What is BS EN IEC 60958‑3 about?
BS EN IEC 60958‑3 is the third part of a multi-series on digital audio interface. Sounds and the format in which they are heard form an important part of the human experience. The same music composition presented in different formats brings varying reactions from listeners. BS EN IEC 60958‑3 specifies the consumer applications of the interface for the interconnection of digital audio equipment.
Note: When used in a consumer digital processing environment, the interface is primarily intended to carry stereophonic programmes, with a resolution of up to 20 bits per sample, an extension to 24 bits per sample being possible.
Who is BS EN IEC 60958‑3 for?
BS EN IEC 60958‑3 on consumer application of the digital audio interface is useful for:
- Audio equipment manufactures
- Audio programmers
- Music producers
- Music studios
- Manufacturers of other equipment that uses audio interface (television, phones, headphones)
Why should you use BS EN IEC 60958‑3?
How customers experience audio inputs moulds their opinion of the product being used. Sounds can be very personal to consumers, and that makes manufacturers strive to keep improving the sound quality in products.
BS EN IEC 60958‑3 provide guidelines for consumer applications of the digital audio interface that is used for all consumer products that supply a digital signal to consumer digital audio recorders, except for products that are fully transparent from input to output
