But if you prefer the most compact and lightweight option bose 161 seems to be the better option.
How should bose 161 speakers be wall mounted.
Bose speaker and their bracket as well are not really well made.
Both bose 151 and bose 161 can be mounted vertically or horizontally.
Bose 161 speakers are a versatile option for both music and movie listening.
This will occur because these and similar speakers throw the sound out in more than one direction and in order to do so the sides need to be unrestricted by any type of solid surface.
If you plan to feed wires through the wall mark the speaker wire pilot hole also.
They are complicated to install.
They work with your stereo receiver but can also serve as front or surround speakers in a component home theater setup.
You can put these speakers on a desk mount them on the wall or place them on a shelf.
Secure the speaker with bracket part b to bracket part a using screw c.
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On wall mounted table top.
Drill holes for the chosen mounting hardware.
The answer is yes you can mount them vertically right next to your audio video components but you will lose the whole room filling quality that make these such a great buy.
Component speakers that connect to a stereo or home theater receiver.
Bose 161 white overview and full product specs on cnet.
Mount bracket part a to the wall and mount bracket part b to the rear of the speaker figure 3.