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WIRED links 149 Ikea speakers into a wall of sound

The testers played Also Sprach Zarathustra through it and wrote, 'We almost wish we hadn't'; Ikea says the Kallsup can link up to one hundred units.

On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
Published 4:57 AM ET, Monday, October 26, 2026

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First reported by Wired: “We Linked 150 of Ikea’s $10 Speakers to Make a Wall of Sound”, with reporting from Red Hot Singapore (republishing WIRED) and TechRadar.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 4:57 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.

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WiredWe Linked 150 of Ikea’s $10 Speakers to Make a Wall of Sound
Red Hot Singapore (republishing WIRED)We Linked 150 of Ikea’s $10 Speakers to Make a Wall of Sound - Red Hot Singapore October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
TechRadar“An enormous cityscape of stackable guava-colored boxes” — I compared a dozen $10 IKEA speakers to one $120 JBL speaker to see whether sheer numbers are a subst facts used on air

Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWIRED linked Ikea's ten-dollar Kallsup speakers into a wall, and the headline says one hundred fifty. They actually linked one hundred forty-nine.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOne short. That's a rounding error with a wall attached.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentIt cost fourteen hundred ninety dollars in total, and it was so loud the testers couldn't hear each other and could feel their internal organs vibrating.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo it has bass after all.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentNo. One reviewer found the Kallsup has barely any low end however many you link. The only bass in that room was the testers' own organs.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAnd the record is fifteen hundred speakers, so this is a tenth of it.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThey played Also Sprach Zarathustra through it and wrote, quote, we almost wish we hadn't. That's the first honest review of a speaker wall ever.