IKEA's Sonos Speaker Has a Secret

When IKEA launched its own line of smart speakers in collaboration with Sonos, many wondered how they were able to sell them for such low cost. I tore one down and discovered the answer. Sources and more information: Main CPU: MCIMX6X2EVN10AC, https://www.nxp.com/part/MCIMX6X2EVN10AC RAM: Nanya NT5CC128M16JR-EK, https://www.nanya.com/en/Product/4115... Ethernet PHY: Maxim 78Q2133, https://www.maximintegrated.com/en/pr... Audio DAC: TI PCM5101A, http://www.ti.com/product/PCM5101A Flash memory: Winbond W29N02GVSIAA, https://www.winbond.com/resource-file... Amp: TI TPA3116, http://www.ti.com/product/TPA3116D2 iFixit Play:1 teardown: https://www.ifixit.com/Device/Sonos_P... Play:1 FCC filings: https://fccid.io/SBVRM009 Play:1's original PowerPC-based CPU: https://www.nxp.com/part/MPC8314VRADDA Play:1 switched to ARM-based CPUs:   / 2015_vs_2017_play_1   ---------------------------------------­------------------------------------ Please consider supporting my work on Patreon:   / thisdoesnotcompute   Follow me on Twitter and Instagram! @thisdoesnotcomp ---------------------------------------­------------------------------------ Music: "Heartache" by Dan Mason (https://danmason.bandcamp.com). Additional music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com). Intro music by BoxCat Games (http://www.box-cat.com).