Streaming - Ruark - Q Acoustics
Streaming music has rapidly become a very popular choice for music lovers as part of a good sounding hi-fi system, thanks to huge improvements in streaming sound quality and the wealth of music available. The term "streaming" basically refers to the fact that you're playing music from a digital device stored elsewhere - be it your NAS drive (which can store your CD collection, high res files and other music), from online services (Tidal, Spotify, Apple Music, or the thousands of internet radio stations available), or from files stored your Mac or PC (iTunes or Media Player). Even if you have a large vinyl collections, you can "rip" these onto your Mac or PC for easy access at the touch of a button.
Ruark Audio are a family-owned British company who have been creating world-class audio products and loudspeakers for more than thirty years. For over 12 years, Ruark Audio have been producing iconic tabletop and lifestyle audio solutions.
The Ruark Audio design ethos is to combine retro and classic design principles, with superb functionality and audiophile qualities which has earned Ruark its reputation.
Today, Ruark Audio products are stocked by leading department and design stores, quality independent electrical retailers and increasingly found in boutique and upmarket hotels, including the prestigious London Savoy.
Ruark offer a variety of lifestyle and tabletop systems - including DAB radios, such as the classic Ruark R2 mk3, bluetooth speakers and desktop systems such as the Ruark R4 mk3 which features CD, DAB and iPod playback, all in a classic design which would grace even the most stylish room. Ruark Audio products have consistently won a host of industry awards and are considerable well reviewed by the hi-fi press.
Q Acoustics assembled a team of the world's finest speaker designers with one goal - to create the best affordable loudspeakers and soundbars in the world. By virtue of the awards racked up, they've been successful.
Q Acoustics has enjoyed amazing success since their inception in 2006; surprising the UK loudspeaker industry by accumulating many prestigious awards and receiving widespread praise from global critics. In 2012, the Q Acoustics 2000i Series received three envious 'What Hi-Fi? Sound & Vision Magazine' awards.
In 2015, the updated and improved Q Acoustics 3000 range continued this tradition with the superb 3010 and 3020 bookshelf speakers, 3050 floorstanders and other home cinema models which were later upgraded again.
The Media M3 soundbar earned favourable reviews from and won the T3 Best TV Audio Product Award, AVForums Recommended Award, HiFi Journal Top-Produkt and TechAdvisor and Trusted Reviews recommended.
3010i, 3020i and 3050i have all earned 5 stars from What HiFi? with the latter also winning "Home Cinema Choice Best Buy", "EISA Best product 2018-2019", "AVForums Best Buy", "HiFi Choice Editor's Choice" and "Hi-Fi World 5 Globes."
At present, the Q Acoustics' range of loudspeakers includes in-ceiling or in-wall and weatherproof outdoor 'Custom Installation' models. Plus, they produce 'Style' and 'Conventional' Home Cinema designs, 'Media' speakers, and of course, superb hi-fi stereo speakers.
Having perfected the balance between price and performance, Q Acoustics are renowned for their superb value and make an excellent choice for high fidelity sound.
Streaming and Multi Room audio is the pinnacle of simplicity and innovation. Imagine enjoying the same track in every room as you move throughout your house, or changing what you are listening to from the comfort of your sofa via an app or smartphone/tablet.
We offer a range of NAS (Network Attached Storage) servers and devices, which allow you to rip and store even the largest of CD collections to one place, in high fidelity lossless audio quality. When connected to a streamer or multi room device, you can access an entire music library at your fingertips.
Our range of digital streamers and network players let you access your digitally stored tunes, and are designed with audio quality and hi-fi principles in mind, enabling you to modernise your hi-fi system and bring streaming to your hi-fi without worrying about any degradation of audio quality.
We also offer a range of wireless adaptors, enabling you to add wireless and Bluetooth functionality to an existing hi-fi or AV setup, and start enjoying wireless and streaming audio. As always, we are always happy to offer any advice or support you may need in selecting or trying a product.