Surround Sound System for Home Theater, Black

These Bose surrounds are incredible. I have been an audiophile since the 80's I set up an early 5.0 speaker surround system in the late 70's. There was no subwoofer at that time but the 5 channels sounded fantastic. This was around the time that tv channels started to broadcast in stereo. My first movie I watched was 2001 A Space Odyssey and I was hooked. Over the years I have built many systems from various different receivers and speakers and subs. About 5 years ago I wanted to make that leap from big receivers and speakers and subs to sounders. I had different ones, Hissence, Polk, and even went the full range and got the Sonos Arc, Era 300's, and the sub mini for my theater room. The Sonos system was good but it had a few issues, some audio dropouts, clicking noises with the Era 300's and the worst was the harsh and rough dialog. I could only understand half of the dialog. I tried all of the voice enhancers and unplugging and replugging, resetting the app. Nothing worked. Then I researched Bose. I always heard that they were very high quality and exceptional. So I decided to pick up the Bose 600 Soundbar. I got a small sale on it and I it included TRUE Dolby Atmos. I moved the Sonos Soundbar into my bedroom and it sounds great in there by itself. Then I hooked up the Bose 600. No fuss no muss. Plug it in, HDMI from Earc on tv to Earth on the Soundbar. Download the app and everything connected within 5 minutes. But when I put on my favorite series, which I always had to use captioning, WOWWW. With the built in True Space technology and voice clarity Ai, I was able to understand every word. I couldn't believe it. So I decided to order these surround speakers. I am waiting on the Bose 500 bass module, for now. It took about 20 to do some small wiring and connecting with the Bose app and the surround sound is fantastic. I don't understand where many reviewers are not happy with the volume. You don't want the volume louder than the Soundbar and the surround is just right for me. They are both evenly balanced with good clarity, and totally immersive. I am very happy with Bose. Sorry Sonos. I highly recommend these speakers and hope for many years of home theater enjoyment.

This past December, I decided to splurge on a new TV, soundbar, and rear speakers, as all of mine were 11 years old. I’ve had hearing aids for the past two years (my audiologist says I’m his youngest patient - ugh); my old soundbar didn’t have a dedicated speaker for dialogue, plus the rear speakers I had just made everything louder, not sharper, and I need sharpness to help with the type of hearing loss I have. As a public school teacher, the cost of this entire purchase was a big deal, so I researched the hell out of everything, and I kept coming back to Bose. I bought the black soundbar at Costco, and I wanted white rear speakers since they’d be in front of the white wainscoting. The soundbar itself is fantastic — a huge improvement over what I had before — and the rear speakers are what really bring everything to life, especially when I’m not wearing my hearing aids. I get to hear doctors being paged when watching The Pitt, gunfire in the distance while watching Paradise, birds chirping in Wicked, and so many other noises in other shows and movies that round out the viewing experience. Two important things: 1. You pair the speakers and control their volume through the Bose app. Mine are at 80, and the “height” channel on my soundbar is at 20. You’ll figure out the right ratio for you. 2. I have a very small TV room, and my rear speakers are on the Bose stands (a bit pricey but I kept them anyway) right behind the couch. I can’t speak to what the sound would be like in a much bigger room with these mounted on the wall, but I’m sure they’d be great. I could do that setup with hearing aids in, but they probably wouldn’t help me in a big room if my hearing aids are out.

These small surround speakers create awesome bass. I was totally caught off guard when I added Bose II rear speakers to my Bose 600 soundbar and 500 Bass Module, the most noticable difference was enhanced bass. I think it's a sound wave thing. Anyway, I love the room filling sound (medium sized family room) these little speakers produce. Setup was very easy using the Bose Music App. They are a bit pricey, but I got them as a birthday gift; I'm not sure I would have bought them if I had to pay for them. I recommend you purchase them through a military exchange if you qualify because they offer a much better discounted price. I might be a little OCD, but I replaced the black power cords with white ones to match the color of the speakers.

They sound great on movies that have good surround effects encoded. I wish the software had an optional setting to just copy the front sound to the surround speakers for unencoded movies. They would be very easy to set up except that the speaker wire comes bare on one end. You have to install the included connectors yourself. There is only the butt of the screw to hold onto the top side of the wire as you tighten it down onto the bottom plate. There should at very least be a moving plate between the screw and the wire. This looks very unattractive and seems like it will probably come out at some point and require repair. For the price and the name they should certainly have used preinstalled connectors on the speaker end as they did on the receiver/power adapter end. Also it seems strange the the power in side of the adapter has a polarized shape but the wire end is not.

I have used exclusively Bose products for home entertainment for over 15 years, and I’ve been quite happy. I recently upgraded, and included these surround speakers. What a frustrating experience! The Bose app does not provide option for pairing them with other Bose units (see video). They do not exist as options to pair with the app. If you go to the Bose website, you’ll see “simple to set up" and "connect wirelessly". Untrue! It is impossible to set up. There are no useful instructions on how to anywhere. While you do not have to connect it physically to your entertainment center, in addition to the speaker and power cord, you will receive a separate receiver for each speaker that has to be connected to the speaker. It is manageable and easy enough to connect but you are likely see it a source of clutter if you thought that you would just have two speakers that connect wirelessly. And when you're finally connected the speakers, you might find that they do not work. One of the speakers I received does not work at all except making an annoying crackling sound constantly. In any case, this is a disappointing and an epic fail! I will be returning them.

Bose is pure quality

The surround speakers were very easy to setup and connect to the Bose Soundbar. The combination of speakers provides great sound in my 14' x 16' room.

Love this addition to my Bose soundbar! The sound is excellent for such a small package and it completes our home theater experience. The only nit is connecting the speaker wire to the adapter that plugs into the back of the speaker, its super fiddly and uneccessary IMO. Why not ship that cable presassembled? This seems made to appeal to “real” audiophiles from 1987. And yes, that would be me…but I’m older & wiser now…I see how silly I was amd now just want an Easy Button for everything. Bose can do better, make it easy…especially for older customers like me to enjoy your product. Anyway, overall assembly was easy and sound quality is great and we are very happy! RECOMMEND!

I have never given a product 5 stars until now. I bought the Soundbar 500 with the bass module and have owned that now for a few years. The sound was good, but not as good as my KEF LS50W2, which is the top HiFi wireless powered speaker. And then I decided to get the satellite speakers. They are not very powerful. They have no bass, only treble. And played on their own, sound terrible. BUT! I placed them behind me as recommended, left and right. And with the soundbar in front. I played hi definition music from Tidal, and my god, I was brought to tears because the sound was so beautiful. For 3 nights in a row now I sit in the perfect spot in my chair and just listening to a song is an emotional, moving experience.

¿El tamaño importa? La respuesta para este producto es no. Que las dimensiones de los Speakers Surround 5.1 de BOSE no te engañen, sí ya cuentas con alguna barra de sonido BOSE compatible (en mi caso el modelo 900) vas a convertir tu habitación en una auténtica sala de cine, ya que cuentan con una excelente tecnología para exprimir los sonidos ambientales con la mejor calidad de audio; la correcta colocación y altura (dependiendo del área personal) es importante para una mejor experiencia, pero igualmente puedo asegurar que no te arrepentirás de añadir estos Speakers a tu barra de sonido ya que creará una impresionante atmósfera de sonido.

Great product, such discreet speaker with huge sound! Huge difference to my sound! Great customer service as first package was previously opened and parts missing. Easy return and easy replacement!

La distribución del sonido con este par de bafles para películas y videojuegos, es tan sutil y cristalino, que genera un arco de sonidos sobre el espectador, envolviéndolo en un autentico Dolby Atmos 5.1 canales, pero para la música es otro tema aparte, ya que el sonido solo lo virtualiza, eso no es malo, pero no se compara con el caso de películas/videojuegos cuyo sonido esta pensado para 5.1 canales. Es una compra que vale cada centavo y Bose, suele ser sello de garantía y satisfacción.

Super padrisimo una fidelidad excelente con el bajo y barra se lo recomiendo