Bose ® 161 Speaker System - Black

BOSE speakers arrived ahead of schedule and proved easy to install in my large conservatory. The speakers produce a rich sound which could be expected from larger and more expensive equipment - I'm delighted and happy to recommend these versatile speakers from BOSE.

Great sound and just the right size for a conservatory

Very good sound at high and low volumns

Loved the speakers. Sadly, missing wall brackets. It looked like the box had already been opened - a big foot print on the instruction manual. Also missing rubber foot pads. Not sure if they had been a returned product and then not thoroughly checked. Would buy direct from Bose next time.

Quality speakers that do what they should without distortion.

Fantastic speakers, great sound

Fantastic sound for the money. Hooked them up to. Denon CEOL for the kitchen and it works superbly.

Good sound

Yo lo tengo con mi equipo 5.1 y he notado una mejora del equìpo notable, añadir que el precio es muy bueno y la calidad tambien. No suenan a lata como se comenta en la opinion de otro comprador, creo que eso depende del equipo que tengas y como lo tengas configurado.

Habe diese Lautsprecher gekauft um meine defekten B&O Boxen zu ersetzen. Lieferung erfolgte schnell und gut verpackt. Preis - Leistung in Ordnung! Super Klang, aktiver Subwoofer sollte jedoch vorhanden sein.

Easy to angle to the main listening position using Bose brackets in my 7.2.4 ATMOS home theatre system - sounds great !

I get a kick out of questions that think these speakers have bluetooth or an amp built in. But they are designed like old school bookshelf speakers. They need some form of amplification and your home theater receiver would work perfect. You could also use them with a bookshelf stereo receiver and whatever you drive them with, they are very flexible. They include buttons for the bottom or sides to place them on a shelf. The nicest thing about these is using the wall mount. Lots of adjustment when mounted vertically or horizontally and even include screws for the most common mounting substrates. I bought the white ones since my walls are white. Right now, I'm using on my computer that is being used as a home theater. Originally I was using a set of speakers that sounded just fine but wanted a different mounting configuration. They replaced a set of speakers that were Amazon Choice ones and a bit less expensive but when I hooked up the Bose 161's there was a real sound difference. The first difference was that voices were "muddy" on my old speakers in comparison to the Bose. So much so, that I found that I did not need the volume turned up as much on a typical movie or TV show. I know that some of the Bose TV sound systems/sound bars promote that as a feature. Even with these budget speakers, it's evident that it's part of the Bose sound and one I do like. Second of all, my older speakers had fine separation from right to left. Same a pretty much every bookshelf speaker out there. The Bose 161's seemed to give the same separation but sounds were more localised. Kind of hard to describe, but had a more 3D where you could point at the sound and my ears and eyes can follow the motion in an action movie. And even the depth to a show that I had never found with my old speakers or any other ones I have. It was a surprise which makes every show just a bit more enjoyable. Now, I know everybody wants a speaker with a lot of low end bass. And if that's what you want, you should have the equalization knobs on your receiver for that or in your device manager on your computer to get the sound you need. Out of the box, these Bose speakers are going to give you a natural sound. You can adjust frequencies as you need with the option of adding a subwoofer to your system. But on their own, they are not going to shake your room or get you tossed from your apartment. But I don't think they were ever designed to be a 901 or 602 replacement. Those are definite lease busters and need an amp to back them up. These are a quality speaker system for home and home theater use. Priced right with the flexibility to position them where you want. Also no need for speaker stands and mounting is included. All you need to buy is speaker wire. Most likely since Bose didn't know the length or color you need. I hope you get a chance to listen to these Bose speakers and add them to you home theater. I've been using them for about a month and a half and pleased with them. The only downside is that the other speakers I have are going to need to be replaced. Since I have 3 subwoofers kick'n around here, this could get pricey.

Las compré para los canales traseros (surround) de mi teatro en casa y estoy muy a gusto. Estas bocinas no tienen mucho bajo, lo cual es normal por su tamaño. Algo que si me costó trabajo fue colocarlas en la pared, ya que forzosamente tienes que taladrar la pared. No hay forma de poner unos clavos y colgarlas nada más; puedes buscar el manual en internet para darte una idea. Fuera de eso, el sonido es bueno. Se escucha fino y claro. Los graves los compenso con los canales frontales y el subwoofer. Y visualmente se ven modernas y elegantes, además de la marca, Bosé.