RECOMMENDATION UIT-R BS.562-3 - Subjective assessment of sound quality 1 that the grading scales given below should be used for the subjective assessment of ... 1.1 Five-grade quality and impairment scale 1.2 Seven-grade comparison scale 2 Presentation of results ANNEX 1 1 General 2 Selection of listening panel 3 Test procedure and duration 4 Choice of programme sequences 5 Choice of reproduction device 6 Sound level 6.1 Loudspeaker reproduction 6.2 Headphone reproduction 7 Listening conditions 7.1 Loudspeaker reproduction 7.2 Headphone reproduction 8 Assessment of special characteristics of equipment*, programmes, studios, etc. 8.1 Protection ratios 8.2 Recorded programmes, studios 8.3 Applications of subjective assessment of sound quality 9 Subjective assessments of multi-dimensional sound systems