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BS 5942-1:1980

BS 5942-1:1980

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High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for general requirements

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English

Published date

30-09-1980

Publisher

British Standards Institution

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Specifies general conditions of measurements, interconnections, requirements for safety and published data.

The standard applies equally to monophonic, stereophonic and multichannel equipment and systems.

The complete standard consists of the following parts in which the requirements for the individual units of a system are given:

  • Part 1: General;
  • Part 2: Radio tuner units;
  • Part 3: Record playing equipment and cartridges;
  • Part 4: Magnetic recording and play-back equipment;
  • Part 5: Microphones;
  • Part 6: Amplifiers;
  • Part 7: Loudspeakers;
  • Part 8: Combination equipment1);
  • Part 9: Magnetic tapes for audio recording;
  • Part 10: Headphones.

The object of this standard is to prescribe the required minimum values of the characteristics of audio equipment and systems for high quality reproduction which are designed for household use.

Committee
EPL/100
DevelopmentNote
Also numbered as IEC 60581-1 Supersedes 71/24249 DC (09/2005)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
10
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current

BS 5942-6:1980 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for amplifiers
BS 5942-7:1987 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for loudspeakers
BS 5942-11:1989 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for high fidelity systems for use in vehicles (for example, motor cars); general requirements
BS 5942-3:1980 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for record playing equipment and cartridges
BS 5942-13:1989 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for high fidelity systems for use in vehicles (for example, motor cars); FM radio tuner units
BS 5942-2:1987 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for FM radio tuners
BS 5942-12:1989 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for the sound output of television tuners
BS 5942-5:1983 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for microphones
BS 5942-4:1981 High fidelity audio equipment and systems; minimum performance requirements Specification for magnetic recording and reproducing equipment

BS 4054-1:1980 Methods of measuring and expressing the performance of radio receivers for sound broadcasting General conditions
BS 1568-2:1973 Specification for magnetic tape recording equipment Cassette for commercial tape records and domestic use, dimensions and characteristics
IEC 60268-14A:1973 First supplement - Sound system equipment - Part 14: Mechanical design features
BS 1568-1(1970) : LATEST MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDING AND REPRODUCING SYSTEMS, DIMENSIONS AND CHARACTERISTICS
BS 4852-1:1972 Methods of defining and measuring the characteristics of disk record playing equipment Disk record players
BS 4847:1972 Method of measurement of speed fluctuations in sound recording and reproducing equipment
BS 5428-10:1979 Methods for specifying and measuring the characteristics of sound system equipment Preferred matching values for the interconnection of sound system components
BS 1928:1965 Specification for processed disk records and reproducing equipment

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