Decent multipurpose speakers

I could see these speakers being a good choice for surface-mounted whole house audio, distributed audio speakers in a commercial setting, or rear speakers in a home theater system. They replace the old Model 100 speakers from Bose, which used a single 4" driver.

I have been in the audio business for the majority of my professional career (mechanical engineer), and I bought these out of curiosity; Balanced sound, good casual presentation, and good for background music.

These speakers use a pair of 2.5" full-range "Twiddler" drivers that have greater excursion than the ones used in the Virtually Invisible cube speakers Bose makes, but ultimately their most noticeable limitation is in the bass range; Bass below 80 Hz is essentially nonexistent.

Very happy with these speakers

I bought a pair of 161's in the Summer of 2016 to use with a Grace Satellite Radio. I have this setup in a spare bedroom that's about 15 X 16'. Initially, I was skeptical about how they would fill the room with sound. But after almost 2 yrs, they're doing the job great...

Bose 161 Indoor Speaker System - Black (27027)

These small speakers are awesome! Great sound-equal to a larger speaker. Clear crisp sound! love them!

Great detail

I have six of these, with a bose center channel, and two 10" subs and the sound is absolutely fantastic! Clear vocals and detail, make movies and music come alive! Highly recommended!

BOSE speakers arrived ahead of schedule and proved easy to install in my large conservatory

"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.