IKEA and Sonos are no longer working together. Their partnership produced the Symfonisk speaker, which got a lot of attention. Now, IKEA has taken what it learned and created something totally different.
Meet the Kallsup, which IKEA showed off at CES 2026 in Las Vegas. This Bluetooth speaker is small enough to fit in your hand. Based on a short listening session, it sounds pretty good. The real surprise? It costs just $9.99.
Yes, ten dollars. While Sonos focuses on premium speakers with premium prices, IKEA went the other direction. The Kallsup comes in multiple colors and sells for less than lunch at most restaurants.
This is classic IKEA. The company worked with Sonos, picked up knowledge about making speakers, then applied it to what IKEA does best, which is affordable products for regular people.
A small, Cheap Cube of Sound
You won’t get the same audio quality as a Sonos speaker, but that’s not the point. IKEA is targeting anyone who wants portable music without breaking the bank. Students, casual listeners, and people who need a shower speaker. You can grab one without thinking twice for $10.
The partnership may be over, but IKEA clearly paid attention during those years. Now they’re using that experience to fill a different spot in the market, one Sonos never tried to reach.
The Kallsup follows IKEA’s typical design approach. These plastic cube speakers come in bright colors like lime, green, pink, and white. Each one has straight edges, a single speaker grille on one side, and two buttons on top for pairing and playback. They’re light and stack on top of each other easily.
For a $10 speaker, the specs are respectable. The Kallsup uses Bluetooth 5.3, which is current technology. You can link up to 100 speakers together by pressing a button on each cube. If you want to fill your backyard with sound, just buy a bunch and connect them all.
Battery life sits at 20 hours when you play at half volume. The speaker charges through a USB-C port using rechargeable batteries.
Here’s a smart detail: you can swap in regular disposable batteries instead. This means your speaker never becomes useless trash when the rechargeable battery dies. You just pop in new batteries and keep using it.
IKEA already sells other speakers that they designed themselves. The Kalglass combines a Bluetooth speaker with a lamp in a mushroom shape. The Solskydd mounts on your wall as a disc. Both cost more than the Kallsup and offer bigger sound.
The Kallsup will be launched in April in the US for $9.99. Prices in other countries will differ based on local markets and currency.
