Sonos and Ikea call time on their 'Symfonisk' home audio partnership

Sonos Ikea Symfonisk lamp 2021
(Image credit: Sonos, Ikea)

Sonos and Ikea will no longer create audio products together, The Verge reports. The collaboration yielded bookshelves, lamps and even picture frames that all doubled as multi-room speakers compatible with the Sonos ecosystem. But no more.

These 'Symfonisk' devices generally reviewed well, with the first-gen lamp and bookshelf speaker both earning four stars. They were often cheaper than Sonos' own products, and blended into a living space more seamlessly thanks to their dual use.

Despite this, the firm reported a 3 per cent year-on-year growth in revenue in its quarterly earning report this week. That's largely down to a 14 per cent reduction in operating expenses. It also cut the price of its five-star Era 100 speaker to £199 from its launch price of £249.

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Joe Svetlik

Joe has been writing about tech for 20 years, first on staff at T3 magazine, then in a freelance capacity for Stuff, The Sunday Times Travel Magazine (now defunct), Men's Health, GQ, The Mirror, Trusted Reviews, TechRadar and many more. His specialities include all things mobile, headphones and speakers that he can't justifying spending money on.

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