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Hacking the Sonos Ikea Symfonisk Into a High Quality Speaker Amp

Ben Hobby is a 18 year old maker (and destroyer) from Maryland. When he isn’t building 3D printers, CNC machines, electric scooters, or raiding yard sales, he studies mechanical engineering and music at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

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August 16th, 2019August 16th, 2019

As soon as I saw IKEA’s announcement for a $99 Sonos-powered Airplay speaker, I was excited for the possibilities its internals could bring. And oh boy, was I right to be. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to whittle away the woefully inefficient compact speaker unit, and bring it to life on a pair […]

Toddlers Can Play Their Favorite Music With Song Blocks Sonos system

By Cabe Atwell

Cabe Atwell

The one-man ace engineering wrecking crew - If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find me, maybe you can hire... the Cabe-team

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November 15th, 2014 0

Song Blocks was designed using a series of NFC tags, controller board and a Raspberry Pi B+ to engage music from a Sonos wireless hi-fi system.

Users beware as kids love to play the same song repeatedly, which can lead to early hair loss and nervous conditions.