
EdgeMax EM180 loudspeaker
Bose Professional’s EdgeMax series combines the performance of big, bulky surface-mount loudspeakers with stealthy design to shatter the limitations of traditional in-ceiling loudspeakers. Dual drivers and patented PhaseGuide® technology allow EdgeMax loudspeakers to project powerful, focused sound from the room’s edges to the center. They deliver amazing directionality and voice intelligibility to ensure all listeners enjoy the same sound—regardless of their location. Larger rooms with higher SPL needs, such as fitness centers, benefit from the powerful, deeper 9-inch (24 cm) cans of EdgeMax EM. In these demanding environments, EM models deliver proven performance, with immersive full-frequency sound for music and clear intelligibility for voice, even at high volumes. Also, EM models are designed with 75-degree vertical coverage, optimal for rooms with higher ceilings.
Features
Applications
Designed for a wide range of applications, including:
Specifications
COMPLIANCE
- Safety Agency Ratings
- UL1480A, UL2043
PHYSICAL
- Colors
- White (similar to RAL 9003), paintable
- Enclosure Material
- Engineered-plastics front baffle with integrated steel-formed enclosure
- Environmental
- Indoor only; UL1480A listed, in compliance with UL2043 for plenum-space installation
- Grille
- Microperforated steel, powder-coated finish, paintable
- Ceiling Cutout
- 13.6 in × 13.6 in × 9.3 in (345 mm × 345 mm × 236 mm), length × width × mounting depth
- Suspension/Mounting
- (4) QuickHold spring-loaded mounting arms, (4) M6 safety cable attachment points
- Product Dimensions (H×W×D)
- 13.4 in × 13.4 in × 9.8 in (339 mm × 339 mm × 249 mm), backcan / 15.4 in × 15.4 in × 0.5 in (390 mm × 390 mm × 13 mm), grille flange
- Net Weight
- 22.2 lb (10.1 kg), loudspeaker with grille (single)
- Shipping Weight
- 29.0 lb (12.5 kg)
PERFORMANCE
- Frequency Range (-10 dB)
- 45 Hz – 20,000 Hz
- Coverage, Horizontal
- 180°
- Calculated Maximum SPL @ 1 m
- 114 dB continuous, 120 dB peak
- Nominal Impedance
- 8 Ω (transformer bypassed)
- Power Handling, long-term continuous
- 125 W
- Power Handling, Peak
- 500 W
- Recommended Signal Processing
- Recommended but not required
- Sensitivity (SPL/1 W at 1 m)
- 93 dB
- Transformer Taps, 100V
- 5, 10, 20, 40, 80 W, bypass
- Transformer Taps, 70V
- 2.5 W, 5 W, 10 W, 20 W, 40 W, 80 W, bypass
- Coverage, Vertical
- 75°
TRANSDUCERS
- Crossover
- 1 kHz, passive 2-way crossover with integrated 70/100V transformer
- Driver Protection
- Recommended high-pass protection 55 Hz with minimum 12-dB/octave filter
- High-Frequency
- 1 × compression driver, 1.3 in (33 mm) voice coil
- Low-Frequency
- 1 × 8 in (203 mm) woofer, 1.5 in (38 mm) voice coil
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