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Bose 251 Environmental Speakers, premium outdoor speakers - Black |  | Brand: Bose
Category: CE
List Price: $398.00
Buy New: $358.00
as of 9/6/2010 08:38 MDT details
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New (8) Used (1) from $349.00
Seller: Video & Audio Center
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 17536
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 20.2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.8 x 13.5
nv: Each speaker: 13 1/2"H x 5 1/4"W x 8"D (34.3 x 14.6 x 20.3 cm) 20 lbs. (9.1 kg)
Warranty: 5 years warranty
MPN: 24643
Model: 24643
UPC: 017817263559
EAN: 0017817311519
ASIN: B00006I53C
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| » | Wide listening area gives you freedom to move about and enjoy fuller stereo sound | | » | Multi-chambered enclosure design assures that deep low frequencies stay true even in an outdoors setting | | » | Engineered to withstand snow, sun, rain, ice and saltwater spray |
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Product Description
With conventional outdoor speakers, sound can only be heard with impact in a few "sweet spots" instead of the broader range of your patio, pool or yard. But Bose® 251 environmental speakers produce remarkably rich sound across a much wider listening area. Vital to that performance is Articulated Array® speaker design, which houses two speakers set at precise angles in each enclosure. This produces an extremely wide sound field so that you experience consistent stereo effects as you move around outdoors. The small cabinets of conventional outdoor speakers often can't produce the low notes that provide impact. The 251 speakers blend with your outdoor surroundings, yet their technology and design eliminate the audible distortion often heard in other speakers. You can enjoy full, rich music without the need for large, bulky speakers. Bose 251 speakers are engineered and tested to withstand snow, rain, salt and temperature extremes of 140° F to -22° F. These speakers deliver a level of performance many conventional outdoor speakersand most indoor speakerssimply cannot match. They are also protected by a five-year limited warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 Bose 251 July 8, 2010
dtemp
I replaced my JBL Studio speakers with the Bose 251 and heard such a big difference in sound and clarity.
You can't go wrong buying these speakers.
 Good but pricey speakers for the backyard May 27, 2010
Christian Ryan (Dallas, TX)
I bought these speakers for my backyard as the previous house owner had this model of speakers installed previously (he took them with him when he sold the house). I figured that the installation would be easier if re-installed the same model of speaker. As it turns out, a new installation would only take about 10 - 20min anyway as the bracket assembly is four holes and comes with simple instructions to mount the speakers to different surfaces. Speaker wire was already located, so it literally took about 10 minutes to install these speakers at my home.
The sound is good - as you would expect, not as much bass as equivalent 100W floor-standing speakers, but very good when you consider that these speakers are designed for all weather conditions.
That being said, at $358/pair, these speakers are not cheap and I am sure there is a significant portion of the price in the Bose name.
Bottom line: I'm sure you won't be disappointed with the performance, but I'm not sure they are the best value for money.
Bose nose....... May 15, 2010
Bargamon (Carolinas)
The 251's build quality is great, they mount nice and look good.
The true benefit of bose is the "jedi mind tricks" they use to create acoustic chambers inside an enclosure to expand bass. They don't use high spec components but instead high tech design to maximize what they use. These 251's are made of a high quality rigid epoxy type enclousre with its 5 inch bass/mid cone mounted sideways INSIDE firing sidways into a chamber. You don't see it. Bass when compressed and ported thru a chamber gets exaggerated. Thats how bose sounds bigger then they are.
When we moved I took my 4 251's with me and installed them in a new 16 x 20 screened in patio using two volume switches hooked up to my 65per watt old Yamaha INtegrated amp from college. Nothing fancy using decent speaker cables to them makes them sound great. Certainly you don't need 4 of these for such a small space but I had them anyway and Overkill is part of the sterophonic/home theatre fun! If you go to fine restaurants with great accustics you'll notice you can talk at your table without lots of noise and the music system is very effective. They do this by having many speakers with the idea of having flood quality sound at low levels. This is what I can do in this space and it sounds great. Sure I can play it loud and it sounds great but at low volume the speakers design works to acomplish my goal. They don't use fancy tweeter, just two in an array to widen the sound stage. I have my speakers at the corners with the tweeters on the bottom (closer to the ear) but the bass end in the corner using the wood ceiling as a sort of additional base chamber with further warms the sound. I tried different placements and like this set up best.
There are "better" speakers with better components with better names on them and perhaps with a lower price but sound is subjective and everyone is going to mount them in a different place so its impossible to directly compare. Also music sources, music types and the components driving them are all going to be different for everybody.
In my old house one pair was mounted on the second floor to flood the deck and back yard. They amplified well and created a very wide soundfield using the tweeter array design. IM glad I got to harvest $700 worth of speakers and move them with me.
Some folks love bose and the bose name. They use their expertise in automobile applications and they are good for creating a nice ambient sound field. Bose has a mixed reputation. "Audiophiles" or ones that aspire to be one don't like them which I can also agree with. Bose for my home theatre and for my two channel critical listening room is not gonna happen for me. But I own bose headphones, clock/desk radio, sub/sat computer speakers and had cars with them and been happy enough with those products.
I gave these speakers a 4 star rating as I believe they are high quality and even at the price provide high value. Five stars are rare and for products that blow you away. Don't get me wrong, I am happy with this purchase! These puppies cost $350, if they were $200 I'd give them 6 stars!
Love these speakers November 11, 2009
Moon (Indiana)
We've had these speakers for almost 10 years, and they sound as good as the day we bought them! My husband installed them around our pool, so I can't say how easy that was... except I don't recall a lot of swearing. Anyway, they truly are all weather as we leave them out year round. Living in the midwest, we get every kind of weather you can imagine and these speakers hold up to it all. The sound is excellent, the base is great. Make sure you use a heavy, good quality speaker wire and you're good to go! I'm purchasing a pair for my daughter for Christmas today!
Bose December 14, 2008
Hoopcheese
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
These are really great speakers. I use them in my work van. I have them on a 200 watt amp with a powered subwoofer. they sound great. Anyone would be satisfied with these speakers in car or home.
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