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ANSI E1.8-2012
American National Standard E1.8 - 2012 Entertainment Technology-Loudspeaker Enclosures Intended for Overhead Suspension-Classification, Manufacture and Structural Testing
ANSI E1.8-2012, Entertainment Technology-Loudspeaker Enclosures Intended for Overhead Suspension-Classification, Manufacture and Structural Testing, describes the structural requirements for loudspeaker enclosures intended for overhead suspension, including enclosure construction, component part security, enclosure suspension hardware, manufacturing control systems, structural testing, and product representation. The standard is intended to enhance the safety of overhead speakers at concerts and other public performances by helping to ensure that the speaker enclosures and their connections to the rigging hardware are suitably strong.
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