People are looking for An affordable Wi-Fi speaker fits the speaker between its Jättebo section and the Dyvlinge Swivel chair, as it is known that Sonos and Ikea are being separated. After eight years of partnership, from odd-accommodable speakers in the frame to a surprising pair of bookshelf speakers, the IKEA model is stopping.

Of course, you can get everything that the IKEA/Sonos collaboration (in terms of sound quality) offers by buying Sonos-made speakers like ERA 100 (9/10, wired advice) and Roaming (9/10, 9/10, wired advice). The brand even makes a nice pair of headphones (8/10, wired recommendation). But when this partnership ends, one thing we're going to really miss out on Wired: Symfonisk Sound Remote ($19).

This plain rectangular hockey is like a thermostat controller for your music, with play/pause, skip and volume controls that pair seamlessly with the Sonos app (now it works again). Surprisingly, Sonos itself still When I have Gobby Sourdough or my 1 year old on my fingers, if I don't immediately choose her favorite music, I don't offer a stylish, wall-mounted remote, but instead force me to reach for my phone or TV remote. Yes, there are other Sonos remotes, but they only control the TV speakers.

This wall remote (no need to install the wall at all) is easy to use with the elbow and looks so cautious and looks so good that you won't be like one of those older people with a lot of wired phones. And, yes, it can be all Sonos Speaker. It's also cheap, $19 per unit ($89) after the first purchase of hubs and remote controls. In this economy? If I were a Sonos user, I would buy one for each room in the house before selling out. And you should, too.

Sonos has struggled since the bad launch of new app versions last year, which has led many long-term users to struggle to keep their reliable systems running. This could explain the end of this partnership on IKEA, as it is a major retailer who strives to track what is sold and what is not sold.

From the Sonos side, this may just be the logical conclusion of some kind of infinite partnership with a mid-level product, which itself is increasingly competing with. Sonos has pivoted the less premium brand in recent years, and in the last month it lowered the price of two products: the excellent entry-level 100 speakers and the equally impressive Ray Soundbar.

In either case, we regret seeing the partnership, and once the Symfonisk Sound Remote Gen 2 is gone, we hope Sonos will become a new controller with no third-party options available now. To be sure, there is a space that looks more "Sonos". In IKEA's case, the brand says all its Sonos-compatible devices, including remote controls, will be supported. I think a lot of people will miss the talking light, but it's comforting to know that it still works.