Teufel used IFA Berlin this week to launch the IKONIO, its most powerful Wi-Fi speaker to date, and it’s landing in Ireland at €1,199.99. It’s a single, all-in-one unit that Teufel is positioning as an alternative to running separate stereo speakers and a subwoofer.
The IKONIO is an active 3-way streaming speaker built around eight drivers and eight matching amplifier channels, made up of three tweeters, three midrange drivers and two 200mm subwoofers. Total output is rated at 650 watts RMS, with a peak of 2,500 watts and up to 118dB peak SPL from a single unit. It’s available now in black or white from Teufel’s Irish online store, either individually or paired wirelessly as a two-speaker stereo set.
What’s actually inside the IKONIO?
The headline number is 650 watts RMS, but the more interesting spec for most living rooms is the bass extension. The two 200mm subwoofers sit opposite each other in a sealed enclosure using what Teufel calls a Force Balancing layout, where the two woofers move in opposition to cancel out the vibration that would otherwise rattle the cabinet at higher volumes. Teufel rates the frequency response down to 19Hz (-6dB), which is deep enough to reach the low end most bookshelf speakers simply skip over.
A built-in DSP handles the eight amplifier channels, and Teufel says the enclosure is passively cooled, so there’s no fan noise to worry about even under load. For context, this thing weighs 17.4kg and measures 30 x 38 x 30cm, so it’s closer in heft to a small crate of drinks than a typical smart speaker. It’s built to sit on a TV unit or sideboard, or on an optional K&M stand sold separately, rather than get carried around the house.
Three sound modes, and how the stereo pairing works
Teufel’s Dynamore Ultra processing gives the IKONIO three switchable sound modes. Immersive mode is the default wide-soundstage setting, aimed at making a single speaker sound closer to a stereo pair than you’d expect from one box. Omnidirectional mode disperses sound in all directions instead, which Teufel pitches as the better option if you move around the room rather than sit facing the speaker. Mono mode switches Dynamore Ultra off entirely and fires the sound straight forward, and it’s also the mode the speaker falls back to when two units are paired, with the left IKONIO handling the left channel and the right handling the right. Peak SPL rises to 124dB when two units are running together in stereo.
Early hands-on coverage from German outlets that got units ahead of the announcement has generally backed up the wide soundstage claim for a single unit, for what it’s worth, though obviously that’s their listening room and their ears, not ours.
Connectivity and what’s missing
On the streaming side, the IKONIO supports AirPlay 2, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, TIDAL Connect and TuneIn internet radio, plus Bluetooth 5.1 and wired RCA line-in or optical input for anything that isn’t streaming natively. Controls live on a touch panel on top, which lights up automatically via a proximity sensor, with deeper settings handled through the Teufel Home app.
One thing worth flagging plainly is that there’s no built-in voice assistant. If you want to shout at something to skip a track, this isn’t that speaker, you’ll be reaching for your phone or the touch panel instead.
Price and availability in Ireland
The IKONIO is available now in black or white for €1,199.99 from Teufel’s Irish online store, with the option to buy a second unit later for wireless stereo pairing. Teufel, founded in Berlin in 1979, sells direct to consumers across Europe rather than through third-party retailers, which is the usual explanation for why its pricing sits where it does compared with high street alternatives.
