macadk2's Full Review: Bose 251 Main / Stereo Speaker
We recently bought and installed a pair of Bose 251 environmental speakers as part of a new deck project. Before we bought these speakers we already had a high opinion of Bose products from the experience of friends and relatives (there is one pair of 901's in the family). These speakers did not disappoint! Clean, clear sound, excellent dispersion, low distortion, high efficiency and great looks.
Installation was a snap with the supplied brackets, but I would never use the cheesy plastic anchors supplied. I installed mine using Tapcon screws on brick.
The manual calls for a minimum 7' spacing, I placed mine about 14' apart and the sound is great.
If you listen to these speakers indoors, they don't sound nearly as good as they do outside - height and spacing are important. This is not to say that they sound bad anywhere!
Great speakers!
March, 2007 Update
The Bose 251's that we installed back in Jul of 2002 are still working - the sound quality has bee unaffected despite 5 summers and 5 Canadian winters. The speakers are installed on the south wall of our home and receive direct sunlight most days in the summer months. Ambient air temperatures can range up to 38 ºC (about 100 ºF) in the summer and down to -30 ºC (about -22 ºF) in the winter. They also get plenty of rain, snow and ice.
These speakers were a great buy and continue to perform very well. If you are looking for a great set of outdoor speakers, buy these!
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