasn't lacking for a bedroom or medium/small living room.I'd say bedroom mainly. In a few months the large scale R810 will be released if you want to blow more than your bedroom door off.
@@sandydennylives1392 I have this in my front room that is open plan and I dare not push the volume past 14 (out of 30) so I think it would fill a goos size living space
I have a naim MK1, any of the limitations of included streaming is irrelevant, as I use a wiiim streamer to analogue in, which makes it future proof, the speaker has six separate 75 watt amplifiers, for each driver, as an engineer, the naim is far superior
@@whatever_shaker Hey bud. Thanks for clarifying. Yes of course. I love the tech and the ‘see we got no holes on the unit’ aesthetic of Muso 2, but what I found lacking in Muso 2 is the vocal processing. I listen to a lot of vocal heavy songs and it was kind of jarring. I found zero problems like that in r410. Also, Ruark fills up the room like anything. Go for it! I hope I have answered your question. Fire away more, if you want to.
I own the Ruark R410 and the REVO Super System: The Ruark is more modern in regards of the connectivity, the display and the remote control - but - the sound of the Revo is much better! I was disappointed about the sound of the Ruark due the mids are weak, total in the back, not transparent and with the current version you can't tweak it with equalizer (just Base / treble). So overall if you buy the Ruark for the modern touch ok, if you are looking for good music quality - don't expect too much
Ruark are the feeder drug to the Naim Uniti series. If I ever want to upgrade my R7 mk3 that would be the level, but I'm not. The R810 will slightly narrow the gap, meanwhile this 410 should light up our bedrooms.
In actual fact having listened to both , The Ruark actually is more musical and has more detail and I dont think its fair to call this a bedroom system at all
would have been great without the 'iPhone' stuck on the front this really spoils it in my opinion. Who is going to be able to see the screen from the sofa anyway.....,shame really
In had a Bose and the Bose is nothing like this, hard to quantify this is like 3 times the power and clarity and frequency range is vastly superior the bose is decent little unit in fact underrated and probably their best product
Think I’ll stick to the Bose Home Speaker 500. I have two of them and wouldn’t swap for anything else out there. From what I see the Bose Home Speaker 500 does exactly the same as this over priced speaker.
Interesting to see how this compares to the new Cambridge Audio Evo One
Thanks for the amazing review Smart Home Sounds. We are rather proud of this little gem! ;-)
And great production by the way!
Thanks guys! 😃We had good fun filming this one!
I have the original R7 and 12 years on, it still produces a brilliant sound. I get so many comments from visitors who love the beautiful wood Finnish and the clear pure sound.
Thanks for sharing!
Can you please do a face off side by side comparison with the Naim Muso? Would be very helpful for your core audience etc!
Appreciate the Sound demo. Possible you can do the sound demo for MR1 MK2?
Wonder what adding Ruatk's latest sub to the R410's sub output would be like?
Yes this is something we will be looking to test in the future.
This would be awesome if it was an amp to use with Hi fi speakers.
It’s a lovely Unit ! I actually have ordered one for the kitchen because I think it just blends in lovely for that ! I had a Naim Muso and whilst it was a good speaker I found much better if I was willing to spend a bit more which I know is not really a comparative but I went from the muso to the McIntosh RS250 and I never ever looked Back! Absolutely amazing Bit of kit !
Will be ideal in the bedroom, the sound stage might be too much for the kitchen.Heard it in the shop, deeply impressive.
The Mac 250 is a lot more than just a little bit more expensive than the Muso.....$3000 vs $1300.
I'm running a Ruark R5 with 2 x Multiroom MRx speakers, all wireless, that I originally intended to play in separate rooms. I did notice that at low level volumes bass detail was present but not filling the room. At high levels was fine. I have purchased a Ruark RS1 sub which has made a huge difference at low level volumes and brings it all together. Although not designed for a R5 it does work, line out fixed not variable, so a little hassle calibrating. Sounds amazing, the R410 has Class D amp as does the RS1. Becareful to let the softer & warmer class AB amps to shine through as the sound is so much more realistic - good positioning a must
Sounded great on the last song playing it over the soundcore mega boom plus sounded great
Where can I get one I America??
Great review of a gorgeous unit!
Hi. Would be nice to see a "versus" video between R410 and Cambridge audio evo one. They are similarly priced...at least in my country. Cheers!
@smarthomesounds when testing the sound did you leave 3D setting on or off ?
Too bad it’s not readily available here in the USA?
Can I ask did you test with the stereo plus activated or did you turn that off? would like to know if @ruarkaudio tuned it with that setting on or off
I’ve two Ruark R5s which I love. I’d consider moving to the R410 if it had an integrated CD player. I don’t use it much, but feels wrong to get an all in 1 system and then have to plug external boxes into it. I’ll stick with the R5 I think. One thing I’ve never found is a proper comparison of the R5 vs R7 which I’m tempted by. A comparison between the R410 and the new R810 would be helpful.
I would likely consider this more if they had put a built-in CD player as it would reduce the clutter of components which is a reason why one considers an all-in-one system in the first place. With a built-in CD player it would have been more competitive with the Technics Ottava in the "All-in-One" market. Kudos to the Ruark R410 having a phono input.
Does it sound better than Naim Muso 2?
Grey one coming tomorrow; can't wait.
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Shame it hasn’t got a built in cd player like my R5, which appears to be more of an “all in one system” than this new one 🤷🏼♂️
Rarely use CD on my R5 but I am glad that it is there and I have that option. Would be nice to have the screen update, extra power and new additional software but I wouldn't give up the inbuilt CD player for it at more additional cost. Think that the dream combo if you had a really large space would be the R7 paired with this R410.
Hi Paul, If you'd like to listen to CDs with R410 you can do so by connecting an external CD/DVD rom to it. As soon as you plug the device in, R410 will recognise that a CD is connected and display this on the source list and you can then control its function with the RotoDial or remote exactly as you would an inbuilt player. I hope this helps. :)
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Picked one up @@ruarkaudio in dubai. struggling a bit with random volume change and airplay issue. Help?
@@ruarkaudio would have been easier to just integrate one
Would I not get better sound from a pair of Kef LS 50 wireless and just use my phone? Assuming no need for analogue input of course.
This unit is not comparable to the KEF ls50, that is much larger speaker. Of course it sounds better than the Ruark
Excellent review! Succinct, eloquent, and on-point. They have really moved on since I purchased an R1 and R4. It's on my radar! Thank you. Subscribed!!
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Fantastic video guys 👍🏼
Glad you enjoyed it, Ed!
It sounds like a promising unit, but I am not a fan of the 1970's home decor styling. They need to offer up an all black option. Also at $1800 its pretty expensive in the US, the Muso now sells for $1300.
The bass performance is good, on the other hand, the treble are too present with often sibillance. The mediums are too far behind. The equalizer is too minimalist to be able to properly adjust the Ruark R410.
In short, a beautiful "Hi-Fi" box provided that you give it good audio files, such as Qobuz to really appreciate the quality.
Hmm. the Class D effect perhaps?
For this product to be areal classy hifi gear it should be three times larger for bigger room sound.
It wasn't lacking for a bedroom or medium/small living room.I'd say bedroom mainly. In a few months the large scale R810 will be released if you want to blow more than your bedroom door off.
@@sandydennylives1392 I have this in my front room that is open plan and I dare not push the volume past 14 (out of 30) so I think it would fill a goos size living space
I have a naim MK1, any of the limitations of included streaming is irrelevant, as I use a wiiim streamer to analogue in, which makes it future proof, the speaker has six separate 75 watt amplifiers, for each driver, as an engineer, the naim is far superior
Thanks for the advice …I was questioning myself…Ruark or Naïm…
전면 액정만 없으면, 1970년대 오디오 감성이 너무 완벽한 루악 r410. muso의 킬러 디자인 같아요
As someone who has both MUSO2 and this, I can confirm - this is muso2 killer.
really? I ve just sent back my muso2. much better? thx
@@whatever_shaker I didn’t understand your sentence buddy.
Hi bud, I wanted to know if the Ruark is significantly better than the muso2 - as I was not too impressed my my muso2. @@Rohwit
@@whatever_shaker Hey bud. Thanks for clarifying. Yes of course. I love the tech and the ‘see we got no holes on the unit’ aesthetic of Muso 2, but what I found lacking in Muso 2 is the vocal processing. I listen to a lot of vocal heavy songs and it was kind of jarring. I found zero problems like that in r410. Also, Ruark fills up the room like anything. Go for it! I hope I have answered your question. Fire away more, if you want to.
@@Rohwit The Vocals are amazing on this system, manages to capture the essence of the texture in the vocalist's Nuances
No hdmi for tv connection? Why fall sort?
Hi Paul, there is hdmi eARC input located on the back panel of the R410. Hope this helps. :)
No sub output is what put me off muso 2
Mouso doesn't need sub out, you actually heard one?, mine shakes my soul!
I own the Ruark R410 and the REVO Super System: The Ruark is more modern in regards of the connectivity, the display and the remote control - but - the sound of the Revo is much better! I was disappointed about the sound of the Ruark due the mids are weak, total in the back, not transparent and with the current version you can't tweak it with equalizer (just Base / treble). So overall if you buy the Ruark for the modern touch ok, if you are looking for good music quality - don't expect too much
Talking nonsense
Wood panel will absorb a lot of dusts
True. But cover it with a nice table cloth when not in use. Sadly there is no headphones jack .
No comparison with NAIM....doesn't give context to how good or not good this system is. Shame.
Ruark are the feeder drug to the Naim Uniti series. If I ever want to upgrade my R7 mk3 that would be the level, but I'm not. The R810 will slightly narrow the gap, meanwhile this 410 should light up our bedrooms.
In actual fact having listened to both , The Ruark actually is more musical and has more detail and I dont think its fair to call this a bedroom system at all
would have been great without the 'iPhone' stuck on the front this really spoils it in my opinion. Who is going to be able to see the screen from the sofa anyway.....,shame really
Its is a copy of bose wave sound system and the radio active wireless control pod. People who know about that system understand this.
In had a Bose and the Bose is nothing like this, hard to quantify this is like 3 times the power and clarity and frequency range is vastly superior the bose is decent little unit in fact underrated and probably their best product
Think I’ll stick to the Bose Home Speaker 500. I have two of them and wouldn’t swap for anything else out there. From what I see the Bose Home Speaker 500 does exactly the same as this over priced speaker.
Bose sound doesn't come close to Ruark in my experience and I own products from both companies.
Bose cheap build quality no audiophile outside of USA is buying Bose ….
Dude why are you moving forward and backward soo unnaturally 😒
Why are u making such an immature and rude comment..
This will be great for my bathroom
A stupid question .. does it have a headphone jack connection
It doesnt, I think.