Ruark MR1 Mk2

nicknack35 · 24 Jun 2017 at 08:13

Morning all. Im very tempted by the new Ruark MR1 Mk2 now after owning the MR1's for over 3 years now which we use on a daily basis on a evening for music and films and been impressed by them im thinking on upgrading to the newer model things seemed to have improved with crossover exc they do seem to get the thumbs up from the previous MR1's. But not sure on how much of an upgrade it would be worth to the one's i own now after to speaking to couple of people they do say they have improved on sound

nicknack35 · 24 Jun 2017 at 08:46

Nick1881 said:
Only way to find out is to have a listen to them yourself, preferably in your own room if you can. Speaker technology hasn't moved on a huge amount over the last decade or two so there may not be much of a difference, unless they are voiced slightly differently.

I agree think ill go have a listen they do look nice but not sure i like the fabric on the speaker i do like mine without grills. Ill pop into Fanthorpes and have a look

nicknack35 · 24 Jun 2017 at 09:21

Yes Feature wise im not so bothered about there just roughly same as the old MR1's all this with the battery Pack exc you can do with the older MR1 .Apart from the optical i use mine with a DAC so the optical input is nothing that really matters to me im more intrested in the sound of the improved crossover they talking about

nicknack35 · 28 Jun 2017 at 18:16

kelvin smith said:
Hi, I keep.gpimg back to these for my living room. They would be connected to my TV via optical and I would either connect my Echo Dot to it via BT or aux. Or I could connect my AudioCast.

My main question is after having the original for three years how did you find it when connected to your TV?

I still have the originals to i don't have mine connected to TV. I have them connected to a USB DAC. I use my TV as a PC monitor i find them great for like Movies exc. If you get a demo of the new 1's Kev let me know how they sound please id be intrested to see if there a improvement on sound like they say they are. I don't think id use them for my main TV in living room due to them not been the loudest if you get a Sub with them then that would be better. We have them in our bedroom. They make great speakers for the bedroom due to there size

nicknack35 · 28 Jun 2017 at 18:34

They sound brilliant for movies and we use them without a Sub. But im considering getting a REL T ZERO sub for ours which is small and would pair with the Ruarks great. If you are planning on using them for TV movies exc in your living room then you won't be dissapointed but if your using for Music also then i would get a SUB for Movies an Music these are Active so you cannot get loud without the SUB incase you blow them lol. This all depends on the size of the room your putting them in of course

nicknack35 · 12 Jul 2017 at 19:31

The walnut is lovely. It all depends really if your using DAC. If your using a DAC with Optical then id go with the originals. If not using a DAC and just using them for TV then go for the newer model. If you like to remove the grill then go with the Original MR1 if you want the newer model which you cannot remove and like the look of more then go newer model. It all depends and you can stick Chromecast Audio in the new MR1's Optical if that intrests you

nicknack35 · 12 Jul 2017 at 19:36

I maybe selling my Ruark MR1's there in walnut and wont be asking £200 had them 3 years id sell them for £150 and that is with everything with them

nicknack35 · 12 Jul 2017 at 19:52

You won't be dissapointed with either mate there really nicely made top quality and sound nice. To really get the best out of them though should think of using them with a DAC

nicknack35 · 12 Jul 2017 at 20:26

kelvin smith said:
I have never considered or looked into a DAC before. Ideally I wanted simplicity, I suppose I could always add later if needed. I was going to connect to my TV via optical and just sit back and smile .

Thats fine then the newer model is the way forward. If its for tv in a living room then id use them with a sub for sure with them not been really big speakers

nicknack35 · 1 Jan 2018 at 20:21

Ive owned the original and now own the New version i did like the look of the older model. Due to remove the Grills. Which you cannot on the new model. But after connecting the new versions up the back of the new model seemed to be more solid for the connections they seemed to fig snug. You can also use the Right speaker on its own in Mono mode connected with the Battery Ruark Sell. Plus the new version have optical out with the older version not. I guess it depends how you will be using the speakers. The added bonus with the new version is if you don't use the optical you can always use Chromecast audio

nicknack35 · 1 Jan 2018 at 20:38

They sound very Familar. But i think the new version seem to have more punch in the bottom end. The new version seem to be better made. With that the back of the right speaker (which is amped) seems to be a lot better when connected up they seem to fit more snug and solid. ive noticed a upgrade. But if your using them with a DAC then you could say older version would do just fine. You wont be disapointed with either TBH