This technical report applies to loudspeakers conforming to IEC 61305-5 and intended for home use. The purpose of this report is, in addition to objective testing according to IEC 60268-5, to establish standards for comparison of the sound characteristics of various loudspeakers with each other. Two test procedures are described: – single stimulus ratings; – paired comparisons. The procedures described in this report are applicable to any number of channels. NOTE The test procedures are specified for stereo systems. They can be applied to multichannel systems accordingly.