A smart audio device and an automatic ascending / descending control method for a sound column, relating to the field of audio technology. The smart audio device comprises a sound column
assembly, a housing and a driving
assembly; the housing is provided with at least one first accommodating position; one end of the first accommodating position extends to the outer wall of the housing so as to form a first opening; the driving
assembly is connected to the sound column assembly, and the driving assembly can drive the sound column assembly to reciprocate between a first position and a second position; when the sound column assembly is located at the first position, the sound column assembly is located in the first accommodating position, and when the sound column assembly is located at the second position, the sound column assembly is at least partially located outside the first accommodating position. Compared with plug-in type sound column and
loudspeaker structures, the smart audio device can drive, by means of the driving assembly, the sound column assembly to move and reciprocate between the first position and the second position, thus achieving convenient use and better stability during use.