Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #6684 in Speakers
- Color: White
- Brand: Bose
- Model: 31509
- Dimensions: 13.00" h x
23.00" w x
23.00" l,
4.41 pounds
Features
- Paintable flush-mount design for in-wall, in-ceiling installation
- Articulated Array® speaker design
- Stereo Everywhere® speaker performance
Bose Virtually Invisible 191 speakers
Product Description
Bose 191 flush-mount speakers blend into your room so beautifully, only their noteworthy performance will remind you they're there. Install them in your wall, connect to your stereo or surround sound components, and enjoy wide, spacious sound coverage while these Virtually Invisible speakers almost disappear. It's music to your ears--and easy on your eyes, thanks to proprietary Bose technologies. Articulated Array speaker design delivers spacious, natural sound throughout the listening area. And Stereo Everywhere speaker performance makes it possible to hear balanced audio almost anywhere in the room, unlike conventional home audio speakers that focus sound in one "sweet spot."
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
66 of 70 people found the following review helpful.
Don't live up to marketing hype.
By John Prentice
Below is my initial review of these speakers. It's still basically true, but as the frustration with the initial install has faded, my estimation of the speakers has risen (a little). What seemed a thin and limited sound at the time now seems very clean. Just with very little bass compared to some other speakers. When things break on install, you do have to wonder, "who's fault was it, really...". I'll just say that the other speakers I bought at the same time had a much heavier set of clips...----------I am extremely disappointed with these speakers. If you read the product description carefully, you are basically getting a pair of smallish 2.5 in drivers / speakers which are only capable of a thin, limited sound. All the rest ("Virtually Invisible", "Articulated Array configuration", "Stereo Everywhere", "proprietary ported enclosure" etc.) is great marketing, but it does little to improve the sound of the speakers and a lot to increase the cost. There is no Bose waveguide technology here, for example (don't be fooled by the big plastic box hanging off the side). Limited bass? Try zero bass.To make matters worse, the unusual design made these speakers harder to install (I have a lath and plaster ceiling), while the "virtually invisible" design translates into "make a perfect cut because there is no margin for error". Finally, part of the mechanism designed to hold the speakers in place simply snapped off while I was tightening it.In contrast, I bought a pair of Polk Audio speakers at the same time for 1/3 the price, they were a breeze to install, and they sound great. I walk from one room to another and cringe when I go from listening to the Polk Audios to the Bose.
31 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Great for home theater, poor for whole-house audio
By T. Chambers
I've had these speakers for 3 years in a whole-house audio setup as in-ceiling speakers. The clarity as you'd expect from Bose is great, however if you want good bass response nothing compares to a large woofer. I'm actually in the process of replacing 2 out of 3 pairs with typical in-ceiling 8" woofers to get more bass in my living room and bedroom with high ceilings.I highly recommend these for in-wall home theater speakers with a separate subwoofer.I do not recommend these for in-ceiling stereo speakers.
16 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
In-the-wall speakers
By Alexander Kogan
These were a husbandly-compromise, as my wife was adamant about not having a big bass unit in the newly refurbished living room. They're not quite as great as advertised, especially on the bass, but they do have as small a profile as you could want, especially if you paint the grills (and you get a choice of round or rectangular) the same color as the wall. The only objection is that although I used the Bose mounting plates before sheetrocking, they do not lie absolutely flush with the wall. However, the sound is pretty good, all things considered.
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