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Bose Virtually Invisible® 191 speakers |  | Brand: Bose
Category: CE
Buy New: $298.00
as of 7/30/2010 13:19 CDT details
New (11) Used (8) from $199.00
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 10789
Color: White
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.4
Dimensions (in): 23 x 23 x 13
nv: Each speaker: 13 1/4H x 7 7/8W x 3 7/8D (34.9 x 20 x 9.8 cm) 4.5 lbs. (2.0 kg)
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: 31509
Model: 31509
UPC: 017817372299
EAN: 0017817372299
ASIN: B00009P2YQ
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Paintable flush-mount design for in-wall, in-ceiling installation | | • | Articulated Array® speaker design | | • | Stereo Everywhere® speaker performance |
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Product Description
Bose® 191 speakers deliver the lifelike sound you want for stereo and home theater. They're designed for unobtrusive, flush-mount placement in walls or ceilings and are easy to install. They can even be painted to match your room. Proprietary Bose technologies can make a difference in everything you listen to. It's music to your earsand easy on your eyes. Turn on your favorite CD or settle in with a DVD and let rich, natural sound fill your room. You'll enjoy lifelike spaciousness and balanced stereo sound throughout the listening area with our Articulated Array® speaker design. And you'll experience Stereo Everywhere® speaker performance almost anywhere you sit in the room, rather than the smaller "sweet spots" most conventional speakers provide. A proprietary ported enclosure delivers smooth, consistent low-frequency response, regardless of where the speaker is placed. This innovative approach compensates for unpredictable environments behind walls or above ceilings that can diminish performance. The enclosure also directs lower frequencies into the listening area where they are installed, and prevents them from radiating directly into adjoining rooms. The enclosure allows for easy placement in the wall or ceiling. Speakers come with both rectangular and round grilles, so you can flush-mount your choice to either surface. And when they're painted to match your walls or ceilings, they blend right in.
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 Thin sound. Poor Quality. June 15, 2010
John Prentice (Denver, CO USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 Great for home theater, poor for whole-house audio March 15, 2010
T. Chambers
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
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.
It is time November 27, 2009
Douglas T. Means
0 out of 14 found this review helpful
All is great with product, However product has not been installed as of this date. Product was purchased for new construction and has not been installed as of this date.
Rich, full and booming sound in a nearly invisible package October 16, 2009
Justin Opinion (USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I recently installed the Bose 191 speakers in a new basement finish, and have finally had a chance to test them. The clarity of the speakers on the higher end is very good, but what is immedately noticable is the rich bass that fills the room. I am not an audiophile, but I am picky about what I hear, and for what I intend for these speakers they are perfect. This will be a game room with the speakers wall mounted. For my initial test, I turned on Aerosmith's "Sweet Emotion" (a song by which any good speaker system should be judged) and made it nice and loud. Passed with flying colors!
Bose is the best....but you are paying for it too. February 12, 2009
B. Mecham
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
These speakers are awsome. They come in pairs and you can swap and rotate them with the rectagle or round cover that uses the same size hole. I need to go get another pair for the front surround sounds.
They are worth the cost...
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