BS 6840-13:1987
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Sound system equipment Guide for listening tests on loudspeakers
Hardcopy , PDF
15-06-1998
English
30-04-1987
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National foreword
Committees responsible
1. General
1.1 Scope
1.2 Object
1.3 Explanation of terms
2. Physical conditions
2.1 Listening room
2.2 Loudspeaker position and orientation
2.3 Listener position
2.4 Programme materials
2.5 Level setting
2.6 Electrical requirements
3. Experimental procedure and evaluation
3.1 Listeners
3.2 Test duration
3.3 Rating scales
3.4 Choice of test procedure
3.5 Instruction and preliminary trials
3.6 Number of judgements
3.7 Statistical treatment of the data
3.8 Contents of test report
Appendix A - Instructions for listening tests
Appendix B - Comparison of test length
Appendix C - Statistical treatment of data from
listening tests
Figure 1
Setting-up, performance and evaluation of listening tests on loudspeakers intended for household systems and environments. Although designed to cover separate sound system components these procedures with minor changes could apply to radio receivers and television sets etc.
| Committee |
EPL/100
|
| DocumentType |
Standard
|
| Pages |
40
|
| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
|
| Status |
Superseded
|
| SupersededBy |
| BS 6259:1997 | Code of practice for the design, planning, installation, testing and maintenance of sound systems |
| BS 7429:1991 | Specification for television receivers and monitors for use in education and training |
| ISO 384:2015 | Laboratory glass and plastics ware — Principles of design and construction of volumetric instruments |
| BS 6840-1:1987 | Sound system equipment Methods for specifying and measuring general characteristics used for equipment performance |
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