Bose 131 Flush-Mounted Marine Speakers (Arctic White) - 1 Pair

The Bose 131 flush mounted marine speakers were the only product that I could find that would be water resistant and fit in the soffit above an outdoor deck off the great room. The deck faces the Puget Sound and the weather surrounding it. They have been proven to be excellent and of course have a great sound. Thanks to Amazon for making the purchase so easy.

I have one complaint which is the reason for my average ratings above....I mounted these into the center console of my bay boat. After making a 60 mile trip down the interstate, averaging 70 mph, I arrived at my destination, whereupon I found that one of the speaker covers had come off. I checked the remaining cover and only then did I realize that that they do NOT as tight as they should to the speaker; without exagerating, the fit is extremely loose. I'm not happy in the least about this. I'm now going to have to contact Bose for a replacement. This really pisses me off.

These were the only quality spekers that fit the application. They sound a bit heavy on the base side, but only a little. Installation was simple.

one of the speakers mounting flange is missing i am triying to solve this problem

Bought these speakers for my boat and they seem to be just average speakers that requires more space then regular speakers. After installing these speakers I noticed they are not shielded so now my compass is off. For the price I paid for them and these being marine speakers I would have thought they would be shielded. The sound is average as well as compared to my much cheaper JBL marine speakers which are shielded. I have had a good experience with bose but "better sound through research" does not really apply to these.

just be aware of the actual shape -- there is a large block of hollow plastic (some sort of acoustical chamber, no doubt) that extends beyond the diameter of the speakers; they are probably twice as long as the diameter, and 3 or so inches thick. There is an obvious acoustical reason for this, but if you have a small space where a conventional speaker might just squeeze in (if you are just looking at the speaker diameter), these won't.What is very clever, however, is these are designed to be blind mounted -- so long as the space you want to mount them in has enough depth and radial clearance for the acoustical chamber, you can mount these in tough spots.what I mean by this is: if you have a surface where you don't have good access to the rear, you can still put these in, so long as you can fish a speaker wire back there. I use an actual electrician's fish tape. On my boat, the gunwhales are a good example - I could never reach up under these with my hand, but I can fish a wire from there down into my bilge where the wiring chase is. You can cut a slightly larger hole than necessary for a behind mount (and a template is included), and instead mount these from the front side of the surface you want the speakers in.The cone is polymerized, and these looked to me to be the best engineered for the marine environment of all the speakers I looked at. The acoustic box even has 6 or 7 drain holes engineered in (you only open one up, depending on the angle you mount them at), so the plan from the Bose engineers is for these to get wet. If you are a boater, you have to admire that line of thinking.

Good brand name but there are better and smaller speakers available for the price.

Used these under the soffits/overhang for outdoor speakers to have music on the deck. Sounds and looks good. Installation in this unique case was tricky. Happy, Happy, Happy.

casse da incasso esterne , montate in barca nelle condizioni climatiche peggiori ,dopo un anno sono ancora perfette , ma ne ho una copia con 6 anni e suonano ancora come se fossero nuove.

Klanglich soweit in Ordnung, es sind eben Außenlautsprecher und entsprechend klingen sie bei weitem nicht, wie ordentliche Indoor-Speaker. Trotzdem in Ordnung. Stabilität: Auf einem Boot mit entsprechender Seeluft-Wasser-Belastung hat das letzte paar 1,5 jahre durchgehalten. Habe sie zerlegt, die Leitungen zur Membran sind bis zum Zerfall korrodiert. Ist ok, aber nicht grad berauschend.

Sound quality was less than I expected from Bose. I have other bose products and the sound is much better from the other products.

They are good the sound anyways , however just keep in mind they are huge , they have an extended box I'm assuming for bass so if it has to be exact fit they would not work for you need at least an extra 8" behind.