
Once you’ve found a suitable home for it and set the speaker up via the Sonos companion app, you can customise your in-app experience by adding streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal. If you’re planning on wall-mounting the Symfonisk, you’ll need a couple of round head screws and Rawl plugs to hand as Ikea doesn’t include these. Included in the box are a mounting bracket for wall hanging, two rubber feet, a fabric safety tether and a single screw, which is used to attach said tether to the rear of the frame.

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The Symfonisk comes with one removable panel pre-installed – in either white or black, depending on the version you buy – and there’s a small selection of alternative panels sold separately.īest Bluetooth speaker 2022: Portable, waterproof and rugged options for every occasionĪs far as mounting goes, you can hang the Symfonisk on a wall in portrait or landscape mode, or prop it up on a table, worktop or the floor. Instead, the frame is a structure into which you clip artwork panels. It can’t be used to show off treasured family portraits or collages of pre-pandemic adventures abroad. Let me address the elephant in the room – the Symfonisk picture frame with Wi-Fi speaker is not really a picture frame. Ikea Sonos Symfonisk picture frame speaker review: What you need to know It looks good, too, although its appeal is hampered by a couple of key factors. It’s the third collaboration between iconic Swedish lifestyle brand Ikea and American audio manufacturer Sonos, and it follows in the footsteps of the Symfonisk bookshelf speaker and table lamp released in 2019.Īs with both those products, the Symfonisk picture frame speaker provides easy access to the world of wireless streaming audio while blending in beautifully with your living space.Īs a wireless speaker, it hits the right notes, delivering impressive sound quality, Apple AirPlay 2 support and the slick in-app experience we’ve come to expect from Sonos products.


I’ve tested a lot of innovative audio tech, but the Ikea Sonos Symfonisk picture frame speaker is right up there with the zaniest products to have arrived on my doorstep.
