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EN 61669:2016/A1:2025

(Amendment)

Electroacoustics - Measurement of real-ear acoustical performance characteristics of hearing aids

Electroacoustics - Measurement of real-ear acoustical performance characteristics of hearing aids

Elektroakustik - Messung der Kenndaten von Hörgeräten am menschlichen Ohr

Électroacoustique - Mesure des caractéristiques de performances acoustiques des appareils de correction auditive sur une oreille réelle

Elektroakustika - Meritve akustičnih karakteristik slušnih pripomočkov v človeškem ušesu - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025)

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Published
Publication Date
27-Feb-2025
ICS
17.140.50 - Electroacoustics
Technical Committee
CLC/SR 29 - Electroacoustics
Current Stage
6060 - Document made available - Publishing
Start Date
28-Feb-2025
Due Date
28-Feb-2025
Completion Date
28-Feb-2025
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Effective Date
18-Jun-2024

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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-april-2025
Elektroakustika - Meritve akustičnih karakteristik slušnih pripomočkov v
človeškem ušesu - Dopolnilo A1 (IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025)
Electroacoustics - Measurement of real-ear acoustical performance characteristics of
hearing aids (IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025)
Elektroakustik - Messung der Kenndaten von Hörgeräten am menschlichen Ohr (IEC
61669:2015/AMD1:2025)
Électroacoustique - Mesure des caractéristiques de performances acoustiques des
appareils de correction auditive sur une oreille réelle (IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61669:2016/A1:2025
ICS:
11.180.15 Pripomočki za gluhe osebe in Aids for deaf and hearing
osebe z okvaro sluha impaired people
17.140.50 Elektroakustika Electroacoustics
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD EN 61669:2016/A1

NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM February 2025
ICS 17.140.50
English Version
Electroacoustics - Measurement of real-ear acoustical
performance characteristics of hearing aids
(IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025)
Électroacoustique - Mesure des caractéristiques de Elektroakustik - Messung der Kenndaten von Hörgeräten
performances acoustiques des appareils de correction am menschlichen Ohr
auditive sur une oreille réelle (IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025)
(IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025)
This amendment A1 modifies the European Standard EN 61669:2016; it was approved by CENELEC on 2025-02-21. CENELEC members
are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a
national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre or to any CENELEC member.
This amendment exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the
responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as
the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation Electrotechnique
Europäisches Komitee für Elektrotechnische Normung
CEN-CENELEC Management Centre: Rue de la Science 23, B-1040 Brussels
© 2025 CENELEC All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CENELEC Members.
Ref. No. EN 61669:2016/A1:2025 E

European foreword
The text of document 29/1179/CDV, future edition 2 of IEC 61669/AMD1, prepared by TC 29
"Electroacoustics" was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and approved by CENELEC as
The following dates are fixed:
• latest date by which the document has to be implemented at national (dop) 2026-02-28
level by publication of an identical national standard or by endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards conflicting with the (dow) 2028-02-29
document have to be withdrawn
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national committee. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CENELEC website.
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025 was approved by CENELEC as a
European Standard without any modification.

IEC 61669 ®
Edition 2.0 2025-01
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Electroacoustics – Measurement of real-ear acoustical performance

characteristics of hearing aids

Électroacoustique – Mesure des caractéristiques de performances acoustiques

des appareils de correction auditive sur une oreille réelle

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 17.140.50  ISBN 978-2-8327-0136-2

– 2 – IEC 61669:2015/AMD1:2025
© IEC 2025
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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ELECTROACOUSTICS –
MEASUREMENT OF REAL-EAR ACOUSTICAL
PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF HEARING AIDS

AMENDMENT 1
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national
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