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EN 60268-5:2003/A1:2009

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SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - PART 5: LOUDSPEAKERS
Amendment of

EN 60268-5:2003

Published date

23-07-2009

FOREWORD
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Conditions for measurement
4 Test signals
5 Acoustical environment
6 Unwanted acoustical and electrical noise
7 Positioning of loudspeaker and measuring microphone
8 Measuring equipment
9 Accuracy of the acoustical measurement
10 Mounting of loudspeakers
11 Standard baffle and measuring enclosures
12 Preconditioning
13 Type description
14 Marking of terminals and controls
15 Reference plane, reference point and reference axis
16 Impedance and derivative characteristics
17 Input voltage
18 Input electrical power
19 Frequency characteristics
20 Sound pressure under free-field and half-space free-field
   conditions
21 Response under free-field and half-space free-field
   conditions
22 Output power (acoustic power)
23 Directional characteristics
24 Amplitude non-linearity
25 Rated ambient conditions
26 Stray magnetic fields
27 Physical characteristics
28 Design data
29 Indication of the characteristics to be specified
Annex A (informative) - Standard measuring enclosure type A
Annex B (informative) - Standard measuring enclosure type B
Annex C (informative) - Definitions of terms used in Clause 13
Annex D (informative) - Listening tests
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications
Bibliography

Provides the characteristics to be specified and the relevant methods of measurement for loudspeakers using sinusoidal or specified noise or impulsive signals.

Committee
TC 100X
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes CEI 84-10 (04/2004) To be read in conjunction with HD 483.1, HD 483.2 and ISO 3741. (09/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Current
Supersedes

UNE-EN 62458:2012 Sound system equipment - Electroacoustic transducers - Measurement of large signal parameters
CEI EN 60107-2 : 1998 METHODS OF MEASUREMENT ON RECEIVERS FOR TELEVISION BROADCAST TRANSMISSIONS - PART 2: AUDIO CHANNELS - GENERAL METHODS AND METHODS FOR MONOPHONIC CHANNELS
BS EN 61938:2013 Multimedia systems. Guide to the recommended characteristics of analogue interfaces to achieve interoperability
CEI EN 61305-5 : 2004 HOUSEHOLD HIGH-FIDELITY AUDIO EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - METHODS OF MEASURING AND SPECIFYING THE PERFORMANCE - PART 5: LOUDSPEAKERS
PREN 1909 : DRAFT 2013 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
EN IEC 61938:2018 Multimedia systems - Guide to the recommended characteristics of analogue interfaces to achieve interoperability
EN 62087-6:2015 Audio, video and related equipment - Determination of power consumption - Part 6: Audio equipment
EN 62777:2016 Quality evaluation method for the sound field of directional loudspeaker array system
BS EN 62458:2011 Sound system equipment. Electroacoustic transducers. Measurement of large signal parameters
I.S. EN 61305-5:2003 HOUSEHOLD HIGH-FIDELITY AUDIO EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS - METHODS OF MEASURING AND SPECIFYING THE PERFORMANCE - PART 5: LOUDSPEAKERS
CEI EN 62458 : 2012 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS - MEASUREMENT OF LARGE SIGNAL PARAMETERS
I.S. EN 1909:2017 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
BS EN 60268-4:2014 Sound system equipment Microphones
I.S. EN 62087-6:2015 AUDIO, VIDEO AND RELATED EQUIPMENT - DETERMINATION OF POWER CONSUMPTION - PART 6: AUDIO EQUIPMENT
13/30277460 DC : 0 BS EN 1909 - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
UNE-EN 61938:2014 Multimedia systems - Guide to the recommended characteristics of analogue interfaces to achieve interoperability
I.S. EN 62777:2016 QUALITY EVALUATION METHOD FOR THE SOUND FIELD OF DIRECTIONAL LOUDSPEAKER ARRAY SYSTEM
BS EN 61305-5:2003 Household high-fidelity audio equipment and systems. Methods of measuring and specifying the performance Loudspeakers
DIN EN 1909:2013-04 (Draft) SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR CABLEWAY INSTALLATIONS DESIGNED TO CARRY PERSONS - RECOVERY AND EVACUATION
BS EN 62087-6:2015 Audio, video and related equipment. Determination of power consumption Audio equipment
I.S. EN 62458:2011 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - ELECTROACOUSTICAL TRANSDUCERS - MEASUREMENT OF LARGE SIGNAL PARAMETERS
CEI EN 62087-6 : 2016 AUDIO, VIDEO AND RELATED EQUIPMENT - DETERMINATION OF POWER CONSUMPTION - PART 6: AUDIO EQUIPMENT
BS EN 60107-2:1997 Methods of measurement on receivers for television broadcast transmission Audio channels. General methods and methods for monophonic channels
CEI EN 61938 : 2014 MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS - GUIDE TO THE RECOMMENDED CHARACTERISTICS OF ANALOGUE INTERFACES TO ACHIEVE INTEROPERABILITY
I.S. EN IEC 61938:2018 MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS - GUIDE TO THE RECOMMENDED CHARACTERISTICS OF ANALOGUE INTERFACES TO ACHIEVE INTEROPERABILITY
UNE-EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation
BS EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons. Recovery and evacuation
EN 1909:2017 Safety requirements for cableway installations designed to carry persons - Recovery and evacuation
BS EN 62777:2016 Quality evaluation method for the sound field of directional loudspeaker array system
I.S. EN 60268-4:2014 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - PART 4: MICROPHONES
I.S. EN 61938:2013 MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS - GUIDE TO THE RECOMMENDED CHARACTERISTICS OF ANALOGUE INTERFACES TO ACHIEVE INTEROPERABILITY (IEC 61938:2013 (EQV))
EN 62458:2011 Sound system equipment - Electroacoustic transducers - Measurement of large signal parameters
EN 60268-4:2014 Sound system equipment - Part 4: Microphones
EN 61305-5:2003 Household high-fidelity audio equipment and systems - Methods of measuring and specifying the performance - Part 5: Loudspeakers

IEC 60268-3:2013 Sound system equipment - Part 3: Amplifiers
ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane
ISO 3743-2:1994 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for small, movable sources in reverberant fields Part 2: Methods for special reverberation test rooms
IEC 60268-12:1987 Sound system equipment. Part 12: Application of connectors for broadcast and similar use
IEC 60050-151:2001 International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) - Part 151: Electrical and magnetic devices
EN ISO 3741:2010 Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Precision methods for reverberation test rooms (ISO 3741:2010)
IEC 60268-14:1980 Sound system equipment. Part 14: Circular and ellipticalloudspeakers; outer frame diameters and mounting dimensions
HD 483.11 : 200S3 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - APPLICATION OF CONNECTORS FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF SOUND SYSTEM COMPONENTS
EN 60268-12:1995/A2:1995 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - APPLICATION OF CONNECTORS FOR BROADCAST AND SIMILAR USE
EN ISO 3744:2010 Acoustics - Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure - Engineering methods for an essentially free field over a reflecting plane (ISO 3744:2010)
EN 60268-3:2013 Sound system equipment - Part 3: Amplifiers
IEC 60263:1982 Scales and sizes for plotting frequency characteristics and polar diagrams
HD 483.1 : 200S2 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - GENERAL
IEC 60268-1:1985 Sound system equipment. Part 1: General
ISO 3741:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Precision methods for reverberation test rooms
EN 60651:1994/A2:2001 SOUND LEVEL METERS (IEC 60651:1979/A2:2000)
ISO 3745:2012 Acoustics — Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure — Precision methods for anechoic rooms and hemi-anechoic rooms
IEC 61260:1995 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters
HD 483.2 : 200S2 SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - EXPLANATION OF GENERAL TERMS AND CALCULATION METHODS
IEC 60268-11:1987 Sound system equipment. Part 11: Application of connectors for the interconnection of sound system components
EN 61260:1995/A1:2001 ELECTROACOUSTICS - OCTAVE-BAND AND FRACTIONAL-OCTAVE-BAND FILTERS
IEC 60651:1979+AMD1:1993+AMD2:2000 CSV Sound level meters
ISO 3743-1:2010 Acoustics Determination of sound power levels and sound energy levels of noise sources using sound pressure Engineering methods for small movable sources in reverberant fields Part 1: Comparison method for a hard-walled test room

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