A remote for the Sonos IKEA Symfonisk speakers is on the way

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The Sonos IKEA Symfonisk bookshelf and lamp speakers, which we rather like for their decent sound and compelling USPs, are getting a remote. A product page for the puck-shaped, networked controller has appeared on the IKEA French website, as first spotted by Dutch publication Tweakers.

Listed at €14.99/$14.99, it's an alternative means of control to the Sonos app, allowing owners of Symfonisk or any Sonos speaker to control playback from any room. Pressing the button in various configurations can play, pause or skip tracks, while a swiping action adjusts volume. It's designed to be placed on a table or fixed to a wall with its included magnetic mount, so you could say it's more of a smart pad than a handheld remote.

Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

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