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A '''stereo''' is an object found in all four Sims games. Stereos range from inexpensive "boom box" units to expensive "audiophile" systems. A stereo provides [[fun]] for [[Sim]]s, and Sims can dance with each other to meet their [[social]] needs. In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', Sims can "Listen to Music" while relaxing in [[bed]], if a stereo is in the same room. In ''[[The Sims 3]]'', a stereo provides the "Enjoying Music" [[moodlet]]; on normal stereos, this is +20 with a +10 bonus on certain Sims if it is playing their favourite music genre.
  
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A '''stereo''' is an object found in all four main ''Sims'' games. Stereos range from inexpensive "boom box" units to expensive "audiophile" systems. A stereo provides [[fun]] for [[Sim]]s, and Sims can dance with each other to meet their [[social]] needs. In all games, Sims will wake up if there is a stereo playing music in the same room, unless they have the [[heavy sleeper]] trait.
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In ''[[The Sims: House Party]]'', ''[[The Sims: Superstar]]'', ''The Sims 2'', and ''[[The Sims 4]]'', speakers are available in [[Buy mode]]. Speakers allow a stereo to be heard in other rooms, or other parts of the lot. In ''House Party'' and ''Superstar'', speakers are 1x1 "stacks" which are placed on a floor or on level terrain. By default, they are turned off, and the player can click on each "stack" to turn it on or off. In ''The Sims 2'', speakers are wall-mounted, and are always on. In ''The Sims 2'', speakers which extend the reach of a stereo are only available on [[residential lot]]s.
  
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In ''The Sims 3'', a Sim with high [[Handiness]] skill can perform the [[Handiness#Upgrades|upgrade]] '''Wire House With Speakers''', which causes the "Enjoying Music" moodlet to follow Sims around the house and likewise prevent them from sleeping (unless they have the [[Heavy Sleeper]] trait). Unlike the Buy mode speakers in earlier games, this upgrade affects the entire house; the player cannot choose which rooms will have speakers.
  
   
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== The Sims ==
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==The Sims==
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Stereos in ''[[The Sims]]'' can only play four [[radio station]]s. Sims can change the station at any time and can [[dance]] to them, but otherwise they remained fairly basic. Sims must walk up to the stereo in order to turn it on or off, or to change stations. ''[[The Sims: House Party|House Party]]'' introduced a jukebox and a [[DJ booth]] that can play five more radio stations; however, these stations were never made available to other stereos.
   
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===Stereos===
 
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! Pack !! Image !! Name !! Price !! Fun !! Size
 
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| (Base) || [[File:TS1-Boombox.png]] || "Down Wit Dat" Boom Box || §100 || 2 || 1x1, surface
  
| (Base) || [[File:TS1-Boombox.png]] || "Down Wit Dat" Boom Box || §100 || 2 || 1x1, surface
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| (Base) || [[File:TS1-ZimantzStereo.png|100px]] || Component Hi-Fi Stereo || §650 || 3 || 2x1
  
| (Base) || [[File:TS1-ZimantzStereo.png|100px]] || Component Hi-Fi Stereo || §650 || 3 || 2x1
 
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| (Base) || [[File:TS1-StringsTheory.png|100px]] || Strings Theory Stereo || §2550 || 5 || 2x1
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| (Base) || [[File:TS1-StringsTheory.png|100px]] || Strings Theory Stereo || §2,550 || 5 || 2x1
 
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| House Party || [[File:TS1LL-WurlHurl.png]] || Wurl 'N' Hurl Retro Jukebox || §1199 || 3 || 1x1
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| House Party || [[File:TS1LL-WurlHurl.png]] || Wurl 'N' Hurl Retro Jukebox || §1,199 || 3 || 1x1
 
|-
  
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| Superstar || [[File:TS1SS-GigaFiStereo.png|100px]] || Musicphile Giga-Fi Stereo || §1672 || 5 || 1x1
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| Superstar || [[File:TS1SS-GigaFiStereo.png|100px]] || Musicphile Giga-Fi Stereo || §1,672 || 5 || 1x1
 
|}
  
|}
   
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== The Sims 2 ==
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===Speakers===
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In ''[[The Sims: House Party|House Party]]'' and ''[[The Sims: Superstar|Superstar]]'', speakers are 1x1 "stacks" which are placed on a floor or on level terrain. By default, they are turned off, and the player can click on each "stack" to turn it on or off. These speakers can be used to extend the range of an existing stereo in the same room, although Sims cannot dance to these speakers.
   
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In ''[[The Sims: Hot Date|Hot Date]]'', two wall-mounted speakers were introduced that can only be placed on community lots. These speakers play a station unique to that type of speaker which can only be heard if the currently-selected Sim is in the same room as the speaker. Similar speakers playing different stations were also introduced in ''[[The Sims: Unleashed|Unleashed]]'' and in ''[[The Sims: Superstar|Superstar]]''.
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In [[The Sims 2]], Sims can work out in front of stereos, which improves the [[Body]] skill.
  
   
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==The Sims 2==
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In ''[[The Sims 2]]'', Sims can work out in front of stereos, which improves the [[body]] skill. Sims can "Listen to Music" while relaxing in [[bed]], if a stereo is in the same room. Unlike ''The Sims'', Sims will use a remote to control the stereo, but must still be in the same room as the stereo to control it.
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A bug introduced in ''[[The Sims 2: Bon Voyage|Bon Voyage]]'' causes Sims to start dancing on the spot when they are instructed to dance near a stereo, even if they are not in the same room as the stereo. A [http://cyjon.net/node/182 mod] by Cyjon fixes this behavior.
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''Funky the Snowman'' only plays its own radio station. The set of [[List of songs in The Sims 2|songs]] played is different in the ''[[The Sims 2: Holiday Party Pack|Holiday Party Pack]]'' (2005) and the ''[[The Sims 2: Happy Holiday Stuff|Happy Holiday Stuff pack]]'' (2006).
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===Stereos===
 
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! Pack !! Image !! Name !! Description !! Price !! Rating !! Size !! Recolors
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| {{TS2icon|TS2}} || [[File:Compact Stereo by Lo Fi Audio.jpg|100px]] || Compact Stereo by Lo-Fi Audio || || §99 || '''Fun:''' 7 || 1x1<br />surface || N/A
 
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| (Base) || [[File:Compact Stereo by Lo Fi Audio.jpg|100px]] || Compact Stereo by Lo-Fi Audio || §99 || 7 || 1x1<br />surface
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| {{TS2icon|TS2}} || [[File:TS2-FunKadelic.png|100px]] || Fun-Kadelic Frequency Stereo System from Kauker Inc. || || §375 || '''Fun:''' 9 || 1x1 || Silver (default), Black.
 
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| (Base) || [[File:TS2-FunKadelic.png|100px]] || Fun-Kadelic Frequency Stereo System from Kauker Inc. || §375 || 9 || 1x1
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| {{TS2icon|TS2}} || [[File:TS2-SomaAudioGeek.png|100px]] || Soma AudioGeek TK421 Tower System || || §2,550 || '''Fun:''' 10<br />'''Environment''' 2 || 2x1 || N/A
 
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| (Base) || [[File:TS2-SomaAudioGeek.png|100px]] || Soma AudioGeek TK421 Tower System || §2550 || 10 || 2x1
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| {{TS2icon|SP03}} || [[File:Pampered Sounds Stereo.jpg|100px]] || Pampered Sounds Stereo || || §3,000 || '''Fun:''' 10 || 2x1 ||
 
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| {{TS2icon|EP02}} || || Dancing Fiend Jukebox || || §1,100 || '''Fun:''' 9<br />'''Environment:''' 2 || 2x1 || Red (default), Green, Teal.
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| Glamour Life Stuff || [[File:Pampered Sounds Stereo.jpg|100px]] || Pampered Sounds Stereo || §3000 || 10 || 2x1
  
 
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| FreeTime || [[File:Hi Fi with Vintage Turntable.jpg|100px]] || Hi-Fi with Vintage Turntable || §1300 || 9 || 2x1
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| {{TS2icon|EP07}} || [[File:Hi Fi with Vintage Turntable.jpg|100px]] || Hi-Fi with Vintage Turntable || || §1,300 || '''Fun:''' 9<br />'''Environment:''' 2 || 2x1 || N/A
 
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| Happy Holiday Stuff || [[File:Funky the Snowman.jpg|100px]] || Funky the Snowman || §99 || || 1x1
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| {{TS2icon|SP04}} || [[File:Funky the Snowman.jpg|100px]] || Funky the Snowman || || §99 || || 1x1 ||
 
|}
  
|}
   
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== The Sims 3 ==
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===Speakers===
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In ''The Sims 2'', speakers are wall-mounted, and are always considered to be on. The Neukum System Wall Speaker functions like residential lot speakers from ''The Sims: House Party'' and will extend the range of stereos. They are available on both residential and community lots. These objects cost §400 and take up of 1x1 grid space.
   
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Most wall speakers are exclusive to community lots and play only one radio station. Players cannot change the station it plays and Sims cannot be told to dance near it. The station the speaker plays can be identified by the speaker's color and by its name.
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In [[The Sims 3]], some stereos improve the [[Athletic skill|Athletic]] skill, but the [[The Sims 3: Showtime|Showtime]] Stereos don't.
  
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In ''[[The Sims 2: Bon Voyage|Bon Voyage]]'', vacation locals can do the hula or slap dance near a community lot speaker autonomously.
   
 
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Expansion !! Image !! Name !! Price !! Fun !! Size !! Notes
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! Pack !! Image !! Name !! Description !! Availability !! Rating !! Recolors
 
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|{{TS2icon|TS2}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3}} || [[File:TS3-AudioLite.png|100px]] || Audio Lite by LoFi Audio || §150 || 3 || 1 x 1/2 || Portable
  
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|Neukum Systems Wall Speaker
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|Buy one of these compact, two-ways speakers for any stereo to hear the room-rumbling sound that can only come from downward-slanted subwoofers and a plaster-cracking 200Hz bass driver. Yet, this speaker still promises silky, subtle, warm undertones and outstanding fidelity for every note, whether it's classical or techno. The Neukum Systems Wall Speaker looks as good as it sounds and is designed for easy placement on virtually any wall.
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|Residential lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 3
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|'''Available recolors:''' paneling (default), yellow, ash, blue, white, red, green.
 
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|{{TS2icon|TS2}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3}} || [[File:TS3-18DiscStereo.png|100px]] || 18 Disc Stereo System from Albacore Audio || §475 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 ||
  
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|"Glo Stik" Techno
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|{{TS2icon|TS2}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3}} || [[File:TS3-AudioExplosion.png|100px]] || 85g Audio Explosion from Landgraab Industries || §1800 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 ||
  
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|"En Fuego" Salsa
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
|-
  
|-
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|{{TS2icon|TS2}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:HELS}} || [[File:TS3HEL-BeoWuuf.png|100px]] || BeoWuuf Stack || §2400 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 ||
  
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|"The Badunkadunk" Hip Hop
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
|-
  
|-
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|{{TS2icon|TS2}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:OLS}} || [[File:TS3OL-RockNRock.png|100px]] || Rock 'n' Rock Stereo || §175 || 3 || 1/4 x 1/4|| Portable
  
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|
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|"Art of Darkness" Heavy Metal
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
|-
  
|-
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|{{TS2icon|TS2}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:G}} || [[File:Easy Listening Stereo.png|100px]] || Easy Listening Stereo || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 || Portable
  
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|"The Cold Train" R&B
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|{{TS2icon|TS2}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:G}} || [[File:Cat Stereo.png|100px]] || Purr Purr Purr Stereo || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1 || Portable
  
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|"Bubblegum Sugar" Pop
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|-
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|{{TS2icon|EP02}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:G}} || [[File:Slim Digital Stereo.png|100px]] || Slim Digital Stereo by McKible Technologies || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 || Portable
  
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|"Isorhythm" Classical
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|-
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|{{TS2icon|EP02}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:G}} ||[[File:Big Daddy Sound Aire.png|100px]] || Big Daddy Sound Aire || §590 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 ||
  
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|
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|"Hep Cat" 50s Rock
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|{{TS2icon|EP03}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:ST}} ||[[File:Portably Portable Music player.jpg|100px]] || Portably Portable Music Player by Muze Inc. || §300 || 3 || 1/4 x 1/4 || Portable, can't improve Athletic Skill
  
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|"Happy Shopping" Store Soundscape
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|{{TS2icon|EP03}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:ST}} ||[[File:Megabox Classic Jukebox.jpg|100px]] || MegaVox Classic Jukebox || §575 || 4 || 1 x 1 || Can't improve Athletic Skill
  
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|"Totally Rad" New Wave
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
|-
  
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|{{TS2icon|EP04}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:ST}} ||[[File:BassBoom Jukebox of the Future.jpg|100px]] || BassBoom Jukebox of the Future || §1,195 || 4 || 1 x 1 || Can't improve Athletic Skill
  
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|"Yee Haw" Country
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|{{TS2icon|EP05}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:SN}} ||[[File:Diatrode Crackler.jpg|100px]] || Diatrode Crackler || §680 || 4 || 1 x 1 ||
  
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|"Seasonal Solstice" New Age
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|
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|{{TS2icon|EP05}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:SN}} ||[[File:Phonograph Life Statement.jpg|100px]] || Phonograph Life Statement || §935 || 4 || 1 x 1 ||
  
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|"Right On" Jam Band
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
 
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|{{TS2icon|EP07}}
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:DCS}} ||[[File:StereofonicSupercabinet.png|right]] || Stereophonic Super Cabinet || §495 || 3 || 2 x 1 ||
  
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|"Cor3Nerd" Indie Wave
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|Community lot.
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|'''Fun:''' 2
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|N/A
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|}
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==The Sims 3==
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Unlike previous games, Sims no longer need to walk near the stereo to turn it on or off, or to change stations; all such interactions occur instantaneously. In addition, players can now control the volume of stereos. A stereo provides the "Enjoying Music" [[moodlet]]; on normal stereos; this is +20 with a +10 bonus on certain Sims if it is playing their favorite music genre.
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Sims can work out in front of stereos. Some stereos improve the [[Athletic skill|athletic]] skill, {{Clarify|but the ''[[The Sims 3: Showtime|Showtime]]'' stereos don't.|Does this mean that Sims cannot work out in front of Showtime stereos, or does it mean that they will not build Athletic skill in front of them?}}
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A Sim with high [[handiness]] skill can perform the "Wire House With Speakers" [[Handiness#Upgrades|upgrade]], which causes the "Enjoying Music" moodlet to follow Sims around the house and likewise prevent them from sleeping (unless they have the [[Heavy Sleeper]] trait). Unlike the buy mode speakers in earlier games, this upgrade affects the entire house; the player cannot choose which rooms will have speakers.
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===Stereos===
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! Pack !! Image !! Name !! Price !! Fun !! Size !! Description !! Notes
 
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|{{TS3icon|TS3}} || [[File:TS3-AudioLite.png|100px]] || Audio Lite by LoFi Audio || §150 || 3 || 1 x 1/2 || If you're worried that top tier audio isn't factored into your budget, the Audio Lite is exactly what the doctor ordered. Two speakers are all it takes for a good time, especially two speakers sold at the right place.|| Portable.
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:DCS}} ||[[File:BoominBox.png|100px]] || Boomin' Box || §1,550 || 3 || 2 x 1 ||
  
 
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|{{TS3icon|TS3}} || [[File:TS3-18DiscStereo.png|100px]] || 18 Disc Stereo System from Albacore Audio || §475 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || Come swim in the fresh, often salty sounds of this deluxe 18 Disc Stereo System from Albacore Audio! With pricing that doesn't smell fishy and sounds quality that's never washed out, you always know you're getting your hard earned sanddollar's worth. ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:UL}} ||[[File:Wumpbox.png|100px]] || Wumpbox Stereo by Optimal Construction || §215 || 4 || 1/4 x 1/4 || Portable
  
 
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|{{TS3icon|TS3}} || [[File:TS3-AudioExplosion.png|100px]] ||85g Audio Explosion from Landgraab Industries || §1800 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || Bring the concert home with the Audio Explosion! Featuring sound blasters so intense we had to cap them now peak, and a sound quality so sharp it could put titanium, this is the blistering edge of home entertainment technology. Your ears deserve the 85g.||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:UL}} ||[[File:OnlyTrustVinylStereo.png|100px]] || Only Trust Vinyl Stereo by Secret Bohemia || §480 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 ||
  
 
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:ITF}} ||[[File:Oryx Tower Stereo.jpg|100px]] || Oryx Tower Stereo by Arasika Industries || §1,950 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:HELS}} || [[File:TS3HEL-BeoWuuf.png|100px]] || BeoWuuf Stack || §2400 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:OLS}} || [[File:TS3OL-RockNRock.png|100px]] || Rock 'n' Rock Stereo || §175 || 3 || 1/4 x 1/4|| || Portable.
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:G}} || [[File:Easy Listening Stereo.png|100px]] || Easy Listening Stereo || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 || || Portable.
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:G}} || [[File:Cat Stereo.png|100px]] || Purr Purr Purr Stereo || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1 || || Portable.
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:G}} || [[File:Slim Digital Stereo.png|100px]] || Slim Digital Stereo by McKible Technologies || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 || || Portable.
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|-
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:G}} ||[[File:Big Daddy Sound Aire.png|100px]] || Big Daddy Sound Aire || §590 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:ST}} ||[[File:Portably Portable Music player.jpg|100px]] || Portably Portable Music Player by Muze Inc. || §300 || 3 || 1/4 x 1/4 || || Portable, can't improve athletic skill.
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:ST}} ||[[File:Megabox Classic Jukebox.jpg|100px]] || MegaVox Classic Jukebox || §575 || 4 || 1 x 1 || || Can't improve athletic skill.
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:ST}} ||[[File:BassBoom Jukebox of the Future.jpg|100px]] || BassBoom Jukebox of the Future || §1,195 || 4 || 1 x 1 || || Can't improve athletic skill.
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:SN}} ||[[File:Diatrode Crackler.jpg|100px]] || Diatrode Crackler || §680 || 4 || 1 x 1 || ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:SN}} ||[[File:Phonograph Life Statement.jpg|100px]] || Phonograph Life Statement || §935 || 4 || 1 x 1 || ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:DCS}} ||[[File:StereofonicSupercabinet.png|right]] || Stereophonic Super Cabinet || §495 || 3 || 2 x 1 || ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:DCS}} ||[[File:BoominBox.png|100px]] || Boomin' Box || §1,550 || 3 || 2 x 1 || ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:UL}} ||[[File:Wumpbox.png|100px]] || Wumpbox Stereo by Optimal Construction || §215 || 4 || 1/4 x 1/4 || || Portable.
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:UL}} ||[[File:OnlyTrustVinylStereo.png|100px]] || Only Trust Vinyl Stereo by Secret Bohemia || §480 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 || ||
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|{{TS3icon|TS3:ITF}} ||[[File:Oryx Tower Stereo.jpg|100px]] || Oryx Tower Stereo by Arasika Industries || §1,950 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || ||
 
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===Speaker===
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{{Infobox object
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|name = Satellite Speaker by NuSound
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|desc = How does sound reach this amazing speaker? Magic, that's how! Turn your home into an audiophile's dream with one of these in every room. As a bonus, this fantastic speaker is compatible with stereos of all makes and models. Don't have a stereo? No problem! But don't expect the Satellite Speaker to make a sound...
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|image = {{Needs-image}}
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|game = The Sims 3: Showtime
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|buy = Buy mode
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|price = §125
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|type1 = Electronic
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|size = 1x1 (wall)
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}}
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A speaker in ''[[The Sims 3: Showtime]]'' carry the same purpose as in the previous game. Each speaker can be individually turned on and off. They're power can also be upgraded with a certain level of Sim's [[handiness]] skill. Despite the Satellite Speaker's description, Audio Lite stereo is the only one that doesn't seem to transmit the music through the speaker.
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{{Clr}}
   
 
==The Sims 4==
  
==The Sims 4==
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Stereos can be turned on manually (using a remote) with the "Listen To" interaction, or instantaneously with the "Turn On" interaction. Listening to a stereo grants Sims a +1 [[happy]] moodlet, and [[music lover]]s have the option to "Listen Deeply", which will instead grant them a +2 [[inspired]] moodlet. Once a stereo has been turned on, Sims can dance to the music that is playing.
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Sims can upgrade stereos via the handiness skill. There are three upgrades available on almost every stereo and residential wall speaker: "Super Reception", "Better Components" and "Firaxium Wiring". "Super Reception" adds more [[radio station]]s to cheaper stereos, "Better Components" will make it so that stereos break less often, and "Firaxium Wiring" will make it so that stereos never break.
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The Lin-Z Smart Speaker is a voice-activated home assistant that Sims can interact with. In addition to playing music, it can also toggle all the lights in a room, tell jokes, play trivia, and call certain [[service]]s, such as a [[maid]], a [[repairman]], a [[gardener]] or a [[pizza]] [[delivery person]].
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''[[Tiny Living Stuff]]'' features two entertainment centers that combine a [[television]], a [[bookshelf]] and a stereo into a single object.
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===Stereos and residential wall speakers===
 
{| class="wikitable"
  
{| class="wikitable"
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! Expansion !! Image !! Name !! Price !! Fun !! Size !! Notes
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! Pack !! Image !! Name !! Price !! Fun !! Size !! Notes
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| {{TS4icon|GT}} || || Cafe Wall Speaker || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
 
|-
  
|-
 
| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Kaboom Box || §150 || 1 || 1x1 ||
  
| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Kaboom Box || §150 || 1 || 1x1 ||
 
|-
  
|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Residential Wall Speaker || §200 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on wall
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Residential Wall Speaker || §200 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4MS}} || || Amp Stack || §225 || 1 || 2x1 ||This was initially a decorative object. [[The Sims 4/Patch 91|Patch&nbsp;91]] turned it into a stereo.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|HCP}} || || Holiday Wall Speaker || §250 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
 
|-
  
|-
 
| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || GrammyFone Old-Fashioned Music Player || §290 || 1 || 1x1 ||
  
| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || GrammyFone Old-Fashioned Music Player || §290 || 1 || 1x1 ||
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|CL}} || || HiFive Fidelity Stereo || §300 || 1 || 1x1 ||
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|BS}} || || PlumBot Box || §350 || 1 || 1x1 ||
 
|-
  
|-
 
| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Mini Audio Blaster || §530 || 1 || 1x1 ||
  
| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Mini Audio Blaster || §530 || 1 || 1x1 ||
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|SD}} || || Slick Beats by DJ Sudoku || §720 || 1 || 1x1 ||
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Lin-Z Smart Speaker || §730 || 1 || 1x1 ||
 
|-
  
|-
 
| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Tower of Power Floor Speakers || §745 || 2 || 1x1 ||
  
| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Tower of Power Floor Speakers || §745 || 2 || 1x1 ||
 
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Jumpin' Joe's Jukebox || §1480 || 1 || 1x1 ||
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| {{TS4icon|SD}} || || Good Vibrations Wall Speaker || §820 || 2 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
 
|-
  
|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || The Landlord Whisperer || §1880 || 4 || 2x1 ||
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| {{TS4icon|CL}} || || Blast from the Glass Floor Speakers || §950 || 2 || 2x1 ||
 
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Rock of Ages Retro Stereo || §1030 || 1 || 2x1 || Unlock by reaching level 4 of the Entertainer career
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| {{TS4icon|DU}} || || RWS3000 - By Pythagoras Audio || §975 || 3 || 2x1 ||
 
|-
  
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| {{TS4icon|BS}} || || PlumBot Box || §350 || 1 || 1x1 ||
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| {{TS4icon|SV}} || || The Soundtastic Fantastic Royale || §1,000 || 3 || 2x1 ||
 
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| {{TS4icon|SD}} || || Good Vibrations Wall Speaker || §820 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on wall
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Rock of Ages Retro Stereo || §1,030 || 1 || 2x1 || Unlocked by reaching level 4 of the [[entertainer]] career.
 
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| {{TS4icon|CL}} || || HiFive Fidelity Stereo || §300 || 1 || 1x1 ||
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| {{TS4icon|GF}} || || GrammyFone Radiogram || §1,200 || 9 || 2x1 ||
 
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| {{TS4icon|CL}} || || Blast from the Glass Floor Speakers || §950 || 1 || 2x1 ||
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Jumpin' Joe's Jukebox || §1,480 || 4 || 1x1 ||
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || The Landlord Whisperer || §1,880 || 4 || 2x1 ||
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TiLS}} || || Media Marathoner All-on-the-Wall || §2,260 || 2 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TiLS}} || || Media Marathoner || §2,890 || 2 || 2x1 ||
 
|}
  
|}
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===Community wall speakers===
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Community wall speakers are intended to only be placed on [[community lot]]s. However, they can also be placed on [[residential lot]]s by changing the [[lot assignment]] to a community venue, placing a speaker, and changing it back<ref>The lot must be unoccupied.</ref>, or by placing a room from the library or [[The Sims 4 Gallery|gallery]] that includes a community speaker.
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These speakers differ from their residential counterparts in that they only play a single radio station, they are always on (and cannot be turned off), and the only interactions available are to listen to the music or dance to it. They also cannot be upgraded. The only radio station without an associated speaker is Talk Radio from ''[[City Living]]''.
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{| class="wikitable"
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! Pack !! Image !! Name !! Price !! Fun !! Size !! Notes
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| {{TS4icon|EL}} || || Residential Wall Speaker<ref>This speaker is misnamed. It only plays the Americana radio station.</ref> || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|SV}} || || Strange Tunes Wall Speaker || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Alternative || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|PPS}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Backyard || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|RGS}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Baroque || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Blues || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Classical || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|GTW}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Easy Listening || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Electronica || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|NKS}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Focus || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Hip Hop || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|DO}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Jazz || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Kids || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|JA}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Latin || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|JA}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Latin Pop || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Lullabies || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|NKS}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Metal || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|SD}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: New Age || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|BNS}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: NuDisco || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Pop || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Retro || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Romance || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|C&D}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Singer-Songwriter || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Spooky || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|CL}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: S-Pop || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4S}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Summer Strut || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|KRS}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Tween Pop || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|TS4}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: Winter Holiday || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|CL}} || || Venue Wall Speaker: World || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|-
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| {{TS4icon|IL}} || || Wall Speaker: Island Radio || §120 || 1 || 1x1 || Must be placed on a wall.
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|}
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==Notes and references==
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Revision as of 19:10, 9 September 2020

Stereo
Radio
Game The Sims, The Sims 2, The Sims 3 and The Sims 4.
Buyability Buy mode, Build mode[TS4]
Price in game §99 - §3000
Object type(s) Fun
Size Varies
For songs in The Sims series games, see Songs in Simlish.
For information on the radio stations, see Radio stations.

A stereo is an object found in all four main Sims games. Stereos range from inexpensive "boom box" units to expensive "audiophile" systems. A stereo provides fun for Sims, and Sims can dance with each other to meet their social needs. In all games, Sims will wake up if there is a stereo playing music in the same room, unless they have the heavy sleeper trait.

The Sims

Stereos in The Sims can only play four radio stations. Sims can change the station at any time and can dance to them, but otherwise they remained fairly basic. Sims must walk up to the stereo in order to turn it on or off, or to change stations. House Party introduced a jukebox and a DJ booth that can play five more radio stations; however, these stations were never made available to other stereos.

Stereos

Pack Image Name Price Fun Size
(Base) TS1-Boombox "Down Wit Dat" Boom Box §100 2 1x1, surface
(Base) TS1-ZimantzStereo Component Hi-Fi Stereo §650 3 2x1
(Base) TS1-StringsTheory Strings Theory Stereo §2,550 5 2x1
House Party TS1LL-WurlHurl Wurl 'N' Hurl Retro Jukebox §1,199 3 1x1
Superstar TS1SS-GigaFiStereo Musicphile Giga-Fi Stereo §1,672 5 1x1

Speakers

In House Party and Superstar, speakers are 1x1 "stacks" which are placed on a floor or on level terrain. By default, they are turned off, and the player can click on each "stack" to turn it on or off. These speakers can be used to extend the range of an existing stereo in the same room, although Sims cannot dance to these speakers.

In Hot Date, two wall-mounted speakers were introduced that can only be placed on community lots. These speakers play a station unique to that type of speaker which can only be heard if the currently-selected Sim is in the same room as the speaker. Similar speakers playing different stations were also introduced in Unleashed and in Superstar.

The Sims 2

In The Sims 2, Sims can work out in front of stereos, which improves the body skill. Sims can "Listen to Music" while relaxing in bed, if a stereo is in the same room. Unlike The Sims, Sims will use a remote to control the stereo, but must still be in the same room as the stereo to control it.

A bug introduced in Bon Voyage causes Sims to start dancing on the spot when they are instructed to dance near a stereo, even if they are not in the same room as the stereo. A mod by Cyjon fixes this behavior.

Funky the Snowman only plays its own radio station. The set of songs played is different in the Holiday Party Pack (2005) and the Happy Holiday Stuff pack (2006).

Stereos

Pack Image Name Description Price Rating Size Recolors
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The Sims 2 Icon
 File:Compact Stereo by Lo Fi Audio.jpg Compact Stereo by Lo-Fi Audio §99 Fun: 7 1x1
surface		 N/A
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 TS2-FunKadelic Fun-Kadelic Frequency Stereo System from Kauker Inc. §375 Fun: 9 1x1 Silver (default), Black.
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 TS2-SomaAudioGeek Soma AudioGeek TK421 Tower System §2,550 Fun: 10
Environment 2		 2x1 N/A
&SP03
The Sims 2 Glamour Life Stuff Icon
 File:Pampered Sounds Stereo.jpg Pampered Sounds Stereo §3,000 Fun: 10 2x1
&EP02
The Sims 2 Nightlife Icon
 Dancing Fiend Jukebox §1,100 Fun: 9
Environment: 2		 2x1 Red (default), Green, Teal.
&EP07
The Sims 2 FreeTime Icon
 Hi Fi with Vintage Turntable Hi-Fi with Vintage Turntable §1,300 Fun: 9
Environment: 2		 2x1 N/A
&SP04
The Sims 2 Happy Holiday Stuff Icon
 Funky the Snowman Funky the Snowman §99 1x1

Speakers

In The Sims 2, speakers are wall-mounted, and are always considered to be on. The Neukum System Wall Speaker functions like residential lot speakers from The Sims: House Party and will extend the range of stereos. They are available on both residential and community lots. These objects cost §400 and take up of 1x1 grid space.

Most wall speakers are exclusive to community lots and play only one radio station. Players cannot change the station it plays and Sims cannot be told to dance near it. The station the speaker plays can be identified by the speaker's color and by its name.

In Bon Voyage, vacation locals can do the hula or slap dance near a community lot speaker autonomously.

Pack Image Name Description Availability Rating Recolors
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 Neukum Systems Wall Speaker Buy one of these compact, two-ways speakers for any stereo to hear the room-rumbling sound that can only come from downward-slanted subwoofers and a plaster-cracking 200Hz bass driver. Yet, this speaker still promises silky, subtle, warm undertones and outstanding fidelity for every note, whether it's classical or techno. The Neukum Systems Wall Speaker looks as good as it sounds and is designed for easy placement on virtually any wall. Residential lot. Fun: 3 Available recolors: paneling (default), yellow, ash, blue, white, red, green.
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 "Glo Stik" Techno Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 "En Fuego" Salsa Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 "The Badunkadunk" Hip Hop Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 "Art of Darkness" Heavy Metal Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 "The Cold Train" R&B Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&BG
The Sims 2 Icon
 "Bubblegum Sugar" Pop Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&EP02
The Sims 2 Nightlife Icon
 "Isorhythm" Classical Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&EP02
The Sims 2 Nightlife Icon
 "Hep Cat" 50s Rock Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&EP03
The Sims 2 Open for Business Icon
 "Happy Shopping" Store Soundscape Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&EP03
The Sims 2 Open for Business Icon
 "Totally Rad" New Wave Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&EP04
The Sims 2 Pets Icon
 "Yee Haw" Country Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&EP05
The Sims 2 Seasons Icon
 "Seasonal Solstice" New Age Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&EP05
The Sims 2 Seasons Icon
 "Right On" Jam Band Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A
&EP07
The Sims 2 FreeTime Icon
 "Cor3Nerd" Indie Wave Community lot. Fun: 2 N/A

The Sims 3

Unlike previous games, Sims no longer need to walk near the stereo to turn it on or off, or to change stations; all such interactions occur instantaneously. In addition, players can now control the volume of stereos. A stereo provides the "Enjoying Music" moodlet; on normal stereos; this is +20 with a +10 bonus on certain Sims if it is playing their favorite music genre.

Sims can work out in front of stereos. Some stereos improve the athletic skill, but the Showtime stereos don't.[clarification needed]

A Sim with high handiness skill can perform the "Wire House With Speakers" upgrade, which causes the "Enjoying Music" moodlet to follow Sims around the house and likewise prevent them from sleeping (unless they have the Heavy Sleeper trait). Unlike the buy mode speakers in earlier games, this upgrade affects the entire house; the player cannot choose which rooms will have speakers.

Stereos

Pack Image Name Price Fun Size Description Notes
&BG
TS3 Icon
|| TS3-AudioLite || Audio Lite by LoFi Audio || §150 || 3 || 1 x 1/2 || If you're worried that top tier audio isn't factored into your budget, the Audio Lite is exactly what the doctor ordered. Two speakers are all it takes for a good time, especially two speakers sold at the right place.|| Portable.
&BG
TS3 Icon
|| TS3-18DiscStereo || 18 Disc Stereo System from Albacore Audio || §475 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || Come swim in the fresh, often salty sounds of this deluxe 18 Disc Stereo System from Albacore Audio! With pricing that doesn't smell fishy and sounds quality that's never washed out, you always know you're getting your hard earned sanddollar's worth. ||
&BG
TS3 Icon
|| TS3-AudioExplosion ||85g Audio Explosion from Landgraab Industries || §1800 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || Bring the concert home with the Audio Explosion! Featuring sound blasters so intense we had to cap them now peak, and a sound quality so sharp it could put titanium, this is the blistering edge of home entertainment technology. Your ears deserve the 85g.||
&SP01
TS3HELS Icon
|| TS3HEL-BeoWuuf || BeoWuuf Stack || §2400 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || ||
&SP03
TS3OLS Icon
|| TS3OL-RockNRock || Rock 'n' Rock Stereo || §175 || 3 || 1/4 x 1/4|| || Portable.
&EP04
TS3G Icon
|| Easy Listening Stereo || Easy Listening Stereo || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 || || Portable.
&EP04
TS3G Icon
|| Cat Stereo || Purr Purr Purr Stereo || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1 || || Portable.
&EP04
TS3G Icon
|| Slim Digital Stereo || Slim Digital Stereo by McKible Technologies || §200 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 || || Portable.
&EP04
TS3G Icon
||Big Daddy Sound Aire || Big Daddy Sound Aire || §590 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || ||
&EP06
TS3ST Icon
||Portably Portable Music player || Portably Portable Music Player by Muze Inc. || §300 || 3 || 1/4 x 1/4 || || Portable, can't improve athletic skill.
&EP06
TS3ST Icon
||Megabox Classic Jukebox || MegaVox Classic Jukebox || §575 || 4 || 1 x 1 || || Can't improve athletic skill.
&EP06
TS3ST Icon
||BassBoom Jukebox of the Future || BassBoom Jukebox of the Future || §1,195 || 4 || 1 x 1 || || Can't improve athletic skill.
&EP07
TS3SN Icon
||Diatrode Crackler || Diatrode Crackler || §680 || 4 || 1 x 1 || ||
&EP07
TS3SN Icon
||Phonograph Life Statement || Phonograph Life Statement || §935 || 4 || 1 x 1 || ||
&SP08
TS3DCS Icon
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StereofonicSupercabinet
|| Stereophonic Super Cabinet || §495 || 3 || 2 x 1 || ||
&SP08
TS3DCS Icon
||BoominBox || Boomin' Box || §1,550 || 3 || 2 x 1 || ||
&EP09
TS3UL Icon
||Wumpbox || Wumpbox Stereo by Optimal Construction || §215 || 4 || 1/4 x 1/4 || || Portable.
&EP09
TS3UL Icon
||OnlyTrustVinylStereo || Only Trust Vinyl Stereo by Secret Bohemia || §480 || 4 || 1 x 1/2 || ||
&EP11
TS3ITF Icon
||Oryx Tower Stereo || Oryx Tower Stereo by Arasika Industries || §1,950 || 3 || 2 x 1/2 || ||

Speaker

Satellite Speaker by NuSound
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How does sound reach this amazing speaker? Magic, that's how! Turn your home into an audiophile's dream with one of these in every room. As a bonus, this fantastic speaker is compatible with stereos of all makes and models. Don't have a stereo? No problem! But don't expect the Satellite Speaker to make a sound...
Game The Sims 3: Showtime
Buyability Buy mode
Price in game §125
Object type(s) Electronic
Size 1x1 (wall)

A speaker in The Sims 3: Showtime carry the same purpose as in the previous game. Each speaker can be individually turned on and off. They're power can also be upgraded with a certain level of Sim's handiness skill. Despite the Satellite Speaker's description, Audio Lite stereo is the only one that doesn't seem to transmit the music through the speaker.

The Sims 4

Stereos can be turned on manually (using a remote) with the "Listen To" interaction, or instantaneously with the "Turn On" interaction. Listening to a stereo grants Sims a +1 happy moodlet, and music lovers have the option to "Listen Deeply", which will instead grant them a +2 inspired moodlet. Once a stereo has been turned on, Sims can dance to the music that is playing.

Sims can upgrade stereos via the handiness skill. There are three upgrades available on almost every stereo and residential wall speaker: "Super Reception", "Better Components" and "Firaxium Wiring". "Super Reception" adds more radio stations to cheaper stereos, "Better Components" will make it so that stereos break less often, and "Firaxium Wiring" will make it so that stereos never break.

The Lin-Z Smart Speaker is a voice-activated home assistant that Sims can interact with. In addition to playing music, it can also toggle all the lights in a room, tell jokes, play trivia, and call certain services, such as a maid, a repairman, a gardener or a pizza delivery person.

Tiny Living Stuff features two entertainment centers that combine a television, a bookshelf and a stereo into a single object.

Stereos and residential wall speakers

Pack Image Name Price Fun Size Notes
&EP02
TS4GT Icon
 Cafe Wall Speaker §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Kaboom Box §150 1 1x1
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Residential Wall Speaker §200 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&SP15
TS4MS Icon
 Amp Stack §225 1 2x1 This was initially a decorative object. Patch 91 turned it into a stereo.
&FP01
TS4HCP Icon
 Holiday Wall Speaker §250 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
TS4 Icon
 GrammyFone Old-Fashioned Music Player §290 1 1x1
&EP03
TS4 City Living Icon
 HiFive Fidelity Stereo §300 1 1x1
&SP08
Backyard stuff icon
 PlumBot Box §350 1 1x1
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Mini Audio Blaster §530 1 1x1
&GP02
TS4SD Icon
 Slick Beats by DJ Sudoku §720 1 1x1
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Lin-Z Smart Speaker §730 1 1x1
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Tower of Power Floor Speakers §745 2 1x1
&GP02
TS4SD Icon
 Good Vibrations Wall Speaker §820 2 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&EP03
TS4 City Living Icon
 Blast from the Glass Floor Speakers §950 2 2x1
&EP08
TS4 EP8 Discover University Icon
 RWS3000 - By Pythagoras Audio §975 3 2x1
&GP07
The Sims 4 StrangerVille Icon
 The Soundtastic Fantastic Royale §1,000 3 2x1
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Rock of Ages Retro Stereo §1,030 1 2x1 Unlocked by reaching level 4 of the entertainer career.
&EP06
TS4 EP6 GF Icon
 GrammyFone Radiogram §1,200 9 2x1
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Jumpin' Joe's Jukebox §1,480 4 1x1
&BG
TS4 Icon
 The Landlord Whisperer §1,880 4 2x1
&SP16
TS4 SP16 Tiny Living Icon
 Media Marathoner All-on-the-Wall §2,260 2 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&SP16
TS4 SP16 Tiny Living Icon
 Media Marathoner §2,890 2 2x1

Community wall speakers

Community wall speakers are intended to only be placed on community lots. However, they can also be placed on residential lots by changing the lot assignment to a community venue, placing a speaker, and changing it back[1], or by placing a room from the library or gallery that includes a community speaker.

These speakers differ from their residential counterparts in that they only play a single radio station, they are always on (and cannot be turned off), and the only interactions available are to listen to the music or dance to it. They also cannot be upgraded. The only radio station without an associated speaker is Talk Radio from City Living.

Pack Image Name Price Fun Size Notes
&EP09
TS4 EP9 Eco Lifestyle Icon
 Residential Wall Speaker[2] §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&GP07
The Sims 4 StrangerVille Icon
 Strange Tunes Wall Speaker §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Alternative §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&SP02
TS4PPS Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Backyard §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&SP06
TS4RGS Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Baroque §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Blues §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Classical §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&EP01
TS4GTW Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Easy Listening §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Electronica §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&SP17
TS4SP17Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Focus §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Hip Hop §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&GP03
TS4DO Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Jazz §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
TS4 Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Kids §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&GP06
TS4AT Icon
 Venue Wall Speaker: Latin §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&GP06
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Latin Pop §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Lullabies §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&SP17
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Metal §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&GP02
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 Venue Wall Speaker: New Age §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&SP10
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 Venue Wall Speaker: NuDisco §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Pop §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Retro §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Romance §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&EP04
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Singer-Songwriter §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Spooky §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&EP03
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 Venue Wall Speaker: S-Pop §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&EP05
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Summer Strut §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&SP07
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Tween Pop §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&BG
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 Venue Wall Speaker: Winter Holiday §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
&EP03
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 Venue Wall Speaker: World §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.
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 Wall Speaker: Island Radio §120 1 1x1 Must be placed on a wall.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The lot must be unoccupied.
  2. ↑ This speaker is misnamed. It only plays the Americana radio station.
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