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Bose Surround Speakers, compact pair review

Compact rear speakers designed to pair wirelessly with Bose soundbars — a system component rather than a general-purpose speaker.

The bottom line Real rear channels for a Bose bar, with no published specifications and a dependence on the system they were made for.

What they solve

The hardest part of surround: getting sound behind the listener without running cable across a room. These pair with a Bose soundbar and take mains power where they stand.

The constraint that decides everything

They are system components. They do not connect to an AV receiver over speaker cable, and they will not work with another brand’s bar. That is not a defect; it is what they are, and it has to be known before buying.

The wireless caveat, which applies to every product like this

No audio cable, and a mains lead each. A socket at the back of the room is still needed, and that is where most “wireless rear speaker” plans meet reality.

What is published

Almost nothing. No sensitivity, no impedance, no frequency response. Bose builds to a result rather than to a specification sheet, which is coherent and makes cross-brand comparison impossible.

Where they belong

Behind the seating, slightly above ear height, aimed across the room rather than at one head. That placement matters more than any specification this page could have quoted.

Availability

On sale from 319 € to 400 € on the German, French, Italian and Spanish Amazon stores at the time of checking.

Not found on the American and British Amazon stores, where the buy link falls back to a local search rather than to a page that does not exist.

Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.

Prices quoted in this text were read on 4 September 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.

What we like, and what we don't

Strengths

  • Genuine rear speakers behind the seating, which is what separates real surround from processing
  • No speaker cable to the back of the room — they connect wirelessly to the bar and take mains power
  • The most compact rear speakers in this catalogue

Compromises

  • They pair with Bose soundbars and not with a general AV receiver
  • They need mains power at the back of the room, which is a cable of a different kind
  • No published specifications of any kind

Specifications

TypeCompact surround speakers, sold as a pair — stated
PairingDesigned to connect to a Bose soundbar — stated
IncludedPower adapters — stated
SensitivityNot stated in this listing
ImpedanceNot stated — these are not passive speakers for any amplifier
Amazon referenceB07G8QDNP5 (same reference on 4 Amazon marketplaces)
EAN0017817789431

Questions people actually ask

Can I use these with any receiver?

No. They are designed to pair with Bose soundbars rather than to be driven by an amplifier over speaker cable. That makes them a system component, and it is the first thing to establish before buying.

"Wireless" — so no cables at all?

No speaker cable, and a mains lead each. That is the trade of every wireless rear speaker: the audio travels by radio and the power does not. A socket at the back of the room is still required.