IEC 60268-7:2010

IEC 60268-7:2010

January 2010
International standard Current

Sound system equipment - Part 7: Headphones and earphones

IEC 60268-7:2010, is applicable to headphones, headsets, earphones and earsets, intended to be used on, or in, the human ear. It also applies to equipment, such as pre-amplifiers, passive networks and power supplies which form an integral part of the headphone system. It specifies the characteristics which should be included by the manufacturer in specifications, and relevant methods of measurement. It includes a classification of the different types of earphone, mainly characterized by the way in which the transducer is coupled acoustically to the ear, and a classification code which may also be used for marking. cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1996, and constitutes a technical revision. This edition contains the following changes:- clause/subclause renumbering in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2;- addition of a measurement system using HATS;- addition of details on pinna simulators for high measurement reproducibility, see Annex A. The contents of the corrigendum of November 2012 have been included in this copy.

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Collections

International IEC standards

Publication date

January 2010

Number of pages

46 p.

Reference

IEC 60268-7:2010

Print number

3 - 24/02/2010
Sumary
Sound system equipment - Part 7: Headphones and earphones

IEC 60268-7:2010, is applicable to headphones, headsets, earphones and earsets, intended to be used on, or in, the human ear. It also applies to equipment, such as pre-amplifiers, passive networks and power supplies which form an integral part of the headphone system. It specifies the characteristics which should be included by the manufacturer in specifications, and relevant methods of measurement. It includes a classification of the different types of earphone, mainly characterized by the way in which the transducer is coupled acoustically to the ear, and a classification code which may also be used for marking. cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1996, and constitutes a technical revision. This edition contains the following changes:
- clause/subclause renumbering in accordance with ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2;
- addition of a measurement system using HATS;
- addition of details on pinna simulators for high measurement reproducibility, see Annex A. The contents of the corrigendum of November 2012 have been included in this copy.
Replaced standards (1)
IEC 60268-7:1996
February 1996
International standard Cancelled
Sound system equipment - Part 7: Headphones and earphones

Applies to headphones and headsets intended to be used on the human ear. Standardizes the designation and description of headphones, and lists characteristics to be specified, with the relevant methods of measurement.

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