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

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Audio Hi-Fi Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers IKEA's latest boxy Bluetooth speaker comes with Spotify Tap, stereo pairing, and a temptingly low price News By David Nield Published 11 September 2026 Meet the new Badkruka When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. 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 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.

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▪Audio Hi-Fi Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers IKEA's latest boxy Bluetooth speaker comes with Spotify Tap, stereo pairing, and a temptingly low price News By David Nield Published 11 September 2026 Meet the new Badkruka When you purchase throug
▪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 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

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Audio Hi-Fi Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers IKEA's latest boxy Bluetooth speaker comes with Spotify Tap, stereo pairing, and a temptingly low price News By David Nield Published 11 September 2026 Meet the new Badkruka When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The IKEA Badkruka comes in black or pink (Image credit: IKEA) 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 speakerIt has Spotify Tap integration and physical controlsYou can pair multiple speakers together in a variety of setupsIt seems IKEA is on a roll when it comes to…

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