Ruark R2 Smart Music System

Can you imagine a life without music? Neither can we. With its slim profile, SmartRadio tuner, inclusive streaming options and natural, powerful sound, the new R2 has been designed to fit easily into your life and surroundings and makes it easy to enjoy the music you love the most. Like that first tea or coffee in the morning, R2 is an essential element to creating a great day, all day and every day.

The new R2 brings one of our longest-established models right up to date, while retaining key features that made our original R2 a popular music system since its launch in 2007. The most obvious change from its predecessors is its slimmer footprint. Such elegant new proportions allow R2 to be placed almost anywhere in the home and make it perfect for a windowsill or bookcase.

The appearance of R2 is simple yet stunning. The enclosure, with precise lines and soft contours, combines with the hand crafted slatted wood grille to create a timeless retro-modern feel. Along with its bonded glass display and our trademark RotoDial controller, R2 is undoubtedly a Ruark design and the quality remains clear.

A complete music system, R2 is equipped with DAB/DAB+, FM and internet tuners with pre-sets, and directly supports major streaming services including Spotify*, Amazon Music and Deezer, and with a quality Bluetooth receiver every other streaming service available. The Bluetooth function also seamlessly integrates with the volume function on phones and tablets, so volume can be easily raised or reduced as desired. R2 also features a USB-C charge and playback port, switchable auxiliary line input and headphone output. Remote control is available through the free Oktiv app, or a compact IR handset is available as an optional extra.

Our new colour graphic display clearly shows time, alarm and programme information and with internet based sources you can choose between text display or station and album artwork by pressing the volume control. The display intensity can also be set as you want it and auto-adjusts to suit ambient light levels. With two comprehensive alarms and a sleep timer, R2 also makes a great bedside companion.

Like all Ruark products, the R2 incorporates carefully selected technologies to deliver wonderfully clear and effortless sound. The linear amplifier linked with our NS+ drivers and adaptive equalisation provides the perfect sound balance for enjoying music and spoken-word at all volume levels, making R2 an essential way to relax and unwind in today’s often manic world.

Our optional compact remote is a convenient addition to R2 and with four direct pre-set buttons you can quickly access your favourite stations and playlists. Also available is a new free to download Android and iOS app called Oktiv. This also allows full control of R2 Mk4 and is particularly useful for searching radio stations and podcasts.

• 2 × 75mm Ruark NS+ drivers
  
• 18W Class AB power amplifier
  
• 3D audio processor
  

• DAB, DAB+ and FM Tuner with RDS
  
• 75Ohm F-type DAB/FM connector with telescopic aerial
  
• Digital and streaming audio
  
• Internet radio, Spotify Connect, Deezer, Amazon Music
  
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n WEP, WPA, WPA2
  
• USB MP3 48kHz 320kbps
  
• Bluetooth V5.2, SBC, A2DP
  

• Line input (RCA) 2.3Vrms
  
• USB 2.0, FAT32, 5W (5V 1A)
  
• 3.5mm headphone jack, 25mW into 16-32Ohm
  

• AC mains adapter input: 100-240V AC 50/60Hz 0.8A
  
• AC mains adapter output: 14V DC 2.00A
  
• Nominal 4W
  
• Standby 1.7W (with USB disconnected)
  

• Dimensions H175 x W340 x D135mm (H6.9 x W13.4 x D5.3in)
• Weight 2.9kg (6.4lbs)

Support

• Manual
• Download Oktiv for Android
  
• Download Oktiv for iOS