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DECEMBER 2021 T3 33Sound & vision
7 RUARK R1 MK4
That Ruark is now on its
fourth revision of the R1 is
proof that this is
Bluetooth/DAB box has
serious staying power –
and once it’s landed on
your kitchen counter or
bedside table, we doubt it’ll
be going anywhere fast.
The R1 MK4 offers
incredible clarity through a
Class A/B-driven speaker
with a tuned enclosure and
adaptive EQ.
£229, ruarkaudio.com10 Q ACOUSTICS
3020i
These may have been
around long enough
to call them classics,
but Q Acoustics have
no intention of binning
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speakers. These rounded
boxes use the depth of
their case to develop some
highly precise bass and
considered tonal balance,
and they don’t break the
bank doing it.
£249, qacoustics.co.uk9 ANKER NEBULA
SOLAR
Proof positive that a solid
projector needn’t cost a
fortune, Anker’s stylish
autofocusing beamer
manages a whole lot. It can
stretch a 1080p HDR10
picture over 120 inches,
and also offers a pair of
speakers built in and even
Android TV 9, meaning
you don’t even have to
hook anything up to it to
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£400, seenebula.com8 SONOS BEAM
GEN 2
Sonos’ excellent compact
soundbar is now upgraded
to ditch the dust-magnet
cloth facia in favour of an
acoustically transparent
grille and offers Dolby
Atmos support for the
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living room upgrade, and
it belies its three-speaker
setup with some utterly
convincing and heavily
detailed virtual surround.
£450, sonos.com6 DENON HOME
Even the smallest Denon
Home speaker, the 150,
has enough meat built
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with rich sound, and things
just get bigger as you
move up the ladder. The
Home line supports hi-res
audio, USB input, HEOS
multi-room connectivity,
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update adds built-in Alexa
to boot.
From £219, denon.com