- Eversolo launched the SE100 passive bookshelf speakers
- Audiophile-friendly hardware and specifications
- They are designed to fit Ikea Kallax shelves
One of the standout speakers at the annual CES 2026 tech jamboree was the small $9.99 Ikea Kallsup, designed to be purchased and used en masse. However, new passive speakers from another brand show us what integration with Ikea furniture could really look like.
Audio hardware brand Eversolo has made a rare foray into the speaker realm, in the form of the all-new SE100. These passive bookshelf speakers are delivered in pairs and are therefore not, despite the brand name, forever alone.
Eversolo typically sticks to hi-fi kit such as DACs (also known as digital-to-analog converters), hi-res music players, and amplifiers, and it’s clear that the SE100 continues to focus on audiophile kit. Its specs include a 5.25-inch pulp cone for textured sound, a 25mm silk dome for clarity, and a removable fabric grille designed for low diffraction, meaning they should remain “acoustically invisible” according to Eversolo – although I prefer to take them off to see those glorious offset drivers. Something decidedly “Daguerrotype camera from the 1830s”, no?
Judging from Eversolo’s product list, another purpose of speakers is soundstage. Although they are wired and designed for use with an amplifier, so they cannot be spread Also so far they are designed to create a holographic soundstage in a range of spaces.
Bookshelf speakers for a particular bookcase: Ikea Kallax
So far, sofas (and other furniture) don’t seem relevant – so why was I talking about Ikea? Well, according to Eversolo, the SE100s are designed to fit perfectly into the Ikea Kallax. If you’re not familiar with Ikea lingo, these are these grid-shaped shelves that organize items into boxes (see above). The SE100 fits perfectly into one of these boxes, with no dead space on the sides.
Ikea now has its own DIY speakers, ranging from inexpensive, standalone Bluetooth boxes suitable for showers to options hidden in lamps, picture frames and lights. But as far as I know, Ikea has never released a set of speakers specifically designed to fit into the gaps in its furniture. The eponymous Kallsup, for example (make no mistake: Kallax is the bookshelf; Kallsups are those little $10 cubic speakers), are designed to be portable, not to sit in a bookshelf.
Of course, the SE100 will appeal just as much to people who don’t shop at the Swedish furniture giant, with the square speakers looking just as good in other spaces.
We don’t have a release date yet, but we expect them to come out by 2026. They’ll cost you $399 (around $300, AU$600), so they’re expensive, but not Dear expensive in the hi-fi scheme of things. When they arrive, we’ll see if they have the Kallax to make our list of best stereo speakers.
The Kallax themselves vary in price, from small 2×1 box options for around $25 to gigantic 5×5 options and everything in between. Some even have built-in TV stands or tables.
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