IKEA's latest boxy Bluetooth speaker comes with Spotify Tap, stereo pairing, and a temptingly low price

Date:
Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:15:51 +0000

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The IKEA Badkruka Bluetooth speaker brings with it easy Spotify integration, stereo pairing, and EQ settings.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Badkruka is IKEA's newest affordable Bluetooth speaker It has Spotify Tap integration and physical controls You can pair multiple speakers together in a variety of setups It seems IKEA is on a roll when it comes to cube-shaped, low-price Bluetooth speakers: following on from the Ikea Kallsup that we tested earlier this
year, we now have the IKEA Badkruka, which is several times bigger and offers some extra features.

There's no official announcement about the Badkruka just yet, so we're
relying on the product page on IKEA's German website (via Notebookcheck ) for all the details. It also shows up on the Swedish site, but not the US, UK, or Australia yet. Measuring 16cm wide x 16cm deep x 17.5cm tall (that's 6.3 inches x 6.3 inches x 6.9 inches), you can pick up the IKEA Badkruka in
either black or pink. It's built from ABS plastic and polycarbonate, and doesn't look to be portable there's a power cord in the product photos and
no mention of a rechargeable battery. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

Along the top of the speaker we've got physical controls for playback and volume, and there's also a Spotify Tap button, so with one button press you can carry on from where you left off on Spotify on another device. Keep on pairing You can use two of the speakers as a stereo pair (Image credit: IKEA) IKEA doesn't give us any technical specs in terms of audio capabilities here, but does say we can expect "powerful" and "balanced" sound that's "ideal for gaming, streaming, or listening to music" (via Google Translate). You may
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The product listing mentions that two speakers can be paired together for synced stereo sound, and the feature is shown off in one of the promotional images too. It also seems that additional speakers can be paired and synced too, if you buy a few with the Kallsup, it's possible to pair up to 100 of them .

There are three EQ settings on the speaker as well, so you can tweak the
audio output to match your preferences and the types of tunes you listen to. It's a decent set of features for an affordable Bluetooth speaker like this. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our
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Speaking of price, it's available for 50 from the German site. We don't have official global pricing yet fingers crossed that IKEA does roll this out
more widely but that works out as roughly $58 / 43 / AU$81. Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds. Today's best foldable deals JBL Flip 7 129.99 99.97 View See all prices Edifier ES20 49.99 View See all prices Bose SoundLink Max 399.95 299 View See all prices We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices



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