The Vita Audio R4 aims to be a Hif-Fi replacement but we feel it has fallen just a few centimetres short of the mark. It's good but not as good as it could've been....
Sound quality; luxurious design; smooth bass for a system of this type
Not great at handling complex rock and metal
With a generally superb sound quality and one of the classiest builds ever made, only the high price tag and questionable performance with heavier music would put us off snapping one up ...
First impressions suggest that Vita Audio has bucked a trend in iPod dock design. This does not look like it's been designed by the cashiers at Comet. A curvy, retro-tinged block clad in walnut veneer or high gloss off-white, it has DAB and FM radio t...
The R4 comes with an iPod-like remote control dubbed the RotoDial. It's not bad as such, it's just like nothing we've ever seen before and, with its buttons arranged in a circle around a volume knob, isn't the most practical of remote cont...
If you like your bass to sound like artillery fire, while your treble crisply tinkles like a laughing lady playing a lute amidst the barrage, then this luxury beauty is for you.Best offers for the Vita Audio R4Hifix £549.95 Amazon Marketplace £5...
Well specified, Offers very fine value, Multiple sources, Lively sound, Attractive design
Can be a little shrill at times, The remote control takes some getting used to and it uses non-standard batteries
The all-in-one music system is hardly new. Devices like the Arcam Solo Mini have shown that the electronics can be miniaturised and integrated with remarkably little quality loss. But with the R4, Vita Audio has gone one better and built the speakers i...
