IKEA Eneby Review - Can IKEA Make Good Speakers?

[@nataliaboada5898]

The shape is because it's meant to fit in the Kallax shelf.

[@StusReviewsUK]

Thanks for that Natalia, I forgot to mention that! It’s a good bit of design that is 👍

[@father6371]

whaaaaat????

[@Snaffer01]

It probably also acts as a sound box amplifying the sound and bass even more..

[@travismcleod5078]

I don't think so. I have the speaker and while it's the perfect fit for kallax, the speaker had really strong bass and would rattle anything inside or on top of the shelf eventually vibrating something off on to the floor and hearing the rattle.

[@Snaffer01]

Just glue everything tight on your shelfs :)

[@guanyu210379]

I tried one of those Eneby, the bigger one. They do sound fantastic for the price. If IKEA is reading my comment, I think the only important thing missing is to pair 2 of those for a stereo setup. The multiroom, waterproofing, etc. are not necessary for a minimalist bluetooth speakers.

[@StusReviewsUK]

I told you! You never know, they might somehow implement stereo in future or in a later release!

[@bitume]

@@StusReviewsUK Yes. Same for multiroom with their Sonos collab ;)

[@Lintary]

You can actually do that on certain android phones, I believe the latest samsungs have that ability from the top of my head.

[@albinanddavid6882]

I think you can do it if you have an google home

[@BrianJense]

IKEA has now added stereo link between 2 off these speakers. Your comment is 2 years old, but i'm adding this for others like me, looking for reviews now.

[@royshaft]

I just went to IKEA and paired my phone to the foyer display smaller speaker . WOW indeed ! So much bass , clear top end and mucho volume . Also the bluetooth range is very impressive , i walked 20 metres away and still had a connection . I left some old biffer listening to " Plaid " . I think he liked it !

[@vampyros1]

Incredible value on the big one: A strong 8/10. Full disclosure: It could use a bit more top end, but elevating it off the floor will help tighten things up... a great buy, regardless.

[@stuartcarson9378]

I just bought one because of your review, it's a great speaker for the price. Doesn't do much apart from plug in and play great sound. Perfect for what I need.

[@paslechta]

I can only add that the 20cm speaker from IKEA is also phenomenal.

[@banjavka]

Stu, your reaction at 5:53 is priceless! We just got these in Edmonton (Canada) and found your review brilliant. Thank you!

[@ArtoPeltomaa]

It also has eq function for adjusting low and high frequencies 👌🏻👍🏼

[@brendan6093]

I listened to this speaker today in my local Ikea store put it up to max then connected to it via Bluetooth and a few customers jumped and everyone did not look happy, this thing pumped i was impressed with the bass lacked a little mod like you mentioned but was pleasant to listen to. I did not purchase it ad i want to conpare it to other speakers like UE boom my brother just bought. I did prefer this Eneby 30 over the JBL flip 3 which I have heard.

[@DJAnomous3000]

They are actually pretty good for what they are, Ikea did a good job with these (better than some other "big" speaker companies haha)

[@yt.kaiserkiwi]

This Video was absolutely everything I needed to know, that I need this speaker. Thank you!

[@C.oleCarson]

We just picked one up and couldn't believe the sound for the price

[@viktorbass]

you can adjust a bass-treble eq by pressing and holding the button

[@StusReviewsUK]

And that my friends, is why you should always read instructions. 😅 Although saying that, the sound was pretty well balanced out of the box for me!

[@aaba112]

This speaker fits the Kallax shelfs. I live 30 mins drive from Kallax city here in North sweden :)

[@StusReviewsUK]

Yeah I forgot to mention that! Nice little bit of design that is!

[@nl.mattiegames4972]

You live nearby kallax!! Wow!

[@sentosaco]

that's so cool, what's Kallax city like?

[@aaba112]

@@sentosaco Hehe, Kallax is a very small village with about 500 people. But it is very close to a quite large town in north Sweden. It is just 1,5 hours drive to the arctic circle. Right now we have the coldest part of our winter with about -25c (-13F) outside and 20 inches of snow. www.google.com/maps/place/975+95+Kallax/@65.6216807,21.8103985,10.08z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x467f6e38400a0757:0xa6ece43f224397e!8m2!3d65.5293092!4d22.0544563

[@SamuelSas]

"city"

[@AbsentCrysisX]

I bought it and this is best invested money ever! I was thinking about some expensive audio system, but now Im glad I didnt spent $1000+ to it.

[@Gyppor]

"it is not a smart speaker" which in my book, makes it an even better value. I don't need another listening device in my house! I do find the mids are lacking on these speakers. I really think Ikea should have made it a 3-way speaker. The bass is really impressive, though.

[@jespernohr]

A shame that it automatically turns off after 20 minutes without sound. Would have liked to use it with a Chromecast Audio in my kitchen.

[@BrianJense]

You can turn the auto shutdown feature off. Your comment is 2 years old so they might have added that later.

[@AkisLandmark]

Nice video 👍 but please lower the intensity of that gate/limiter on your mic input cos it's threshold and attack/release is way too aggressive making the sound to cut too soon and sound mechanical and artificial.

[@StusReviewsUK]

Have a listen to my newest video and let me know if that’s any better- trying to improve on sound recording, but that possibly one of my weakest areas!

[@user-ci9sb5wp3v]

5:54

[@ericcooper1790]

It is Awesome! Blows my JBL speaker away! best buy from Ikea!

[@StusReviewsUK]

Such a good surprise right!? Its a great speaker!

[@187_RT]

Stu’s Reviews is it louder than the jbl boom box?

[@drunmike]

Thanks for your review! I replaced the high tweeter and make it portable with power bank! really nice monster bassssssss!!!!

[@StusReviewsUK]

Niceeee! You checked out the symfonisk range?

[@drunmike]

I’m from Taiwan, Eneby come to Taiwan this year, Symfonisk not yet...

[@StusReviewsUK]

@@drunmike you’re gonna love the symfonisk if you like the eneby! Funnily enough I’m doing a 1 year later symfonisk episode soon 😉

[@devilz6]

Nice review. I like the new IKEA tech, and especially this speaker. Maybe it's good to mention that due to the size of the speaker, it fits perfectly in a Kallax shelf unit. There is also a smaller version available, which can also be upgraded with a battery pack (from IKEA)!

[@StusReviewsUK]

All good points! I might check out the smaller one in a separate review... so watch this space! 👍

[@OtterlyInsane]

That answers my question about the Kallax

And the battery is 26 000 mAh or whatever and cost $20. ... now if only it could be hooked up to the phone too ;D

[@radusebastianionita803]

Hey Stu :) I am a silent content consumer of your footage, ikea stuff more than anything. Good job so far! Only quality informal stuff you are producing, and i like that. PS: there is a guy K2 whom is reuploading all your videos for some reason. Don’t hesitate to copyright strike the guy . Cheers!

[@StusReviewsUK]

Thanks for letting me know brother! 👍👍 I’ll be reporting that guy straight away!

[@radusebastianionita803]

Keep it up! Waiting for the smart plug video and also the future Blinds ikea is gonna launch. Cheers!

[@Rodakas]

Collaboration between IKEA - SONOS. Very good speaker. Very nice review!

[@RWL2012]

Hey, it's the Arriva Trains Wales review guy :-P The "hole at the back you thought was a handle" is the bass reflex port (Helmholtz resonator); it's a tube that's of the diameter and length that tunes the cabinet to the same frequency as it would be with the same woofers in the same sized cabinet but sealed (or a bit higher for more of a peaky / humpy boost) and increases the low frequency efficiency ("boosts the bass") by redirecting the air pressure at and around the tuned frequency!

[@matthewjlangley]

RWL2012 n

[@Ranjanlikedungeon]

LOVE IT. Joakim Karud...swedish music on some swedish speakers!

[@StusReviewsUK]

Gotta love some joakim karud 👌

[@christophschuermann6512]

God to hear that it works with more than ABBA......

[@Mikeg_yt]

What the first song called?

[@debbydhill]

49/89 US cool speaker, I see it pretty much hiding in plain sight. :)

[@StusReviewsUK]

Yeah it’s cheaper in the US 😢!

You almost get the Mackie CR4 or the M-Audio Studiophile AV42 for about the same price. Not the JBL LSR 305. Those doesn't do bluetooth though so there's quite a difference there depending on the use case but I would be interested in hearing how they sound relative each other. I'm not saying those sound any better just that it would be interesting.

[@rimmersbryggeri]

@ They are not comparable products in any way.(Othar than beaing speakers) Even though those "studio" monitors are more like computer speakers.

[@kavelab699]

That thing sound amazing for its price.

[@anmiasm]

Thumbs up for the review and for the whiskey You got back on the shelf.

[@2khz]

Fantastic video, not only was it informative but really bloody entertaining too - cheers Stu!

[@spencerfalzy]

I’ve daisy chained some cables to run a couple of these to a record player and EQ, sounds great, and blends in with the furniture, leaving the HI-FI components as the only things people notice on the shelf.

[@BeesonsCars]

If this was a podcast (no video) is absolutely believe this is Jeremy Clarkson. Regardless, great review.

[@m.k.899]

1st song played on speaker "Future Funk by Joakim Karud"

[@CNMTCFilms]

Thank you so much! 😍

[@Sanghzz88]

For the price that you're getting this speaker for....the sound is literally amazing. You simply can't complain at the price point.

[@brunoamaral2389]

I like your single malt taste! nice whiskies in the background! :)

[@intenz888]

Very cool song choices, you introduced me to music that I’ve been missing in my life. When I stopped by this weekend at IKEA I noticed those speakers as well. Surprising for the price. Please share your music playlists or do a video on great test demo music!

[@trimworld3730]

Tbh it doesn't surprise me these are good, I brought and audio pro T5 series for my son and was blown away by the quality at the price of £160.

[@danielheden6580]

Just picked up two eneby 30 2gen last week. Sound amazing when paired up. Bought them I Sweden for 1400kr witch is about 118£. For the price it’s just not worth looking further. 👍😎

[@foeshizzel]

He thought the vent was an handle 😁. Great review once again.

[@StusReviewsUK]

😂 I shouldn’t say what I’m thinking should I!

[@niklasohlsson]

It might be both?

[@kam_iko]

Stu’s Reviews well, to be fair, from their website: „You can easily move the speaker to where you want it in the home since the bass port at the back doubles as a handle.“

[@janinapalmer8368]

I've got a hole in the back and it's definable not for carrying me...

[@Max210Kombi]

In a german dialect that we speak where I live “Stus“ means something like nonesense😂 still very nice Video👍🏻

[@nixcanpor810]

of course , using some mixer (or certain audio interface with some routing), you can hook them up for stereo projection

[@pwhittak88]

Looking at the dislikes and thinking those happened the moment he started describing the sound (speaker snobs). Not every person has the Hifi experience you may have, people are allowed to be impressed by "poor" speakers.

[@technickr]

Your english is absolutely great! Thanks for this awesome review. Did you have tested the Eneby 20 aswell? Most difference is the battery Eneby 20 has, right?

[@lillnemo1]

No, the 20 sounds "decent", but NOWHERE near the 30

[@curtiswebster8095]

Just bought one yesterday $99 CDN, an even better deal

[@claudiomambretti1404]

by the button you can also manage treble and bass

[@StusReviewsUK]

ACE TIP! Didn't know this! (Sometimes the downside of a single button operation... sometimes stuff like this gets missed)!

[@Macintoshman9]

I instantly think Jeremy Clarkson, I scroll down to the comments and they're all saying Jeremy Clarkson this is incredible 😂

[@StusReviewsUK]

🤮😅

[@ydmf2]

Sold! I want one. 😎

[@StusReviewsUK]

😂 they are incredible 👍 next time you go to an ikea, check them out and ask them to play your own music, you’ll be impressed!

[@JimButler1234567890]

The low-end is full only because the cubic VAS of an enclosure no larger than the little box they used, corresponds to about a 4" woofer.

[@lillnemo1]

Which means they did a good job innit? So basically you re saying MANY speakerbrands sell wrongly designed enclosures... Oh, and youve seen the video where the test the "woofer" displacement? For 4", they move very much And a fucnhell much more than many other speakers Fact is this sounds very good and very loud for the price and definately for a firsttime speaker by any brand. Are there better ones? Yes Can you build a better one yourself? Yes For the same price and finish? Doubt it

[@sharkamov]

Thanks for your review Stu! - I’ve actually _not_ been able to make a decision re. the IKEA ‘’ENEBY’’ yet, because I’ve considered the Marshal Kilburn & the JBL Exreme (naturally, the latter two giving me the _added_ bonus of being portable as well!). But ‘portability aside, the _sound_ is where I meet the real quandary, - and tomorrow I’ll make a last personal ‘aural test’, then I’ll decide. (I also take into consideration, that any decent speaker ought to be ‘played in’ before you really hear what it is capable of!) But, I can attest to _your_ surprise booting up the IKEA-speaker; It certainly sounds impressive! Thanks anyway for your input! - Greetings from Norway! 😉 👍

[@zephyrdrake_]

I absolutely love my eneby 20 :)

[@geneburgers]

Can you leave something plugged into the aux port while using the bluetooth function, or do you have to unplug it every time?

[@Petisroub]

no, you have to unplug

[@slage98]

Dude you pronounced it so funny😄 it’s named after a village EN is the name of the village and (BY-=Village)

[@StusReviewsUK]

I’m northern English and we barely speak English up there... 😂

[@odinswolf1969]

I'm blown away!

[@zgreatorex]

whatever noise gate you have going on is super unnatural, good video though, thumbs up!

[@StusReviewsUK]

Thanks for the feedback! Sound recording I’ve always had issues with due to the environment I’m recording in! Check out my latest video- I think it’s an improvement... let me know what you think!

[@davidbuchanan3374]

As Ikea says...... It's the wonderful everyday...👍🍀😁

[@steviepurcell7051]

Middle aged man discovers how loud 49 Watts is for the first time.

[@StusReviewsUK]

Unfortunately I’m younger than I look. 😢

[@steviepurcell7051]

@@StusReviewsUK lol

[@JimButler1234567890]

@@StusReviewsUK Any equation that can be made between volume and power, rests solely on the efficiency of the transducer. Since they used 4" woofers which have a correspondingly small equivalent cubic volume of air resonance, this box size was appropriate for these woofers.

[@jari2018]

I guess when IKEA partnes with Sonos to make speakers then there will be quality since Eneby is not their design, or anyway made by them.

[@lillnemo1]

@@jari2018 so what??? Its a design (task) by Ikea... You d be astounded by how many products are outsourced by bigbrands

[@marcot943]

I like your music

[@amazinglarry9920]

Honestly looks better without the cover lmao

[@andykerslake]

Nice Video Stu! 👍

[@StusReviewsUK]

Glad you enjoyed it! Slightly new format, bringing in product shots into the conclusion.

[@RetroMechanic]

I use STEREO speakers like I use in 80 and 90's and today. So I can't use any MONO speakers, like you show now. I think those speakers is step back in to 50's

[@grease112]

Could I use this as a PC desktop speaker? Does it have a headphone jack?

[@wellroundedsound2422]

Eneby is not your Enemy...:) on the contrary...

[@StusReviewsUK]

Such a good speaker right!?

[@wellroundedsound2422]

@@StusReviewsUK Absolutely - well engineered, well designed and sounds great!!! Good video mate!!!

[@henrikpetersson3463]

Eneby means "juniper village" in Swedish. Not quite as dramatic as it sounds with an English pronunciation. :)

[@MrGyrst]

Jeremy Clarkson anyone?

[@arpie2081]

James May was my first thought :)

[@dunndiddeli2067]

Valdemar Gyrst No this dude is cool. Clarkson is a phucking idiot.

[@Helderhugo]

LOL

[@GothicKittyMadness]

oh you mean that homophobic self centered asshole? :/ What about him?

[@StusReviewsUK]

And hopefully, you don’t think I’m any of those things!

[@Magishika]

Top gear of youtube

[@pbasswil]

For version II of this product, Ikea need to enable two of them to work as a stereo pair.

[@StusReviewsUK]

They’re doing a collab with sonos that can do just that- I believe it’s out this summer 👍

[@pbasswil]

That's good know, thanks! Will it be a new Eneby version, or an extra box that splits stereo into two bluetooth channels? Sold by Sonos?

[@StusReviewsUK]

I believe its a new set of speakers entirely (sold alongside eneby). One of the speakers looks like a lamp and has a light built in!

[@BrianJense]

The ENEBY sold right now has the ability to stereo pair.

[@LapisRom]

I bought this ENEBY to use it together with a bluetooth turntable AUDIO TECHNICA AT-LXBT-120BT. It doesn´t work. Why ?

[@wclark3196]

Be the Eneby of all your friends.

[@1akey]

Great review. Can you pair two for stereo sound?

[@StusReviewsUK]

No 😢

You can split a 3.5 mm stereo plug to two mono ones. .. but it's not for people with the latest and "greatest" phones ;D (You could of course build your own bluetooth to aux device too but ..)

[@1234mattyman]

Jeremy Clarkson "BASSSSSSSSSSS"

[@hagbard72]

Mono only?

[@arnoutsmit8951]

Watching this with the ENEBY 30 speaker :D

[@ivannoneyah7888]

So high it said ikea sneakers to me and the box for the shoes

[@heyitsdan8346]

"WOW .... WOOOOOOW! " Lol

[@ramblr5900]

hello! can you connect two bluetooth versions of them together with a y splitter?

[@lang863]

MY GOD YOU HAVE A FANTASTIC TASTE IN MUSIC

[@pillarsofserpents]

that link you put up is dead. did they discontinue these?

[@pillarsofserpents]

never mind. found them on their site. sorry!

[@vauxy100]

Have you discovered it also has bass and treble controls also !

[@tekonena]

But what are those songs you played?

[@OtterlyInsane]

Is that the same size as the IKEA cube storage units?

[@StusReviewsUK]

Yeah it’s made to fit the kallax units 👍

[@SirCarterIV]

I went to ikea today and they had it there at first I laughed but then after listening to it I was amazed. Do you think it is better than the jbl charge 3 which is a similar price? I think if I end up buying this it will hurt me because it is Ikea 😭

[@bishopbeesley9790]

Lo- fi at best

[@Emil_Flodin]

can you link songs in description, please

[@tmbardsen88]

3:45 - old JBL Bluetooth sound, maybe jbl amplifier?

[@somevaivars887]

What are your thoughts on sound quality in comparison to the xiaomi soundbar?

[@StusReviewsUK]

This all the way! (In my opinion)!

[@somevaivars887]

@@StusReviewsUK Awesome, thanks! Considering they cost basically the same, it makes the Eneby a great choice then. Great job on the reviews :)

[@junb6598]

Of course its going to be decent, look how big it is....

[@RabbitInTheHat-z6o]

I really like your background! Are those solid wood shelves?

[@StusReviewsUK]

Unfortunately not! Just IKEA ones for now... although looking to upgrade to some chunky solid wood ones soon!

[@ivankirola2707]

6:50 what is the music

[@videogalore]

Good review, but it would have been nice to have seen what was inside.

[@adubs.]

>bluetooth speaker Nope, you can take that and stick it.

[@jackb3985]

Would this work well with Chromecast audio?

[@TimKearn]

I'm wondering the same thing. I believe so, through the aux in port. I have a Chromecast audio connected to a passive speaker setup (through a mid-70's amp) & it works great. Had to make sure the 'hifi' setting was on in the Google Home app.

[@ShellstaTube]

The Chromecast Audio and this speaker have compatible 3.5 stereo consumer line level out/in (resp) - so YES, it would work. How 'well' depends on how much of an audiophile you are.

[@KevinDeDecker]

@@ShellstaTube It works very well. Sounds much better then via a bluetooth connection.

[@ShellstaTube]

@@KevinDeDecker Yup - Chromecast Audio is a good product. A pity Google has discontinued it! 😡

[@alextheconfuddled8983]

4:39 Wooooowwww...... seems as if it could turn into a meme. If I got a pound every time he said wow then I would be able to afford one of those ikea ebonies

[@StusReviewsUK]

Nah. Maybe the smaller one though.

[@OneBadAssDJ]

6:50 what is this track ID. They took smaples from Staci Lattisaw - Let Me BE Your Angel. Shit is dope.

[@chuckhpnwx]

Can you have, say, a computer plugged into it via the input jack, but also connect to it via bluetooth without having to disconnect the input?

[@dylandog1289]

chuckhpnwx By default, no, but software may be able to work around it. As it stands, when you plug in a 3.5mm it seems to disable bluetooth, and then the BT comes back when the 3.5 is unplugged

[@ichigo56]

What is the name of the first song he plays on it???

[@czarzenana5125]

How is that working with the wall mount and the bass port on the back?

[@czarzenana5125]

@@3rdworldgarage450 Yes, but the mount to the wall is made to stick the speaker with it's full back to the wall. It's not that there is some room between the wall and the speakerbox, so how does that work then?

[@PepijnHazelhof]

Can you pair up two speakers? To use them as stereo? Like the jbl bluetooth speakers

[@BrianJense]

While your comment is 2 years old, ill still drop a reply for others looking for this info now. IKEA did add Stereo link if you have 2 of these.

[@Helderhugo]

Is it stereo?

[@markymark6918]

I thought at first it was a fake or joke review!

[@thecreepman09]

Honest review from an honest customer here. I just went my nearest IKEA store and wanted to hear it for myself,take my word for it when I say I have a good sense if quality when it comes to sound quality. The sound in this speaker, is honestly disappointing. Low-end is there but it's not crispy, it's muffled and cloudy almost. The high end is non existent pretty much. Just get a Marshall or another better speaker. It's not worth the 80 pounds. But I like this guy I really do ahha great video, but I have to disagree with review of this speaker.

[@Timoleon87]

A really fantastic speaker, love mine. But it has a downside, it will automatically power of after about 20 minutes so using it with something like a Chromecast Audio is not ideal. I do but I have to power it up every time I want to cast some music.

[@bardenegri21]

There's a small hack you can do to make it stay on, if you know someone with a soldering iron there's a youtube video about it.

[@jackb3985]

Wait so if you leave the Chromecast audio in, you just have to press the on button?

[@JulianAncestral]

@@bardenegri21 can you link that video please???

[@shaneaPM]

If my Echo Dot is connected by bluetooth, then it stays connected all the time, even when not playing anything.

[@log791]

But it's a nice feature if you listen to it from the bed in the evening, and you don't want to get out of it to turn the soaker off before you sleep :)

[@ultrasyd]

What are the songs you are playing, please ?