Perhaps it’s just us, but we think there’s reason to assume a speaker such as this will largely be used for quieter, background listening, given its parallel purpose as a table lamp, and that’s where this Symfonisk tends to flourish. Our dialling down of the bass helps keep the soundstage from becoming overly cluttered, without making it sound thin or weak, and there is certainly more space here than with the lamp’s bookshelf counterpart. There is plenty of weight to the presentation, as is par for the course with Sonos speakers, and the performance doesn’t lose its focus despite the product's rounded physique.
You might expect the top end to be quite bright – it’s a lamp keep up – but the sound emitted from this Symfonisk speaker is actually rather decent, all told. For reference, we took out a little bass on both Symfonisk speakers and left Loudness set to on, the latter offering a little extra punch to the presentation. In reality, there’s actually no reason for you to have to manhandle the Symfonisk at all: music playback can be controlled via the Sonos app, and the standard bulb fitting means you could even turn it into a smart lamp if you should so desire.Īlso in the Sonos app is the company’s TruePlay technology, so you can use the microphone on your smartphone to help fine tune the speaker, or there are the usual EQ and Loudness settings to do so manually. The power lead fits snug into the lamp’s undercarriage, and there is the option of a wired internet connection to what we would assume is its rear, but that’s it but for the light switch and the play/pause and volume controls sitting on the plinth.
In fact, as long as you like the shape, there is little else here to consider. The lamp itself is not entirely unassuming itself – especially if you opt for the white finish of our test sample – resembling something of an Apple Homepod in a hot air balloon, but being half home furnishing the design is by definition something you would have to want to see in your house regardless of its sonic capabilities.Īnd, though our personal preference would be the darker option, we actually quite like it.
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