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Dust protection (IP): typical values for audio

Half of audio in the catalog have dust protection (IP) below 5, and 80% fall between 5 and 6 (390 models with data).

Median5
Median 20265
Typical range5 – 6
Models390
Distribution

How dust protection (IP) is distributed

0611221822434564: 15: 2436: 146Median 5
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Dust protection (IP)55566

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median dust protection (IP) by year

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Recent leaders

Highest dust protection (IP)

1 Xiaomi Sound Play
Xiaomi · 2026
Sound Play
IPx8
6
2 JBL Reflect Aero TWS
JBL · 2022
Reflect Aero TWS
8 hActive noise cancellingIPx8
6
8.0
3 DeWalt DCR009-XJ
DeWalt · 2023
DCR009-XJ
16 h5 WIPx7
6
4 Xiaomi Bluetooth Speaker Mini
Xiaomi · 2025
Bluetooth Speaker Mini
8 h6 WIPx7
6
4.3
5 Suunto WING
Suunto · 2023
WING
10 hIPx7
6
8.0
7 JBL Wind 3
JBL · 2025
Wind 3
5 h5 WIPx7
6
5.6
8 Philips TAS5000EB/00
Philips · 2025
TAS5000EB/00
IPx7
6
9 Skullcandy Session 360
Skullcandy · 2026
Session 360
20 h7 WIPx7
6
7.2
10 PURE Woodland
PURE · 2023
Woodland
14 h10 WIPx7
6
7.8
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