Sonos and Ikea have teamed up to release the Symfonisk table lamp speaker that is available from your local Ikea or from the home furnishing store’s website only. It is a combination of Ikea's unique design on the outside but very much Sonos speakers inside that can seamlessly integrate with other products in the company’s lineup like the Sonos One, Beam, Play:5, Play:1, etc.
They also fully integrate with Ikea’s Tradfri smart home platform and Home Smart app. Symfonisk's drivers are front-firing, but not to worry as you can position it correctly by putting the music controls front and center. When the power cord is plugged in, it runs out underneath the back of the lamp. If you place it in the wrong orientation, it’ll be apparent.
Since the Symfonisk has no built-in microphone, you’ll need a Google Home or Amazon Echo if you want to start a playlist with just your voice. It's great that it's easy to set an alarm in the Sonos app if you want the lamp to wake you up. It also includes Apple’s AirPlay 2, so if you use an iPhone or iPad, you can play music using Siri and have even more options for music sources beyond the many services that Sonos already supports.
You can disable the white LED indicator light above the play button via the Sonos app if you find it distracting at night. On the right side of the lamp’s body is an on / off knob for controlling the light bulb. No bulb will be included in the box so Ikea would obviously prefer that you use its own smart bulbs with the lamp speaker, but any other bulbs would fit too.
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Brand: Sonos
Sonos and Ikea have teamed up to release the Symfonisk table lamp speaker that is available from your local Ikea or from the home furnishing store’s website only. It is a combination of Ikea's unique design on the outside but very much Sonos speakers inside that can seamlessly integrate with other products in the company’s lineup like the Sonos One, Beam, Play:5, Play:1, etc.
They also fully integrate with Ikea’s Tradfri smart home platform and Home Smart app. Symfonisk's drivers are front-firing, but not to worry as you can position it correctly by putting the music controls front and center. When the power cord is plugged in, it runs out underneath the back of the lamp. If you place it in the wrong orientation, it’ll be apparent.
Since the Symfonisk has no built-in microphone, you’ll need a Google Home or Amazon Echo if you want to start a playlist with just your voice. It's great that it's easy to set an alarm in the Sonos app if you want the lamp to wake you up. It also includes Apple’s AirPlay 2, so if you use an iPhone or iPad, you can play music using Siri and have even more options for music sources beyond the many services that Sonos already supports.
You can disable the white LED indicator light above the play button via the Sonos app if you find it distracting at night. On the right side of the lamp’s body is an on / off knob for controlling the light bulb. No bulb will be included in the box so Ikea would obviously prefer that you use its own smart bulbs with the lamp speaker, but any other bulbs would fit too.
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Brand: Sonos
