- Samsung unveils new Music Studio wi-fi audio system forward of CES
- Music Studio 5 has a woofer and two tweeters
- Music Studio 7 has a 3.1.1 configuration, and Hello-Res Audio help
Forward of CES 2026, Samsung has revealed two new wi-fi audio system – proper concurrently it revealed its subsequent two flagship Dolby Atmos soundbars for 2026.
These audio system are referred to as the Samsung Music Studio 5 and Music Studio 7, respectively, and I used to be instantly struck by their appears.
They’re obtainable in black or white, and their easy type with the concave ‘dish’ form and dot on the heart appears implausible to me – they make me consider the basic industrial design work of Dieter Rams (most notably at Braun), which impressed lots of Apple’s design together with the iPod, and I believe you may see a sure shared DNA within the bigger Music Studio 7 particularly.
Samsung says this concerning the design: “Every mannequin shares a timeless dot idea by famend designer Erwan Bouroullec, impressed by a common image in music and artwork — and grounded within the Samsung signature aesthetic.” Bouroullec has labored with Samsung earlier than on the good-looking Serif TV.
Nonetheless, the configurations contained in the audio system will likely be of curiosity to folks searching for a brand new possibility among the many greatest wi-fi audio system, as a result of they fairly intently match what Sonos has been doing in its Period audio system.
First is the Music Studio 5 (additionally identified extra formally because the LS50H), which incorporates a four-inch woofer and two tweeters. This is identical fundamental speaker configuration because the Sonos Period 100, and truly can also be what you will discover within the Sonos Transfer 2 and the Wiim Sound.
It is the smaller of the 2 Samsung audio system, however options loads of tech, together with AI Dynamic Bass Management that “deepens low frequencies with out distortion”, plus help streaming to it over Wi-Fi, streaming on to it from music companies, plus taking part in to it from Bluetooth.
Notably absent from the listing is Hello-Res Audio help, which the opposite speaker helps, so let’s get into that one.
The Samsung Music Studio 7 (AKA the LS70H) is beefier possibility, and has what Samsung describes as a 3.1.1 speaker configuration. What this implies is that it has left, entrance and proper and upfiring drivers for “spatial sound”, and presumably some type of woofer system for bass (since that is what one of many ‘.1’ quantity there means, however Samsung did not specify this).
I do not wish to shock you right here, however that occurs to be roughly the very same configuration because the Sonos Period 300 – I informed you Samsung was actually gunning for Sonos with these. Nonetheless, I believe that is significantly better wanting than the Period 300.
Samsung says that this mannequin does help Hello-Res Audio (as much as 24-bit/96kHz), and once more options AI Dynamic Bass Management, plus casting and streaming over Wi-Fi – although Samsung would not point out Bluetooth.
It is also oddly imprecise about precisely what “spatial audio” help to count on; the Sonos Period 300 works with Dolby Atmos, however that is not talked about right here in any respect.
Nonetheless, Samsung does point out that the Music Studio 7 can be utilized as encompass audio system for Samsung soundbars and TVs that help Q-Symphony (which is most of them). This presumably will help Dolby Atmos – and Samsung says that you would be able to have as much as 5 audio system related to a TV now (no soundbar wanted, for those who want).
We’ll most likely have to attend for extra particulars to be revealed at CES, and that features the value, although I’ve to imagine Samsung will likely be aiming near the value of the Sonos audio system that these compete with. The Sonos Period 100 price $249 / £249 / AU$399 at launch, although has since come down in value, whereas the Sonos Period 300 price $449 / £449 / AU$749 at launch.
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