Ikea Symfonisk Bookshelf

We absolutely love the new Symphonica bookshelf speakers, so that is it.

For comparison, the Symfonisk bookshelf speaker costs £89, the Symfonisk table lamp costs £150, the Sonos One SL costs £179, the Sonos One costs £199 and Sonos’s In-Wall speakers cost £599 for a pair but need to be built into the wall and connected to the separate £599 Amp. **Verdict**. Ikea isn’t the first company to try to blend a speaker with wall art but it might be the most successful, thanks in no small part to Sonos’s audio and software magic and a comparatively low price.

As it stands, the $100 Symfonisk is the least expensive speaker that works in Sonos' multi-room ecosystem, making it an excellent option if you're thinking of building or expanding a whole-home wireless sound system, and our Editors' Choice. The Ikea Symfonisk WiFi Bookshelf Speaker works within the Sonos ecosystem and delivers robust audio for its size and price. Sign up for Lab Report to get the latest reviews and top product advice delivered right to your inbox

You don’t need one sl for rears unless you really hate the IKEA symfonisk bookshelves at £89 (plus £10 for the wall Mount) They sound 90% as good as the One Sl in terms of regular stereo speakers, but like 99% as good in terms of being a rear speaker.

+19 more. See all photos Should you buy it?The Symfonisk Bookshelf may not be the best Sonos speaker, but it is the cheapest and the one with the most utility. It can be a standalone speaker, it can form the basis of a stereo system or it can be a pair of rears -- all for less than the cheapest Sonos-branded speaker

I use 1s for the rears one room and I use the Ikea Symfonisk bookshelf speakers in the other. If you’re just using them as rear channel surrounds, there is no perceivable difference imho, especially if you have a sub picking up the bottom end. I personally prefer the look of the IKEA ones. IKEA also sells some Sonos picture frame speakers which seemed intriguing, but not worth breaking down my current set up.

* Ikea Symfonisk Bookshelf ← higher sound quality, but needs wifi, no Bluetooth (made by Sonos). * Monster SuperStar Monster Blaster ← big boombox, could be hard to find. * JBL Pulse 3. * Anker SoundCore Rave Neo.