• I.S. EN 60268-16:2011

    Superseded A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

    SOUND SYSTEM EQUIPMENT - PART 16: OBJECTIVE RATING OF SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY BY SPEECH TRANSMISSION INDEX

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Superseded date:  17-12-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2011

    Publisher:  National Standards Authority of Ireland

    For Harmonized Standards, check the EU site to confirm that the Standard is cited in the Official Journal.
    Only cited Standards give presumption of conformance to New Approach Directives/Regulations.

    Dates of withdrawal of national standards are available from NSAI.

    Add To Cart

    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    FOREWORD
    INTRODUCTION
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Description of the STI method
    5 Direct method of measuring STI
    6 Indirect method of measuring STI using the impulse
      response
    7 Measurement procedures, post-processing of data
      and applications
    8 Use of STI as a design prediction tool
    Annex A (normative) - Speech transmission index (STI)
            and revised STI methods
    Annex B (normative) - STIPA method
    Annex C (normative) - STITEL method
    Annex D (informative) - RASTI method (obsolete)
    Annex E (informative) - Qualification of the STI and
            relationships with other speech intelligibility
            measures
    Annex F (informative) - Nominal qualification bands
            for STI
    Annex G (informative) - Examples of STI qualification
            bands and typical applications
    Annex H (informative) - Non-native listeners
    Annex I (informative) - Effect of age-related hearing
            loss and hearing impairment on speech
            intelligibility
    Annex J (normative) - Calibration of STI test signal
            level
    Annex K (informative) - Example test report sheet
            for STI measurements
    Annex L (normative) - Prediction of STI using
            statistical methods
    Annex M (informative) - Adjustments to measured STI
            and STIPA results for simulation of occupancy
            noise and different speech levels
    Annex N (informative) - Other methods of determining
            speech intelligibility
    Bibliography
    Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to
             international publications with their
             corresponding European publications

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Describes objective methods for rating the transmission quality of speech with respect to intelligibility.

    General Product Information - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Development Note For CENELEC adoptions of IEC publications, please check www.iec.ch to be sure that you have any corrigenda that may apply. (01/2017)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher National Standards Authority of Ireland
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    EN ISO 18233:2006 Acoustics - Application of new measurement methods in building and room acoustics (ISO 18233:2006)
    IEC 60268-3:2013 Sound system equipment - Part 3: Amplifiers
    ISO 9921:2003 Ergonomics Assessment of speech communication
    ISO/TR 4870:1991 Acoustics The construction and calibration of speech intelligibility tests
    ISO 3382-1:2009 Acoustics — Measurement of room acoustic parameters — Part 1: Performance spaces
    ISO 18233:2006 Acoustics Application of new measurement methods in building and room acoustics
    ISO/TR 22411:2008 Ergonomics data and guidelines for the application of ISO/IEC Guide 71 to products and services to address the needs of older persons and persons with disabilities
    IEC 61260:1995 Electroacoustics - Octave-band and fractional-octave-band filters
    ANSI S1.22:1992(R2007) SCALES AND SIZES FOR FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICS AND POLAR DIAGRAMS IN ACOUSTICS
    ISO 7029:2017 Acoustics — Statistical distribution of hearing thresholds related to age and gender
    IEC 60318-1:2009 Electroacoustics - Simulators of human head and ear - Part 1: Ear simulator for the measurement of supra-aural and circumaural earphones
    EN 61260:1995/A1:2001 ELECTROACOUSTICS - OCTAVE-BAND AND FRACTIONAL-OCTAVE-BAND FILTERS
    • Access your standards online with a subscription

      Features

      • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations
      • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications
      • Multi - user online standards collection: secure, flexibile and cost effective