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A challenge from a standardization point of view is the lack of an absorbance reference, i.e., an acoustic load similar to the adult ear canal with a known absorbance. This paper explores various approaches to providing such an acoustic load to quantify WAI measurement accuracy. The approaches considered here include standardized and inexpensive occluded-ear simulators, and a family of semi-anechoic waveguides with different step discontinuities in cross-sectional area. These semi-anechoic waveguides could be included in a future WAI standard. 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