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IEC 63087-1:2021 Assistive listening devices and systems for active assisted living - Part 1: General

From https://assistivelisteningknowledgebase.org/evidence/iec-63087-1-2021/ · record checked 13 October 2026

  • IEC TC 100
  • International Electrotechnical Commission

Standards body (International Electrotechnical Commission)

Summary

The first general IEC 63087 document, subsequently replaced by IEC 63087:2026.

Key findings

  • Edition 1.0 was published on 26 August 2021. The catalogue now identifies IEC 63087:2026 as its replacement.
  • The abstract describes requirements and measurement methods for the electroacoustic performance of personal listening systems and provision of assistive listening in audio, video and multimedia equipment.
  • Hearing aids and devices entirely worn on or in the ear that cannot be measured independently are excluded.

Limits

Catalogue and abstract only; the paid requirements were not read. Included as the predecessor of the broader venue-system standard, without extending this library to personal listening products. The catalogue does not give a separate withdrawal date.

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IEC TC 100. IEC 63087-1:2021 Assistive listening devices and systems for active assisted living - Part 1: General. International Electrotechnical Commission. 26 August 2021. https://webstore.iec.ch/en/publication/28388 (accessed 13 October 2026).

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