With coaxial two-way drivers, the 150-watt Bose Professional DesignMax DM8SE loudspeaker delivers powerful SPL suitable for foreground music along with premium aesthetics that complement any commercial sound installation. The DM8SE features a two-way, 8-inch woofer and a center-firing coaxial 1-inch compression driver, delivering a 52 Hz 20 kHz frequency range. The DM8SE is surface-mounted and locks onto a hidden QuickHold U-bracket for fast, secure installation.

Features

• Combine DesignMax models to complete any design, big or small 12 loudspeakers to mix and match, from 2-inch, low-profile models to 8-inch, high-SPL compression-driver loudspeakers and outdoor-rated options
• Deliver rich lows and clear, intelligible highs with coaxial two-way drivers no DSP or EQ required. For even better sound, use select Bose Professional DSPs and amplifiers to enable Bose Professional loudspeaker EQ and SmartBass processing, which expands performance and response at any listening level
• Blend with any room design with elegant form factors, minimum-bezel grilles available in black or white, and removable logos
• Reduce installation time with the patented QuickHold mounting system, which also reduces strain, hassle, and the chance of product damage
• Install easily with industry-standard accessories all models include Euroblock connectors; in-ceiling models include plenum-rated backcans, tile bridges, and front-access audio wiring that makes installation and troubleshooting easier
• Deliver high SPL for clear foreground music
• Install DM8SE outside IP55 rating rating with standard aluminum grille for outdoor use

Specifications

Physical

• Environmental Outdoor per IEC 529 IP55 (suitable for use outdoors in wet locations), includes aluminum grille to prevent red corrosion and weather resistant input cover

• Enclosure Material Engineered plastics, highly UV fade-resistant

• Logo Rotatable, removable

• Operating Temperature Range -25 C to 70 C (-13 F to 158 F)

• Shipping Weight 29.0 lb (13.2 kg), single

• Colors Black (RAL 9005), white (RAL 9003), paintable

• Grille Perforated aluminum, powder-coated finish, tamper-resistant design, paintable

• Net Weight 22.8 lb (10.3 kg), loudspeaker with grille

• Product Dimensions (HWD) 15.6 in 9.8 in 10.0 in (395 mm 249 mm 255 mm), loudspeaker / 15.6 in 9.8 in 10.7 in (395 mm 249 mm 272 mm), loudspeaker with bracket

Compliance

• Safety Agency Ratings UL 1480A, NFPA 70, CE-compliant

Performance

• Frequency Range (-10 dB) 52 Hz 20,000 Hz

• Calculated Maximum SPL @ 1 m 115 dB

• Power Handling, long-term continuous 150 W

• Recommended Signal Processing Not required, Bose Professional EQ voicing and SmartBass processing available

• Transformer Taps, 100V 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 W, bypass

• Coverage, Vertical 130 conical

• Coverage, Horizontal 130 conical

• Nominal Impedance 8 (transformer bypass)

• Power Handling, Peak 600 W

• Sensitivity (SPL/1 W at 1 m) 93 dB

• Transformer Taps, 70V 2.5 W, 5 W, 10 W, 20 W, 40 W, 80 W, bypass

Transducers

• Crossover 1.5 kHz, passive 2-way crossover

• High-Frequency 1 1 in (25 mm) compression driver, coaxial center-firing

• Driver Protection Recommended high-pass protection 48 Hz with recommended 24 dB/octave filter; Overload protection; Resistor-network power reduction with automatic reset

• Low-Frequency 1 8 in (203 mm) woofer

Product Codes

• 892116-0100DESIGNMAX DM8SE BLK
• 892116-0200DESIGNMAX DM8SE WHT

Included In Packaging

• (1) U-bracket

• (1) weather-resistant input cover