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.
How should bose 161 speakers be wall mounted.
You can put these speakers on a desk mount them on the wall or place them on a shelf.
On wall mounted table top.
Both bose 151 and bose 161 can be mounted vertically or horizontally.
Bose speaker and their bracket as well are not really well made.
They are quite flexible and versatile in terms of installation.
Drill holes for the chosen mounting hardware.
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.
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Component speakers that connect to a stereo or home theater receiver.
But if you prefer the most compact and lightweight option bose 161 seems to be the better option.
Bose 161 white overview and full product specs on cnet.
If you plan to feed wires through the wall mark the speaker wire pilot hole also.
They are complicated to install.
Bose 161 speakers are a versatile option for both music and movie listening.
Mount bracket part a to the wall and mount bracket part b to the rear of the speaker figure 3.
This video may guide you through the installation.