Table 1. Reference Equivalent Threshold Sound Pressure Levels for Circumaural Headphones.
ANSI S3.6 2010 | |
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Frequency | Sennheiser HDA200 and RadioEar DD450 |
125 | 30.5 |
250 | 18 |
500 | 11 |
750 | 6 |
1,000 | 5.5 |
1,500 | 5.5 |
2,000 | 4.5 |
3,000 | 2.5 |
4,000 | 9.5 |
5,000 | 14 |
6,000 | 17 |
8,000 | 17.5 |
9,000 | 19 |
10,000 | 22 |
11,200 | 23 |
12,500 | 27.5 |
14,000 | 35 |
16,000 | 56 |
Speech | 19 |
Notes: These values are added to the audiometer dial setting to convert HL to SPL. ANSI S3.6 2010 Specifications for audiometers.