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IKEA's Symfonisk Line Will Include a Table Lamp With Sonos Speaker, Support AirPlay 2

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Ikea today revealed more information about its upcoming line of Sonos smart speakers, which the Swedish furniture company has dubbed "Symfonisk" (via The Verge). There will be two products in the line: The Symfonisk Table Lamp with Wi-Fi Speaker ($179) and Symfonisk Bookshelf with Wi-Fi Speaker ($99).

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Image from Ikea/Sonos via The Verge

Each device will be controlled through the Sonos app, and Sonos CEO Patrick Spence suggested that the Table Lamp's audio quality will be similar to the Sonos One speaker. It has two class-D digital amplifiers, one tweeter, one mid-woofer, and a sealed enclosure. The Table Lamp and Bookshelf can also be stereo paired, used for multiroom audio, and they both support Apple's AirPlay 2.

A brief ad on Ikea's Italian YouTube channel shows off both products. The Symfonisk line aims to produce Wi-Fi smart speakers that also perform some kind of secondary furnishing purpose, such as an extra shelf on a wall and lighting in a room.


The ad showcases two people dancing around to music playing from the speaker, with bright and colorful lights strobing from the Symfonisk Table Lamp. As with any other standard lamp, users will be able to place a smart light bulb into the Symfonisk (such as Philips Hue) and connect the bulbs to their existing ecosystem of lights.

More information about the Symfonisk smart speaker line from Ikea and Sonos is expected to come out of the Milan Furniture Fair, which takes place April 9 through April 14 this year. The products will then go on sale in August 2019.

Tags: Ikea, Sonos

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RogerWilco Avatar
RogerWilco
95 months ago
"It has two class-D digital amplifiers"

I've seen a few companies put this in their marketing materials as if it's a good thing. Class D amps are extremely efficient, but sound quality is not their forte. Good enough? Probably for 2019, considering all the compromises we've made in audio quality vs convenience. Nonetheless, I wouldn't put it in my advertisements.
Yet the HomePod uses the same class D amps.
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BWhaler Avatar
BWhaler
95 months ago
Hello every college dorm room.
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ohwevad
95 months ago
Great! I've always wanted to assemble a wireless speaker.
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BlueCreek
95 months ago
Since the Symfonisk speaker doesn't have a microphone how would it work WITHOUT an app?
It has airplay so doesn’t need a dedicated app, just would mean that Siri commands would need to be done through the connected iPhone/iPad
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iMerik
95 months ago
Does it directly stream Apple Music? Still too fugly for me.
Yes, it would use the same SONOS app, which streams Apple Music, Amazon Music, Spotify, etc., directly.
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macjonny1
95 months ago
"It has two class-D digital amplifiers"

I've seen a few companies put this in their marketing materials as if it's a good thing. Class D amps are extremely efficient, but sound quality is not their forte. Good enough? Probably for 2019, considering all the compromises we've made in audio quality vs convenience. Nonetheless, I wouldn't put it in my advertisements.
like a lot of things there are great and mediocre class-D amplifiers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICEpower
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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