Narrow band noise masking for tone: IEC 60645-1 2012, 5/12
Octave filter with the same center frequency resolution as pure tone
White Noise: 80 Hz to 20 kHz measured with constant bandwidth
Speech Noise for speech: IEC 60645-2:1993 125 Hz to 6 kHz
falling 12 dB/octave above 1 kHz (+/-5 dB)
Tone: Effective Masking: ISO 389-4, ANSI S3.6
Speech: Selectable effective masking or SPL
ISO 389-2, ANSI S3.6 (no free-field filter applicable)
Sennheiser Standard Values
Only for Masking with BKH10
(no free-field filter applicable)
ISO 389-3, ANSI S3.6, Mastoid Placement
(no free-field filter applicable)
ISO 389-3, ANSI S3.6, Mastoid Placement
(no free-field filter applicable)
Measured in free-field conditions
Transducers –
Headband
tension
Headband Static Force 4.5 N ± 0.5 N
Headband Static Force 10 N ± 0.5 N
Headband Static Force 10.0 N ± 0.5 N
Headband Static Force 8.8 ± 0.5 N
Headband Static Force 5.4 N ± 0.5 N
Headband Static Force 5.4 N ± 0.5 N
(5.0 N ± 0.5 N if attached to Holmco 9501 headband)
Frequency Response (performed with pink noise)
Headphones +
Insert
earphones