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Average reverberation time is Tm = 0.25 x (V / 100 m3)^(1/3) seconds (BS.1116-3 measures it over 200 Hz-4 kHz). Early reflections in the first 15 ms should be at least 10 dB below the direct sound between 1 and 8 kHz. Background noise should preferably stay at NR 10 and never exceed NR 15, with -18 dBFS alignment. They differ on listening level: Tech 3276 uses 85 - 10 log(n) dB(A) for n channels, BS.1116-3 uses 78 +/- 0.25 dBA. Both are for assessment and reference listening rooms, not mix-room certification.\n\nCurator qualifications: Documents read 2026-10-22; no room measured.\n\nLimitations: Documents read 2026-10-22; no room measured.\n\nEvidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.","citations":[{"url":"https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3276.pdf","note":"EBU Tech 3276 2nd edition May 1998, sections 2.2-2.6; ITU-R BS.1116-3 (02/2015), Scope and sections 8.2.3.1, 8.3.3.1, 8.4.1"},{"url":"https://www.itu.int/dms_pubrec/itu-r/rec/bs/R-REC-BS.1116-3-201502-I!!PDF-E.pdf","note":"EBU Tech 3276 2nd edition May 1998, sections 2.2-2.6; ITU-R BS.1116-3 (02/2015), Scope and sections 8.2.3.1, 8.3.3.1, 8.4.1"}]},"categories":["T13","T14"],"tags":[],"language":"en","visibility":"public","moderation":{"state":"visible","reason":null},"evidence":{"inspection":"source_inspected","execution":"not_run","review":"unreviewed","review_revision":null,"claims":[{"url":"https://tech.ebu.ch/docs/tech/tech3276.pdf","claim":"EBU Tech 3276 (2nd ed., 1998) and ITU-R BS.1116-3 (2015) set the same room targets. 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Average reverberation time is Tm = 0.25 x (V / 100 m3)^(1/3) seconds (BS.1116-3 measures it over 200 Hz-4 kHz). Early reflections in the first 15 ms should be at least 10 dB below the direct sound between 1 and 8 kHz. Background noise should preferably stay at NR 10 and never exceed NR 15, with -18 dBFS alignment. They differ on listening level: Tech 3276 uses 85 - 10 log(n) dB(A) for n channels, BS.1116-3 uses 78 +/- 0.25 dBA. 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