Summary

This Recommendation is mainly concerned with electro-acoustical measurements required for supplying sensitivity/frequency characteristics suitable for use in calculating loudness ratings, or estimating other subjectivity-determined quantities. For this purpose, measurements under real conditions must form the basis. Artificial mouths and artificial ears must be used with due regard to obtaining good agreement between these measurements and those from real mouth and ear determinations. Measurements under real conditions are complicated, time-consuming and not reproducible with great precision, especially when carbon microphones are involved.

This Recommendation describes measurement methods using recommended forms of artificial mouths and artificial ears (see Recommendations P.51 and P.57).

This Recommendation applies mainly to Local Telephone Systems (LTSs) with handset telephones; however the principles also apply to other types of telephones.

Annexes D and E define handset positions to be used with HATS according to P.58 and P.57 type 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 artificial ears. Annex F describes correspondence between measurements using the LRGP and the HATS position.