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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor

Ikea Symfonisk review: a good Sonos wifi speaker hiding in a lamp

Ikea Symfonisk speaker lamp on wooden table
Two-in-one device combines great Sonos sound in an attractive lamp with modern and customisable design. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian

The second generation of Ikea’s novel Sonos-powered wifi speaker lamp looks a little sleeker than the first, sounds a bit better and comes in new shapes, materials and colour combinations.

The idea is the same as for the rest of the Symfonisk range: hide a speaker in a piece of stylish furniture. In true Ikea fashion, the £179 ($169) lamp comes flat-packed, although thankfully only in three parts: the base, the plug and the shade.

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