IEC 60268-5:2003

Sound system equipment - Part 5: Loudspeakers

IEC 60268-5:2003 applies to sound system loudspeakers, treated entirely as passive elements. Loudspeakers with built-in amplifiers are excluded. It gives the characteristics to be specified and the relevant methods of measurement for loudspeakers using sinusoidal or specified noise or impulsive signals. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1989, amendment 1 (1993) and amendment 2 (1996). It constitutes a technical revision.
This publication is to be read in conjunction with IEC 60268-1:1985 and IEC 60268-2:1987

Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques - Partie 5: Haut-parleurs

La CEI 60268-5:2003 s'applique aux haut-parleurs de systèmes électroacoustiques, traités entièrement comme des éléments passifs. Les haut-parleurs avec amplificateurs incorporés sont exclus. Elle indique les caractéristiques à spécifier et les méthodes de mesure appropriées pour les haut-parleurs, utilisant des signaux sinusoïdaux, de bruit spécifié ou impulsionnels. Cette troisième édition annule et remplace la deuxième édition parue en 1989, l'amendement 1 (1993) et l'amendement 2 (1996). Elle constitue une révision technique.
Cette publication doit être lue conjointement avec la CEI 60268-1:1985 et la CEI 60268-2:1987.

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-May-2003
• ICS: 01 - GENERALITIES. TERMINOLOGY. STANDARDIZATION. DOCUMENTATION
• ICS: 33.120.40 - Aerials
• ICS: 33.160.50 - Accessories
• Technical Committee: TA 20 - Analogue and digital audio
• Current Stage: PPUB - Publication issued
• Start Date: 31-May-2003
• Completion Date: 15-May-2003

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• Amended By: IEC 60268-5:2003/AMD1:2007 - Amendment 1 - Sound system equipment - Part 5: Loudspeakers
• Effective Date: 05-Sep-2023

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INTERNATIONAL IEC
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60268-5
Third edition
2003-05
Sound system equipment –
Part 5:
Loudspeakers
Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques –
Partie 5:
Haut-parleurs
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Third edition
2003-05
Sound system equipment –
Part 5:
Loudspeakers
Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques –
Partie 5:
Haut-parleurs
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references. 6
3 Conditions for measurement . 7
3.1 General conditions. 7
3.2 Measuring conditions. 7
4 Test signals . 8
4.1 General . 8
4.2 Sinusoidal signal . 8
4.3 Broadband noise signal . 8
4.4 Narrow-band noise signal . 8
4.5 Impulsive signal. 8
5 Acoustical environment. 8
5.1 General . 8
5.2 Free-field conditions . 8
5.3 Half-space free-field conditions. 9
5.4 Diffuse sound field conditions . 9
5.5 Simulated free-field conditions. 9
5.6 Half-space simulated free-field conditions. 9
6 Unwanted acoustical and electrical noise. 9
7 Positioning of loudspeaker and measuring microphone.10
7.1 Measuring distance under free-field and half-space free-field conditions.10
7.2 Positioning of loudspeaker in diffuse field conditions .10
7.3 Positioning of loudspeaker and microphone in simulated free-field conditions.10
8 Measuring equipment.11
9 Accuracy of the acoustical measurement .11
10 Mounting of loudspeakers .11
10.1 Mounting and acoustic loading of drive units.11
10.2 Mounting and acoustic loading of a loudspeaker system .11
11 Standard baffle and measuring enclosures .11
11.1 Standard baffle .11
11.2 Standard measuring enclosures.12
12 Preconditioning.13
13 Type description .13
13.1 General .13
13.2 Loudspeaker drive units.13
13.3 Loudspeaker system.13
14 Marking of terminals and controls .13
15 Reference plane, reference point and reference axis .13
15.1 Reference plane – characteristic to be specified .13
15.2 Reference point – characteristic to be specified.14
15.3 Reference axis – characteristic to be specified .14
16 Impedance and derivative characteristics.14
16.1 Rated impedance – characteristic to be specified .14

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16.2 Impedance curve .14
16.3 Total Q-factor (Q ) .14
t
16.4 Equivalent air volume of a loudspeaker drive unit compliance (V ) .16
as
17 Input voltage.17
17.1 Rated noise voltage.17
17.2 Short-term maximum input voltage.18
17.3 Long-term maximum input voltage .18
17.4 Rated sinusoidal voltage.19
18 Input electrical power.19
18.1 Rated noise power – characteristic to be specified.19
18.2 Short-term maximum power – characteristic to be specified.19
18.3 Long-term maximum power – characteristic to be specified .19
18.4 Rated sinusoidal power – characteristic to be specified .19
19 Frequency characteristics .20
19.1 Rated frequency range – characteristic to be specified .20
19.2 Resonance frequency .20
19.3 Tuning frequency of a bass reflex or passive radiator loudspeaker system –
characteristic to be specified .20
20 Sound pressure under free-field and half-space free-field conditions .20
20.1 Sound pressure in a stated frequency band .20
20.2 Sound pressure level in a stated frequency band – characteristic
to be specified .21
20.3 Characteristic sensitivity in a stated frequency band.21
20.4 Characteristic sensitivity level in a stated frequency band – characteristic
to be specified .21
20.5 Mean sound pressure in a stated frequency band .21
20.6 Mean sound pressure level in a stated frequency band –
characteristic to be specified .22
21 Response under free-field and half-space free-field conditions .22
21.1 Frequency response .22
21.2 Effective frequency range .23
21.3 Transfer function .23
22 Output power (acoustic power) .24
22.1 Acoustic power in a frequency band.24
22.2 Mean acoustic power in a frequency band .25
22.3 Efficiency in a frequency band .26
22.4 Mean efficiency in a frequency band.26
23 Directional characteristics.26
23.1 Directional response pattern .26
23.2 Radiation angle .27
23.3 Directivity index .27
23.4 Coverage angle or angles .28
24 Amplitude non-linearity .29
24.1 Total harmonic distortion .29
th
24.2 Harmonic distortion of the n order (where n = 2 or n = 3) .31
24.3 Characteristic harmonic distortion.32
th
24.4 Modulation distortion of the n order (where n = 2 or n = 3).32
th
24.5 Characteristic modulation distortion of the n order (where n = 2 or n = 3) .33
24.6 Difference frequency distortion (of the second order only) .33

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25 Rated ambient conditions.34
25.1 Temperature ranges .34
25.2 Humidity ranges.34
26 Stray magnetic fields .35
26.1 Static components .35
26.2 Dynamic components.36
27 Physical characteristics .36
27.1 Dimensions.
...

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.5
1 Scope.7
2 Normative references.7
3 Conditions for measurement.8
3.1 General conditions.8
3.2 Measuring conditions.8
4 Test signals.9
4.1 General.9
4.2 Sinusoidal signal.9
4.3 Broadband noise signal.9
4.4 Narrow-band noise signal.9
4.5 Impulsive signal.9
5 Acoustical environment.9
5.1 General.9
5.2 Free-field conditions.10
5.3 Half-space free-field conditions .10
5.4 Diffuse sound field conditions.10
5.5 Simulated free-field conditions .10
5.6 Half-space simulated free-field conditions .11
6 Unwanted acoustical and electrical noise .11
7 Positioning of loudspeaker and measuring microphone.11
7.1 Measuring distance under free-field and half-space free-field conditions .11
7.2 Positioning of loudspeaker in diffuse field conditions .11
7.3 Positioning of loudspeaker and microphone in simulated free-field conditions .12
8 Measuring equipment.12
9 Accuracy of the acoustical measurement.12
10 Mounting of loudspeakers.12
10.1 Mounting and acoustic loading of drive units .12
10.2 Mounting and acoustic loading of a loudspeaker system.13
11 Standard baffle and measuring enclosures .13
11.1 Standard baffle.13
11.2 Standard measuring enclosures.13
12 Preconditioning .14
13 Type description.14
13.1 General.14
13.2 Loudspeaker drive units .14
13.3 Loudspeaker system.14
14 Marking of terminals and controls .15
14.1 General .15
14.2 Positive terminal.15
15 Reference plane, reference point and reference axis .15
15.1 Reference plane – characteristic to be specified.15
15.2 Reference point – characteristic to be specified.15
15.3 Reference axis – characteristic to be specified .16

60268-5 © IEC:2003+A1:2007(E) – 3 –
16 Impedance and derivative characteristics .16
16.1 Rated impedance – characteristic to be specified .16
16.2 Impedance curve.16
16.3 Total Q-factor (Q ) .16
t
16.4 Equivalent air volume of a loudspeaker drive unit compliance (V ).18
as
17 Input voltage.19
17.1 Rated noise voltage.19
17.2 Short-term maximum input voltage .20
17.3 Long-term maximum input voltage .20
17.4 Rated sinusoidal voltage.21
18 Input electrical power.21
18.1 Rated noise power – characteristic to be specified .21
18.2 Short-term maximum power – characteristic to be specified .22
18.3 Long-term maximum power – characteristic to be specified .22
18.4 Rated sinusoidal power – characteristic to be specified .22
19 Frequency characteristics.22
19.1 Rated frequency range – characteristic to be specified.22
19.2 Resonance frequency.22
19.3 Tuning frequency of a bass reflex or passive radiator loudspeaker system –
characteristic to be specified .22
20 Sound pressure under free-field and half-space free-field conditions .23
20.1 Sound pressure in a stated frequency band.23
20.2 Sound pressure level in a stated frequency band – characteristic
to be specified.23
20.3 Characteristic sensitivity in a stated frequency band .23
20.4 Characteristic sensitivity level in a stated frequency band – characteristic
to be specified.24
20.5 Mean sound pressure in a stated frequency band.24
20.6 Mean sound pressure level in a stated frequency band –
characteristic to be specified .24
21 Response under free-field and half-space free-field conditions .24
21.1 Frequency response.24
21.2 Effective frequency range.25
21.3 Transfer function.26
22 Output power (acoustic power) .27
22.1 Acoustic power in a frequency band .27
22.2 Mean acoustic power in a frequency band .28
22.3 Efficiency in a frequency band.28
22.4 Mean efficiency in a frequency band.28
23 Directional characteristics.29
23.1 Directional response pattern.29
23.2 Radiation angle.30
23.3 Directivity index.30
23.4 Coverage angle or angles.31
24 Amplitude non-linearity.32
24.1 Total harmonic distortion .32
th
24.2 Harmonic distortion of the n order (where n = 2 or n = 3).33
24.3 Characteristic harmonic distortion .35

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th
24.4 Modulation distortion of the n order (where n = 2 or n = 3).35
th
24.5 Characteristic modulation distortion of the n order (where n = 2 or n = 3) .36
24.6 Difference frequency distortion (of the second order only) .36
25 Rated ambient conditions .37
25.1 Temperature ranges.37
25.2 Humidity ranges.37
26 Stray magnetic fields .37
26.1 Static components.38
26.2 Dynamic components.
...

IEC 60268-5 ®
Edition 3.0 2003-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Sound system equipment –
Part 5: Loudspeakers
Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques –
Partie 5: Haut-parleurs
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Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques –

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Conditions for measurement . 8
3.1 General conditions . 8
3.2 Measuring conditions . 8
4 Test signals . 9
4.1 General . 9
4.2 Sinusoidal signal . 9
4.3 Broadband noise signal . 9
4.4 Narrow-band noise signal . 9
4.5 Impulsive signal . 9
5 Acoustical environment . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Free-field conditions . 9
5.3 Half-space free-field conditions . 10
5.4 Diffuse sound field conditions . 10
5.5 Simulated free-field conditions . 10
5.6 Half-space simulated free-field conditions . 10
6 Unwanted acoustical and electrical noise . 10
7 Positioning of loudspeaker and measuring microphone . 11
7.1 Measuring distance under free-field and half-space free-field conditions . 11
7.2 Positioning of loudspeaker in diffuse field conditions . 11
7.3 Positioning of loudspeaker and microphone in simulated free-field conditions . 11
8 Measuring equipment . 12
9 Accuracy of the acoustical measurement . 12
10 Mounting of loudspeakers . 12
10.1 Mounting and acoustic loading of drive units . 12
10.2 Mounting and acoustic loading of a loudspeaker system . 12
11 Standard baffle and measuring enclosures . 13
11.1 Standard baffle . 13
11.2 Standard measuring enclosures . 13
12 Preconditioning . 14
13 Type description . 14
13.1 General . 14
13.2 Loudspeaker drive units . 14
13.3 Loudspeaker system . 14
14 Marking of terminals and controls . 14
15 Reference plane, reference point and reference axis . 14
15.1 Reference plane – characteristic to be specified . 14
15.2 Reference point – characteristic to be specified . 15
15.3 Reference axis – characteristic to be specified . 15
16 Impedance and derivative characteristics . 15
16.1 Rated impedance – characteristic to be specified . 15

60268-5  IEC:2003 – 3 –
16.2 Impedance curve . 15
16.3 Total Q-factor (Q ) . 16
t
16.4 Equivalent air volume of a loudspeaker drive unit compliance (V ) . 17
as
17 Input voltage . 18
17.1 Rated noise voltage . 18
17.2 Short-term maximum input voltage . 19
17.3 Long-term maximum input voltage . 19
17.4 Rated sinusoidal voltage . 20
18 Input electrical power . 20
18.1 Rated noise power – characteristic to be specified . 20
18.2 Short-term maximum power – characteristic to be specified . 20
18.3 Long-term maximum power – characteristic to be specified . 20
18.4 Rated sinusoidal power – characteristic to be specified . 20
19 Frequency characteristics . 21
19.1 Rated frequency range – characteristic to be specified . 21
19.2 Resonance frequency . 21
19.3 Tuning frequency of a bass reflex or passive radiator loudspeaker system –
characteristic to be specified . 21
20 Sound pressure under free-field and half-space free-field conditions . 21
20.1 Sound pressure in a stated frequency band . 21
20.2 Sound pressure level in a stated frequency band – characteristic
to be specified . 22
20.3 Characteristic sensitivity in a stated frequency band . 22
20.4 Characteristic sensitivity level in a stated frequency band – characteristic
to be specified . 22
20.5 Mean sound pressure in a stated frequency band . 22
20.6 Mean sound pressure level in a stated frequency band –
characteristic to be specified . 23
21 Response under free-field and half-space free-field conditions . 23
21.1 Frequency response . 23
21.2 Effective frequency range . 24
21.3 Transfer function . 24
22 Output power (acoustic power) . 25
22.1 Acoustic power in a frequency band . 25
22.2 Mean acoustic power in a frequency band . 26
22.3 Efficiency in a frequency band .
...

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IEC 60268-5 ®
Edition 3.1 2007-09
CONSOLIDATED VERSION
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
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Sound system equipment –
Part 5: Loudspeakers
Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques –

Partie 5: Haut-parleurs
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
INTERNATIONALE
ICS 33.160.50 ISBN 2-8318-9286-4

IEC 60268-5 ®
Edition 3.1 2007-09
CONSOLIDATED VERSION
REDLINE VERSION
VERSION REDLINE
colour
inside
Sound system equipment –
Part 5: Loudspeakers
Equipements pour systèmes électroacoustiques –
Partie 5: Haut-parleurs
– 2 – 60268-5  IEC:2003+A1:2007
CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 5
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Conditions for measurement . 8
3.1 General conditions . 8
3.2 Measuring conditions . 8
4 Test signals . 9
4.1 General . 9
4.2 Sinusoidal signal . 9
4.3 Broadband noise signal . 9
4.4 Narrow-band noise signal . 9
4.5 Impulsive signal . 9
5 Acoustical environment . 9
5.1 General . 9
5.2 Free-field conditions . 9
5.3 Half-space free-field conditions . 10
5.4 Diffuse sound field conditions . 10
5.5 Simulated free-field conditions . 10
5.6 Half-space simulated free-field conditions . 10
6 Unwanted acoustical and electrical noise . 10
7 Positioning of loudspeaker and measuring microphone . 11
7.1 Measuring distance under free-field and half-space free-field conditions . 11
7.2 Positioning of loudspeaker in diffuse field conditions . 11
7.3 Positioning of loudspeaker and microphone in simulated free-field
conditions . 11
8 Measuring equipment . 12
9 Accuracy of the acoustical measurement . 12
10 Mounting of loudspeakers . 12
10.1 Mounting and acoustic loading of drive units . 12
10.2 Mounting and acoustic loading of a loudspeaker system . 12
11 Standard baffle and measuring enclosures . 13
11.1 Standard baffle . 13
11.2 Standard measuring enclosures . 13
12 Preconditioning. 14
13 Type description . 14
13.1 General . 14
13.2 Loudspeaker drive units . 14
13.3 Loudspeaker system . 14
14 Marking of terminals and controls . 14
14.1 General . 14
14.2 Positive terminal . 14
15 Reference plane, reference point and reference axis . 15
15.1 Reference plane – characteristic to be specified . 15
15.2 Reference point – characteristic to be specified . 15
15.3 Reference axis – characteristic to be specified . 15

60268-5  IEC:2003+A1:2007 – 3 –
16 Impedance and derivative characteristics . 15
16.1 Rated impedance – characteristic to be specified . 15
16.2 Impedance curve . 16
16.3 Total Q-factor (Q ) . 16
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16.4 Equivalent air volume of a loudspeaker drive unit compliance (V ) . 17
as
17 Input voltage . 18
17.1 Rated noise voltage . 18
17.2 Short-term maximum input voltage . 19
17.3 Long-term maximum input voltage . 20
17.4 Rated sinusoidal voltage . 20
18 Input electrical power . 21
18.1 Rated noise power – characteristic to be specified . 21
18.2 Short-term maximum power – characteristic to be specified . 21
18.3 Long-term maximum power – characteristic to be specified . 21
18.4 Rated sinusoidal power – characteristic to be specified. 21
19 Frequency characteristics . 21
19.1 Rated frequency range – characteristic to be specified . 21
19.2 Resonance frequency . 21
19.3 Tuning frequency of a bass reflex or passive radiator loudspeaker system
– characteristic to be specified . 22
20 Sound pressure under free-field and half-space free-field conditions . 22
20.1 Sound pressure in a stated frequency band . 22
20.2 Sound pressure level in a stated frequency band – characteristic
to be specified . 22
20.3 Characteristic sensitivity in a stated frequency band . 23
20.4 Characteristic sensitivity level in a stated frequency band – characteristic
to be specified . 23
20.5 Mean sound pressure in a stated frequency band . 23
20.6 Mean sound pressure level in a stated frequency band –
characteristic to be specified . 23
21 Response under free-field and half-space free-field condit
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