Bose Surround Wireless Speakers

First let me say that Bose Customer Service is top notch but I have had nothing but issues with these. Once of my speakers had static constantly. So it was a process but first had to send speaker, get a new one back, still static. Then the receiver part, got a new one, worked for a bit. Now back to static and kicking in and out. I have a Samsung sounder for a quarter of the price in my bedroom that may not sound as good but gives me 0 issues. First time I sprung to pay this kind of money for Bose and sadly, I will not do that again. Very disappointed in these speakers. I also have the 500 with the subwoofer. The subwoofer gave me a lot of static as well and called and customer service sent me out a aux cord to hard wire it which did take care of the issue. Overall this whole package, the 500 soundbar, subwoofer, and 2 speakers were quite. a bit of money. Once again, very disappointed.

I was pondering about these for at least 2 years before making the purchase.

Why ponder so long? Well couple of reasons - mixed reviews from folks where some were of the opinion that there is no sound and others saying that it is just awesome; and couple that with the price tag, then you can begin to ponder!

So, ok, bought it and have been using them for a good 6 months now after pairing them with my Bose SoundTouch 300, and we have been having an amazing time!

We have actually managed to watch a lot of sci-fi movies again, just to realize what we have bought and how good sound can be. These speakers added that extra dimension to the sound of a TV and have brought out the best.
There are serious moments when you feel that - "Hey where did that sound come from, or hey is there someone in the back!"
I'd say, when you get those kind of feelings or questions, then yes, you have got what you asked for!

These speakers are small, easily blend with the stuff you might have in your shelves and get tuned to the room environment using the Bose tech of ADAPTiQ audio calibration. They fill the room with excellent sound and can be tuned even further with the Bose SoundTouch App using your mobile / mac / pc.

Worth every penny if you want the surround sound experience at home!

Bought these for a birthday gift and just can’t get them to work.

So far, I have:
- Checked the Left/Right settings
- Deleted/re-added the speakers several times
- Checked they connect to the Soundbar 700 - lights turn white on the modules
- Run Adaptiq several times - no test tones during the process

I”d love to get these working and would prefer not to return them especially given they were a birthday gift.

we thought would could mount these speakers just as we saw on the website. No CORDS. But..... CORDS everywhere. Speakers on sound great when the soundbar is turned up loud. Deceiving.

Great quality!

I bought the speakers about a week ago to go with the 700 soundbar and sub woofer . They are great little speakers easy to hide. Sound quality and set up very easy . The in built instructions are very clear, simples! .
The only down side is the Wi-fi connector ( on 700 speakers too) they are large and difficult to hide. It would be better if Bose built into the speaker . Speakers would be a bit bigger but you can hide the one cable a lot easier. Also why a black cable.
Do what a lot of companies do now and BOSE PLEASE make them TRANSLUCENT !!

So disappointed with the small surround speakers. They should be able to regulate the volume in the app and the treble and bass.i would recommend a Bose product since I have 2 rooms And a RV with surround system.

Very happy I bought these, got the stand too and they are sick. Easy to increase the volume on the rear speakers, just need to download the SoundTouch app and go into speaker settings, I have my surround speakers set on +5 and they love it. Also really easy to hear the foot steps on call of duty.

Have had them for about a year. The cats have pulled on the cord and ripped it out from the back, so they are no longer useable. Not Bose fault but they could make the plugs better. Also the hooks to hold the speaker's up are proprietary so you have no choice but to shell out for Bose attachments. The speaker's have no volume control whatsoever and sometimes I just want more sound out of them. When they do work it's good but what surround sound system isn't. I have an lg tv and the Bose 700 system is constantly disconnecting from it, I have another friend with the same system and he has the same problem. I also own the sub and it died on me. Sent it to Bose very well packaged, they fixed it and sent it back quite quickly, however they poorly packaged it and it got damaged in transport. Took me about a month back and forth to get them to take it back and fix it. Thankfully it's working well. Anyway if I had my choice of picking Bose over the lg bar with built in Atmos, I'd go that. it's compatible with my lg OLED and the surround sound is all in one bar instead of needing to buy two back speakers and I've got a friend with this setup and it sounds absolutely amazing. Blows my Bose out of the water. Sorry bose. Your headsets are good though.

Everytime I have to unplug it and plug it again to connect to the Soundbar.

I have the soundbar and the woofer since two years and skeptical about spending money on these seemingly small and harmless speakers. I bought them last week and was literally amazed. they make everything different. Music and movie become really sourrounding full of middle range before almost absent. the bass befor powerfull and hard becomes deep and smooth. i strongly suggest.

I am unable to increase the volume of the rear speakers.

Very happy my purchase. I tried a few other units and wasn’t too happy ! The Bose system is great ! Very clear all the way around!

i got the soundbar 700 with sub last week , not only took me hrs to just pair them , i gave up a few times over the days ,i also got the soundtouch 20 and 30 and they have been a nightmare , everytime u play music from my phone on Bluetooth it just cuts out every 30sec or so and that on both the items
so overall they do sound great when it works , but after paying 1000's on bose products i think i im over it and will be selling it all and just go with another brand

Having recently purchased a Bose 500 sound bar I elected to buy the supporting surround sound speakers which for the most part fit the bill, although there are some issues.
The set up is a little painful with having to insert cables and screw them into place, and whilst they are small, the power packs are larger than the speakers themselves. I have found also that they loose contact with the sound bar on occasion and I need to unplug the Bose 500 and reset it, which then allows for the to reconnect.

The speakers can be controlled via the app and the sound quality is good, as long as you remember that these output 5.1 surround sound and are not meant to act as two additional speakers that out the same sound as your sound bar. They work a treat on nature shows and I can hear animals walking through the leaves on the ground. If this is the level of detail that you are looking for from your sound system, I’d recommend these.

These are the cutest little speakers and they sound so wonderful crisp that awesome and just the that's fantastic Bose sound

I live in a 1100 sqft townhome. I setup my TV and the speakers in my basement 10' x 15' with adjacent open den room beside and a short hallway at the back. I added this pair of speakers to my soundbar 700 and subwoofer 500. It did completed the 5.1 setup even though I basically only have 3 speakers and a sub. The experience was phenomenal. I was watching Shrek 2 with my dog lying beside me on my left arm and startled her when the sudden horse galloping came from the left rear channel! And it did startled me too because of her. This pair of speakers produce nice sparkling sound, bird chirping and wolf howling. And the part of the movie when it was raining it sound like it is raining inside my basement. The sound of water dropping and flowing was so real. I am very impressed. I was watching bluray format in my Sony PS3. The setup of this speaker may require proper wiring. Make sure when connecting the wires they are completely inserted inside and hand tightened the tiny screws. It's not perfect wireless because each speakers are connected to this huge box. I am still trying to figure out how to hide them.

I bought the sound bar 700 and the sub-woofer On Boxing Day, and it’s one of the best systems I’ve ever bought. It was easy to setup, and the sound quality is outstanding. It was money well spent.

This is my first BOSE home theater system purchase. And I love everything about it.
It is worth every single penny.

I have had this 700 sound bar 700 the sub and the Surround sound speakers and at least six times a year they come unpaired from the system and it is a heck of a time to try to get them to reconnect the surround speakers now will not reconnect to my system at all in the sub sounds like it’s bottoming out even if you’re not playing anything I really wish I can spend the $2600 on the system I should’ve bought something else

After having to call service to get help setting them up because my soundbar wouldn't connect them, I have been extremely pleased. The sound is amazing, but these are in no way "wireless." The wires from the speakers to the receiver are very long, but at least I have the speakers in a place to hide the wires.

Great product, great sound, great value.

Had these for about 2 years now and still unconvinced by sound quality Too quiet, poor top end quality. Rubbish without a sub. Bose for some reason people are convinced are a quality product. They look ok but overall a poor quality product with a quality price tag. Far better on the market. Will be getting rid of soon. Will just keep running my TDL's which are better in every way

I bought this month ago.. but it didn't come with a remote control.. so I am struggling now on how to open it.

Box says Virtually Invisible Series II. Good luck finding them in a seach. They don't pair with the soundbar 500. Product support is non-existent.

Hello. I have a Cinemate 2 system. Will the surround speakers link with soundtouch wireless link adapter via WiFi?

Bought these a couple days after the 500 soundbar. They are a must have! Really make a difference. Super easy setup. Look great.

I have the same issue as a previous person.
I bought them last month. I’m a big fan of Bose speakers. I have had 701's for decades.
I dont need to write this myself as my problem is exactly the same. So i will copy the content from "Banniish"

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However, I found a crazy thing about these surround speakers. I was playing music and realized it was not a clear and smooth sound form the surrounds. I tried to figure out what wrong was with it. Here is the funny result!!! When you turn down the center level to -10 (doesn’t matter what the surrounds level is) from SoundTouch app audio settings, the surrounds become incredibly clear and kind of louder! When you turn the center level up to +10 (w/o touching the surrounds level), oh my god!!! They sound like a 20$ portable speaker!!! I even go further to make sure I was not wrong! I put the speakers in a room, closed the door so I was able to hear the surround speakers alone! Disappointingly, the same results! I tested them playing music on Youtube (using HDMI ARC connection), via Bluetooth, and on my computer (using HDMI cable). The same results. . Please don’t tell me if I’ve run ADAPTiQ calibration or not. I’ve sure done.
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My summary is, if you turn the centre channel down the surround speaker volume and quality increase substantially. Yes the channel quality changes dramatically.

I dont understand how people can rave about this surround system, maybe they have never had a good one to compare to.

I completely regret buying this system.

got it last week, the 500 surround speakers you can bearlyl hear them when watching tv, but do sound better when playing music, not very happy with them, kinda worthless.

I bought them last week from Amazon. I’m a big fan of Bose speakers. However, I found a crazy thing about these surround speakers. I was playing music and realized it was not a clear and smooth sound form the surrounds. I tried to figure out what wrong was with it. Here is the funny result!!! When you turn down the center level to -10 (doesn’t matter what the surrounds level is) from SoundTouch app audio settings, the surrounds become incredibly clear and kind of louder! When you turn the center level up to +10 (w/o touching the surrounds level), oh my god!!! They sound like a 20$ portable speaker!!! I even go further to make sure I was not wrong! I put the speakers in a room, closed the door so I was able to hear the surround speakers alone! Disappointingly, the same results! I tested them playing music on Youtube (using HDMI ARC connection), via Bluetooth, and on my computer (using HDMI cable). The same results. Tested my friend’s Virtually Invisible 300! Again, the same results. Please don’t tell me if I’ve run ADAPTiQ calibration or not. I’ve sure done. Please test yours first and tell me if mine and my friend’s are defective or it’s an issue for this model. (I know these and Virtually invisible 300 are identical). If I don’t find an answer to this issue, I will have to return them and look for another soundbar system cuz I had a plan to have a 5.1 sound system when I bought the soundtouch 300 in the first place.

I got these surround speakers maybe almost a year. To be frank, I am not satisfied with it. The sounds are not even noticeable. It’s so slow. I paired it with my soundbar 700 and bass module 700. I don’t what to do to make it work good!!

I just got the rear speakers and I am very disappointed, the sound is very low I tried everything different set ups, adaptik with the speakers far away, different volumes for the 700 system and bass module, restart the bar, everything, what can I do? Very poor sound these two speakers.

I read review after review `about these and they really are 50:50 for and against. I saw reviews like they add nothing, they are muffled etc etc. Its taken me 3 years to finally decide to get these and complete my system and they are awesome. They add the depth of sound that is missing from 2.1 system and so glad I invested. East to setup and easy to adjust for your room and listening preferences.

Great buy in my book but you have to set them up for your taste.

The only negative and its a small one is Bose on the next edition should reduce the size of the receiver and amplifier for them.

Purchased these wireless surround speaker to complete the 5.1.2 home theatre experience but i really got disappointed for the quality of the output vs price. Just for the name its wireless but the really its come with long black speaker cables wire and we need to hide it. Have to Screw the wire to the adapter which not so great design in 2019.. most of the time the wires comes out the screw. The quality of surround is not good i hardly feel the difference with and without surround. Did the adapt IQ but no use.
Pros:- simple design with classic look
Cons:- price, minimal output , bad design, not fully wireless

I have bought this product and am really happy with the sound quality .. however stting it up was not that easy as instructions are not clear enough in the package... I would like to know as to how many surround sound speakers can be set up with the soundbar???

Bought this a week ago and I’m loving it Great design and sound quality

I bought it yesterday and it sounds great I mean it connects to my Bose soundbar 700. I hear more music now. I 100% enjoy it.

They only down side it needs a wire for power but I get that because all speakers needs power for wireless part of it but too many cables to do that.

Spent some time listening to these speakers today. First of all ease of use and connectivity was super easy and was quickly done (using sound touch 300 sound bar) I have not done adaptig yet and I am already impressed with the speakers sound and performance. Once I complete the setup and mount them on the wall I will be more excited to hear what it would sound like.

Though the speakers have the sound and look I was looking for ... my goal was to hang them behind me on the ceiling.. w/o wires showing so I figured I buy wireless,,,, we’ll the deceiving part is that thought they advertise wireless... there are not fully wireless.. So had to buy stand for the system .. which was a hole other story ... they don’t advertise a mount for them and ended up buying a set and modified them so to these speakers not having a screw hole made it very hard to mount but after some MacGyvering I got all set up and pretty happy.

Let’s start with the instructions. If you have a soundbar 500 or 700 it states to use method 1. For method1, just use the app, that’s it, but oh know, you still need to do the hook up in method 2. By virtually invisible, what they really mean is you need to hook up a speaker wire, then hook that to a wireless port (which is bigger than the speakers), and finally plug that in to an outlet! Looks like these things are going back.

Bought these to go with soundtouch 300. They work and are quite good. easy to set up etc. biggest issue is hiding the mains / receiver box. It's bigger than the speakers and looks ugly on a corner back shelf. Given this is a common configuration I'm surprised Bose couldn't do better, i..e design all the interface electronics into the same box as the speaker. Yes it would make these nearly invisible speakers be larger but with the current design they are hardly that when the two are placed together.

Feels less than premium when I have to screw the speaker cable in my self, surely this is an oversight in design? Plastic backing to the speakers feels cheap.

Don’t get me started on the size of the power packs, seriously they are bigger than the speakers themselves... not really invisible if your ask me.

Sound... meh.

No ability to play music separately.

Should have stuck with the Sonos Beam and the Sones Ones.

Bought the Bose 500 subwoofer and sound surround speakers last week. Extremely difficult to setup. Bose app doesn’t find the subwoofer or sound surround speakers. Will be returning!

Disappointed that the brackets to affix to floor stands not included.

Bose is only great for singular purpose use. Each time i’ve purchased Bose products I’ve been disappointed with lack of compatibility.
I’ve got quite a few Soundlink devices(4), Sounchtouch devices (6) plus the 700 soundbar with its accessories (Bass, 4 sets of these surround speakers). Yet none of these work together. I’ve purchased a few sets of these speakers to place around the Home so I could at least have music playing through the rooms, yet after further research now see they’re only good for providing background noise of a car crash in movies. Bose support are quite unhelpful.
Product is great if you want it all in one room for movies, that’s it. It’s useless for music. This is the last time I will be buying any more Bose products.

Awesome little speakers. I can adjust the bass on the Bose app as well as turn up these little speakers and get the full stereo surround sound effect.

Excellent investment the sound is well put together.

Checked this out in one of my colleague's place. Got blown away

This product will not pair with the soundbar 700 and its a waste of money so jos I’m stuck with expensive paperweights

Bought these to help my husband to hear our new Samsung tv withBose700 soundbar. They only broadcast music absolutely no speech and definitely do not supply surround sound. We are seriously disappointed and are considering returning themto JB Hifi for a refund.