Back in the mists of time, that's the 1980s and 90s, we used to sell speakers made by a Mr O'Rourke from Essex. They had beautiful finishes, they sounded pretty good, were solidly made and were great value. Names like Broadsword, Crusader and Sabre was their theme. By the early 2000s Old Brian had retired, son Alan had taken over and Ruark morphed into some of the best tabletop systems and radios around. And now after almost 40 years the Sabre is back, new speakers to match a new system, the R610. It has a streamer, amplifier and DAB/FM radio in one neat box. It also has a turntable input and an HDMI input, they think of everything and don't charge too much. That's £ 1199 for the main unit and £ 699 for the speakers, available in black or walnut and you can even add a cd player for an extra £ 249.

We're very happy with the sound, it's playing Melody Gardot in the shop as I type this so call in for a listen anytime