Bose Virtually Invisible® 191 speakers Review

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(More customer reviews)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.

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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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