Ruark R1 MK4 –  radio FM – DAB – DAB+

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

R1 Mk4 in Pine Green

Crafted in collaboration with Nordoff and Robbins

Representing a new look for the beloved radio, R1 MK4’s beautifully finished Pine Green exterior and handcrafted wooden grille bring the outside in, whether its soundtracking cosy winter nights by the fire or providing the ambience for a hazy summer afternoon.

A donation to Nordoff and Robbins will be made for every one of these limited-edition radios sold.

About Nordoff and Robbins

Nordoff and Robbins, the UK’s largest music therapy charity, has over 60 years of practice in using music to break barriers caused by illness, disability, and social isolation. It provides therapy across the UK, trains future therapists, and funds research to enhance its impact. The charity helps individuals, including those with autism, dementia, learning difficulties, brain injuries, and mental health issues, to connect and communicate through music. With specialist centers in several cities and sessions in schools, hospitals, and care homes, its training is validated by Goldsmiths, University of London, and approved by the HCPC. Nordoff and Robbins believes in transforming lives through music therapy.

A New Approach

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

Using a precision moulding process has allowed us to gently profile the enclosure providing a fresh new look and the perfect surface for our new Light Cream and Espresso finishes. With acoustic treatment the enclosure is sturdy and acoustically inert, providing the ideal housing for our electronics and NS+ driver.

Enhancing the design further is a beautiful hand-crafted slatted wood grille. This brings added sophistication and creates a timeless Eames like vibe, but overall, the design is still unique and distinctly Ruark.

Packed With Useful Features

Our crisp OLED display 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 Bluetooth receiver allows you to enjoy R1’s great sound when streaming from your phone or computer.

FM parameters can be set to suit US and Japanese needs and a multilingual user interface makes R1 a truly international proposition. Also with a real time clock built in, time and date are kept active when power is disconnected or when transmitted data is not available.

The list of features continues, but other highlights include a USB-C charge/shuffle playback port, headphone output, switchable line input and of course our trademark RotoDial control system. Finally, for those seeking distant operation, we have an optional compact remote control available.

As we said back in 2006, radio never sounded or looked this good.