The Bose® FreeSpace DS 16F is the entry-level member of the DS loudspeaker family. It is a high-performance, full-range, flush-mount loudspeaker designed for background music and speech reproduction in a wide range of installed applications. The Bose Professional DS 16F features a wide, even 140° conical pattern and frequency range down to 80 Hz. These 16-watt loudspeakers deliver background music with notable presence and detail as well as clear, natural-sounding speech reproduction. They are well-suited for retail stores, restaurants, hospitality venues, public spaces, offices, meeting rooms, hallways, entrance ways, lobbies, and restrooms.

Power settings available are: 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 watts at 70 volts; 2, 4, 8, and 16 watts at 100 volts; and 16 watts at 8 ohms (when referenced to IEC noise for 100 hours). The nominal dispersion shall be 140° conical coverage pattern at -6 dB (average 1 – 4 kHz). An optional pendant-mount accessory allows the loudspeaker to be hung from open ceilings. The input connection consists of a three-terminal barrier strip. The loudspeaker shall meet numerous standards for combination music and evacuation systems around the world.

Applications:

• Retail stores
• Restaurants and bars
• Concourses
• Transportation facilities
• Resorts and hospitality venues
• Houses of worship

• Full-range ceiling loudspeaker with a single 2.25" (57 mm) driver in a ported enclosure to deliver a 140° conical coverage pattern and clear, intelligible music and speech reproduction for flush-ceiling or pendant-mount applications
• Integrated multi-tap transformer with innovative thumb wheel adjustment for easy-to-change tap setting from underneath the loudspeaker grille
• Shared voicing across entire FreeSpace DS product family enables DS 16, DS 40 and DS 100 loudspeakers to be integrated on the same system and maintain consistent tonal quality
• Can be combined with either surface- or flush-mount FreeSpace 3 Acoustimass® module for extended bass response
• Supported by a suite of accessories, including ceiling-mount bracket, adjustable tile bridge, pendant-mount kit and square grille

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