TECHNICAL DATA

FreeSpace DS 40F PROFESSIONAL

flush-mount loudspeaker
Product Overview
The Bose® FreeSpace DS 40F is the most versatile
member of the DS loudspeaker family. It is a high-
performance, full-range, flushmount loudspeaker
designed for foreground and background music
and speech reproduction in a wide range of
installed applications. The DS 40F features high
output and 125° conical pattern with a frequency
range down to 70 Hz.

Key Features
Full-range loudspeaker with a single 114 mm (4.5”) driver in a ported enclosure to deliver a 125° 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
Shortcan design allows installation in shallower ceilings with minimum depth of 153 mm (6.0”)
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
Supported by a suite of accessories, including ceiling-mount bracket, adjustable tile bridge, pendant-mount kit and
square grille

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Technical Specifications
System Performance
Frequency Response (+/–3 dB) 1 80 Hz to 17 kHz

Frequency Range (–10 dB) 1

70 Hz to 19 kHz

Nominal Dispersion 125° conical

Recommended High-pass Filter 70 Hz high-pass filter

Loudspeaker EQ Recommended

Overload Protection PTC/Resistor

Long-Term Power Handling 2

40 W (160 W peak)

Sensitivity (SPL / 1 W @ 1 m) 3
87 dB SPL

Maximum SPL @ 1 m 4 103 dB SPL (109 dB SPL peak)

Nominal Impedance 8 Ω (transformer bypassed)

Transformer Taps (70/100 V) 70 V: 2.5 W, 5 W, 10 W, 20 W, 40 W

100 V: 5 W, 10 W, 20 W, 40 W

Transducers
Driver Complement 114 mm (4.5”) full-range driver

Physical
Enclosure Engineered plastics (paintable), powder-coated steel (rear enclosure)

Grille Powder-coated steel grille (paintable)

Environmental Indoor use only

Connectors Three-terminal barrier strip; two-terminal barrier strip (8 Ω variant)

Optional accessory available for use when ceramic connector and thermal fuse are required.
Wire gauge: 18 AWG (0.8 mm) to 14 AWG (2.0 mm)
Suspension/Mounting Three updated quick-install mounting arms
Three mounting points at the rear of the enclosure for use with optional accessory pendant
mount kit
Safety cable attachment: 8.9 mm (.35”) diameter hole on junction box
Dimensions (H × W × D) Outer flange diameter: 300 mm (11.8”)
Depth: 153 mm (6.0”)
Ceiling hole diameter: 267 mm (10.5”)
Maximum Ceiling Thickness 39 mm (1.5”)

Net Weight 3.6 kg (8.0 lb) - with transformer 2.7 kg (5.9 lb) - 8 Ω variant

Shipping Weight 4.9 kg (10.7 lb) - with transformer 3.8 kg (8.7 lb) - 8 Ω variant

Product codes
Black/Grey White

DS 40F Loudspeaker 321278-0131 321278-0231

DS 40F Loudspeaker - 8 Ω 321278-0141 321278-0241

DS 40F Loudspeaker - VA N/A 321278-0251

Footnotes
(1) Frequency response and range measured on-axis with recommended active EQ in an anechoic environment.
(2) Power handling tested using pink noise filtered to meet IEC 268-5, 6 dB crest factor, 100 hours, with recommended EQ.
(3) Sensitivity measured in free field (no boundary-loading gain) with recommended active EQ, referenced to 1W/1m.
(4) Maximum SPL calculated from sensitivity and power handling specifications, exclusive of power compression.

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Directivity Index and Q

30 1000

25
Directivity Index (dB
)

20 100

15 Q

10 10

0 1
20 100 1000 10000 20000
Frequency (Hz) DS40F

Beamwidth
360
Angle (degrees)

100

Horizontal
10
Vertical

20 100 1000 10000 20000

Frequency (Hz) DS40F

Impedance
100
Impedance (Ohms)

10

1
20 100 1000 10000 20000
Frequency (Hz) DS40SE

On-Axis Response
120
Level (dB−SPL/1W @ 1m)

110

100

90

80

70

60
20 100 1000 10000 20000
Frequency (Hz) DS40S

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Tap Chart

DS 40F

Mount m 2.4 3.0 3.6 4.2 4.8 5.5 6.1 6.7 7.3 8.0
Height ft 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26
2.5 94 91 89 86 85 83 82 81 80 79
T 5 97 94 92 89 88 86 85 84 83 82
A 10 100 97 95 92 91 89 88 87 86 85 dBSPL
P 20 103 100 98 95 94 92 91 90 89 88
40 106 103 101 98 97 95 94 93 92 91

Note: 2.5 Watt tap is not available for 100V operation.

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Horizontal Plots
63 Hz Octave Band 125 Hz Octave Band 250 Hz Octave Band
0 0 0
30 6 330 30 6 330 30 6 330
0 0 0
-6 -6 -6
60 300 60 300 60 300
-12 -12 -12
-18 -18 -18
-24 -24 -24
90 -30 270 90 -30 270 90 -30 270

120 240 120 240 120 240

150 210 150 210 150 210

180 180 180

100 Hz 200 Hz
63 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz
80 Hz 160 Hz 315 Hz

500 Hz Octave Band 1000 Hz Octave Band 2000 Hz Octave Band

0 0 0
30 6 330 30 6 330 30 6 330
0 0 0
-6 -6 -6
60 300 60 300 60 300
-12 -12 -12
-18 -18 -18
-24 -24 -24
90 -30 270 90 -30 270 90 -30 270

120 240 120 240 120 240

150 210 150 210 150 210

180 180 180

400 Hz 800 Hz 1600 Hz

500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz
630 Hz 1250 Hz 2500 Hz

4000 Hz Octave Band 8000 Hz Octave Band 16000 Hz Octave Band

0 0 0
30 6 330 30 6 330 30 6 330
0 0 0
-6 -6 -6
60 300 60 300 60 300
-12 -12 -12
-18 -18 -18
-24 -24 -24
90 -30 270 90 -30 270 90 -30 270

120 240 120 240 120 240

150 210 150 210 150 210

180 180 180

3150 Hz 6300 Hz 12500 Hz

4000 Hz 8000 Hz 16000 Hz
5000 Hz 10000 Hz

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Vertical Plots
63 Hz Octave Band 125 Hz Octave Band 250 Hz Octave Band
90 90 90
120 60 120 60 120 60

150 30 150 30 150 30

-30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6
180 0 180 0 180 0

210 330 210 330 210 330

240 300 240 300 240 300

270 270 270

100 Hz 200 Hz
63 Hz 125 Hz 250 Hz
80 Hz 160 Hz 315 Hz

500 Hz Octave Band 1000 Hz Octave Band 2000 Hz Octave Band

90 90 90
120 60 120 60 120 60

150 30 150 30 150 30

-30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6
180 0 180 0 180 0

210 330 210 330 210 330

240 300 240 300 240 300

270 270 270

400 Hz 800 Hz 1600 Hz

500 Hz 1000 Hz 2000 Hz
630 Hz 1250 Hz 2500 Hz

4000 Hz Octave Band 8000 Hz Octave Band 16000 Hz Octave Band

90 90 90
120 60 120 60 120 60

150 30 150 30 150 30

-30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6 -30 -24 -18 -12 -6 0 6
180 0 180 0 180 0

210 330 210 330 210 330

240 300 240 300 240 300

270 270 270

3150 Hz 6300 Hz 12500 Hz

4000 Hz 8000 Hz 16000 Hz
5000 Hz 10000 Hz

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Architects’ and Engineers’ Safety and Regulatory

Specifications Compliance
The loudspeaker shall be a 40 watt, ported loudspeaker system The FreeSpace® DS 40F loudspeaker and FreeSpace DS40F
utilizing one 4.5” (114 mm) full-range HVC (Helical Voice Coil) loudspeaker – 8 Ohm have passed extensive testing and comply
driver. The loudspeaker shall be designed for installation in with the following specifications and uses:
ceilings up to 26 ft (8 m) high. An optional pendant-mount
accessory allows the loudspeaker to be hung from open Listed to ANSI/UL 1480-2005
ceilings.
Fire Protective Signaling Use – UL Category UUMW, File
The loudspeaker shall have a nominal rated impedance of 8 Number S 3241. Control Number 42S9.Not for use with DC-
ohms and shall be wired in parallel with a line voltage matching supervised systems.
(stepdown) transformer with a level selector appropriate
for various output taps. The loudspeaker input connections
General-Purpose Use – UL Category UEAY, File Number S 5591
will allow for direct connection to 70 volt, 100 volt or low-
Control Number 3N89.
impedance amplifiers. An 8 ohm variant of the loudspeaker
shall be available without a transformer for low-impedance
applications only. Suitable for use indoors in damp locations.

The loudspeaker shall have a protection circuit to protect the Suitable for installation using Class 1, Class 2 or Class 3 wiring
product from occasionally being overdriven. Each loudspeaker methods in accordance with NFPA 70, National Electric Code,
shall have a bandwidth of 80 Hz – 17 kHz and a maximum 2008, Article 640.
continuous acoustic output of 103 dB SPL referenced to a full
bandwidth pink noise input at 1 meter at the loudspeaker’s rated Suitable for use with fire alarm circuit wiring methods in
power. The input connection shall consist of a three-terminal accordance with NFPA 70, National Electric Code, 2008, Article
barrier strip. The input connection of the 8 ohm variant of the 760.
loudspeaker shall consist of a two-terminal barrier strip.
Suitable for use in air handling (plenum) spaces.
Power settings available shall be: 2.5, 5, 10, 20, and 40 watts
at 70 volts; 5, 10, 20, and 40 watts at 100 volts; and 40 watts UL-2043, Fire Test and Visible Smoke Release for Discrete
at 8 ohms (when referenced to IEC noise for 100 hours). The Products and their Accessories Installed in Air Handling Spaces.
nominal dispersion shall be 125° conical coverage pattern at -6
dB (average 1 – 4 kHz).
NFPA 70, National Electric Code, 2008, Article 300-22 (c).

The loudspeaker shall be plenum-rated for use in air handling

NFPA 90-A, 2008, Installation of Air Conditioning and
spaces. The loudspeaker shall meet numerous standards
Ventilation Systems, Paragraph 4.3.11.2.6.5.
for combination music and evacuation systems around the
world. Exposed cosmetic surfaces of the loudspeaker shall be
paintable, and the acoustically transparent grille component The DS 40F loudspeaker and DS 40F loudspeaker – 8 Ohm
shall be formed of powder-coated steel. have been designed to the requirements defined in the
following European regulatory specification for combination
systems when installed with an accessory ceramic terminal and
The loudspeaker shall be the Bose® FreeSpace® DS 40F
thermal fuse:
loudspeaker.
British Standard Code of Practice BS 5839, Part 8.

Tested to IEC 60268-5.

WARNING: Do not use hydrocarbon-based solvents,

lubricants or cleaning agents of any type on or around
Bose speakers, and associated mounting hardware,
during installation. The use of such hydrocarbon-based
lubricants, solvents or cleaning agents on or around the
mounting anchors and screws can lead to degradation
of the plastic material, possibly resulting in cracking
and premature failure of the product. If these mounting
components break, the loudspeaker could fall and result
in personal injury or property damage.

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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