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IKEAā€™s New Sonos Speaker Also Happens to Be a Chic Picture Frame

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If there ever was a match made in heaven, itā€™s IKEAā€™s ongoing collaboration with the leaders in sound, Sonos. The two brands initially teamed up in 2017 to launch the Symfonisk collection in 2019, which debuted with a hybrid lamp speaker and a bookshelf speaker.

Now, the two have released the latest product to join the collection: the Symfonisk picture frame with WiFi speaker.

ā€œLooks like music, sounds like artā€, the new product was designed by IKEA and Sonos to ā€œdemocratise music and sound in the home and bring a better listening experienceā€ to people everywhere.

While most speakers look like just that, a speaker, the new Symfonisk speaker is flat, compact and has been designed to blend in with oneā€™s existing wall art. It makes for a seamless addition to a gallery wall or looks just as chic when leant against a wall.

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ā€œThe space-saving picture frame speaker can hang on its own on the wall as an eye-catching art piece, be matched with other art on the wall, be placed on a shelf or on the floor, leaning against the wall,ā€ said Stjepan Begic, product developer at IKEA of Sweden, in a release.

ā€œEach Symfonisk speaker combines the Sonos sound experience with IKEA design in surprising new ways, creating products neither company would create alone,ā€ said Sara Morris, principal product manager at Sonos. ā€œSonosā€™ acoustic design means the picture frame speaker sounds amazing for such a compact shape, and the Sonos app means it is effortless to set up and effortless to use.ā€

The Symfonisk picture frame WiFi speaker comes in black and white and with a number of interchangeable fronts to offer a variety of looks to suit various home styles.

Itā€™s compatible with Sonosā€™ current product range, meaning you can link it up with multiple speakers to play ambient sound around your entire home and can be controlled via the Sonos app.

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IKEA

The Symfonisk picture frame WiFi speaker is rolling out in IKEA stores globally from July 2021, but weā€™ll have to wait a little longer to get our hands on one here in Australia. IKEA says we can expect the product to land in stores and online in 2022.

Thereā€™s no word yet on the exact price of the item, but over in the US, the speaker will be retailing for USD $199 (around AUD $259) while the interchangeable fronts are USD $20 (around AUD $25).

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