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Bose - 251 Wall Mount Outdoor Environmental Speakers - Pair - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.6
Rating breakdown 42 reviews
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Customer Reviews for Bose - 251 Wall Mount Outdoor Environmental Speakers - Pair - Black
Customer Rating
5
Amazing
on January 4, 2024
Posted by: coachjchat
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 month
Bose 251 lives up to its reputation. Good ol’ wired speakers that produce that AMAZING sound that Bose is known for. I have used these for my indoor fitness studio and they are more than enough. If you are in the market for outdoor speakers these are the ones, don’t hesitate!
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
4
Great Bose Sound Outdoors!
on September 8, 2024
Posted by: YYC_CAL
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 month
I bought these new 251’s to replace my 20 year old 151’s that eventually succumbed to the elements in my backyard. These new 251 speakers are noticeably larger and sound much better than my old 151’s, with crisper highs, rich bass and much wider sound field. I would have rated it 5 stars if the design allowed for horizontal mounting like my old 151’s. I also needed to upgrade my multiroom amplifier as these new 251’s do require a bit more juice to sound good. If your amplifier is underpowered, the speakers will be noticeably muddled and less crisp.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
5
Outdoor speakers for my garage
on January 14, 2025
Posted by: Jspeedy
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 month
Great sleek outdoor speakers for my deck and garage
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
5
Love the sleek look
on April 18, 2025
Posted by: Amy S
Gender:Female
Length of ownership:1 month
I bought this a few weeks back and just installed them. Easy install, great sound and they are very nice looking too!!
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
5
Awesome sound
on August 5, 2017
Posted by: Rd715
Gender:Male
Bought 6 months ago and have been impressed since day I installed. Month later bought Bose speakers that you can bury in the ground and it's like going to a concert!!!!!!
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
5
They survived Hurracaine Maria
on January 5, 2018
Posted by: Mr Pit
Gender:Male
They are the Best Thank’s Bosé for a Great Product lookin Forward to Buy 2 more
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
5
13 years and still wonderful....
on July 7, 2016
Posted by: Bargamon
Gender:Male
I have two pair that are in a covered outdoor room that is 16 x 20 in size. The 251's use of two tweeters angled provides a wide sound field creating a great result for outdoor use. The sound is excellent even at low volume making it easy for my guests to both enjoy it and not have to talk over the music.
One pair is installed high in the corner surrounded by wood which amplifies the bass. The other pair is surrounded by just air. Where they are installed makes a big difference as my two pairs sound very different when isolated offering an obvious lesson in acoustics. I use a pair of outdoor volume switches to balance them. I previously had them in another house where one pair were installed high covering a back yard and flooded a large area with sound. These speakers can play loud if need be. My experience with them in three different locations gives me a unique perspective in recommending them and attesting to there versatility . Few outdoor speakers will provide satisfying bass but if you have a choice of where to install, using acoustic common sense can aid in improving the bass. Mounted on wood vs. brick will change the sound, in corners vs open air.....etc. This is true with all speaker installations. Speaker reviews are subjective based on personal preference and expectations. These speakers are not bass monsters and their indirect tweeter array provides a wide sound that produces little fatigue. Auditioning any outdoor speaker outside of its actual installation is nearly a useless exercise. This model has now been around at least 15 years and obviously has been a good seller for Bose. I can say over the 13 years I have owned them, these speakers are durable, versatile and lived up to expectations at the premium price.
One pair is installed high in the corner surrounded by wood which amplifies the bass. The other pair is surrounded by just air. Where they are installed makes a big difference as my two pairs sound very different when isolated offering an obvious lesson in acoustics. I use a pair of outdoor volume switches to balance them. I previously had them in another house where one pair were installed high covering a back yard and flooded a large area with sound. These speakers can play loud if need be. My experience with them in three different locations gives me a unique perspective in recommending them and attesting to there versatility . Few outdoor speakers will provide satisfying bass but if you have a choice of where to install, using acoustic common sense can aid in improving the bass. Mounted on wood vs. brick will change the sound, in corners vs open air.....etc. This is true with all speaker installations. Speaker reviews are subjective based on personal preference and expectations. These speakers are not bass monsters and their indirect tweeter array provides a wide sound that produces little fatigue. Auditioning any outdoor speaker outside of its actual installation is nearly a useless exercise. This model has now been around at least 15 years and obviously has been a good seller for Bose. I can say over the 13 years I have owned them, these speakers are durable, versatile and lived up to expectations at the premium price.
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com
Customer Rating
2
I expected more.
on July 6, 2020
Posted by: RonS
Gender:Male
Length of ownership:1 year or longer
A little over a year ago I had my home theatre installation guy install these in the back patio. (In Phoenix. Yes, it gets HOT.) There are two issues I have. First, I bought these because, well, Bose. The sound quality is not what I expected. They are very "midrangey". Almost no bottom end and a weak high end. The speakers are installed near the ceiling and close to a corner so I would expect this to amplify the bass. Not so much. Second, after a little over a year the one speaker is damaged and plays distorted. It sounds like the voice coil is damaged in one of the drivers and so the sound is distorted. All of their stores are now closed because of the COVID panic, so I cannot take it back to a store for service. I also apparently cannot simply buy a single speaker. Frankly I expected MUCH more from the Bose brand name.
Its not like I overdrive the speakers either. The amplifier is 120 watts per channel of pure sound, and if I played it anywhere near that loud the neighbors would call the police... (the VU meters on the amp hardly budge.) That and my wife would give me "the look"... ;-)
Its not like I overdrive the speakers either. The amplifier is 120 watts per channel of pure sound, and if I played it anywhere near that loud the neighbors would call the police... (the VU meters on the amp hardly budge.) That and my wife would give me "the look"... ;-)
Written by a customer while visiting bose.com