Samsung’s new Wi-Fi speaker has big monolithic power

It’s not every day that a regular Wi-Fi speaker manages to pique your interest, but Samsung is at least trying to spice things up with its new Music Studio 5 and Music Studio 7.

The new one from Samsung speakerswhich will be presented to CES 2026 in January, were made in collaboration with French designer Erwan Bouroullec, best known for his contemporary and minimalist work in interior design. According to Samsung, the speakers both feature a “timeless point concept… inspired by a universal symbol of music and art.” Whether it’s your thing is subjective, obviously, but I like it. Personally, I get more monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey vibes than anything else, although it’s probably less marketable than the “timeless points concept”.

Samsung says the Music Studio 7 is its “most immersive model” in the product series and comes with 3.1.1 channel spatial audio that you can hear through the left, front, right and top speakers. It has up to 24-bit audio processing at 96kHz, which should be enough for any hi-fi enthusiast, and can be paired with other Samsung Wi-Fi speakers.

The Music Studio 5, meanwhile, is “designed for homes where aesthetic harmony is as important as sound,” according to Samsung, which is its way of saying the device is a bit smaller and less of a speaker. This speaker comes with a 4-inch woofer, two tweeters and also (like the Music Studio 7) Samsung’s AI Dynamic Bass Control, intended to enhance bass and minimize distortion.

Both speakers will be able to stream over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and they’ll also support voice control, which aren’t revolutionary features by any means, but are still good to know before you buy.

These speakers are really more about looks than anything else, and if you like minimalism, these speakers might be the Wi-Fi speakers for you. At the very least, they’ll definitely be an alternative for any Sonos fans who want to go for the aesthetic or application-related reasons.

Although the Music Studio speakers are all about looks, you’ll have to put up with black since it’s the only color available at the moment. There’s no word on pricing yet, but I wouldn’t expect either speaker to be cheap. I guess we’ll have full details on pricing and release date once CES happens next week.