Sean Olive

The spring 2022 edition of Acoustics Today is out where you can read my article "The Perception & Measurement of Headphone Sound Quality: What do Listeners Prefer".. acousticstoday.org/he-perception-…

@kazemachi Except i no longer work at Harman as of May 2025. I am now an independent consultant

ハーマンインターナショナルでフェローを務める方がシャオミのイヤホンを測定するの図。競合企業のプロダクトを真摯にテストするのすばらしいよね。

Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro on the test bench.

I will be participating in two seminars at the upcoming CanJam NYC show March 7-8 discussing headphone research conducted with RTINGS.com and @danclarkaudio More information about seminars and show is at this link lnkd.in/gRNA_xuK

@HQNewsNow A million mentions with much of it redacted doesn’t mean exonerated. Ir’s not over. He and Pam Bondi are protecting pedophiles

Trump: I have nothing to hide. I had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. I have been totally exonerated

@laratinows Sorry I haven’t tested or even seen the latest generation of Run 3’s. I left the company May 2025

@peterbakernyt Trump is not good at math or reality. Remember he said drug prices falling by 500, 700, 1200%?

Trump: “We can grow at 15%. I think more than that...We used to grow at 15%.” Factcheck: Not once in Trump’s lifetime has the US grown at 15% a year. Only once since World War II was GDP growth even double digits (13% in 1950). Historical average: 3.2%. multpl.com/us-real-gdp-gr…

@noaudiophile The smoothness in FR is part of the prediction of preference in our work. It measures SD in dB from a target

@seanolive Very nice work. I'll read it fully. Is there anything out there that looks at smoothness of FR in headphones as a preference?

This is an article about a study on the perception and measurement of headphone distortion I worked on with Rtings.com. We will also be talking about this at CanJam NYC in March and presenting an AES paper Copenhagen in May rtings.com/headphones/lea…

@ResolveReviews You don’t have to care about any kind of nonlinear distortion— not just harmonic. It doesn’t seem to be audible at normal levels

So I guess it turns out we don't need to care about harmonic distortion at 114dB afterall. Somehow I'm not surprised.

@damsmokedamgood @mndamico We were both wrong. Monty had the best game this year stopping 36 of 37 shots. Let’s hope his play continues

@seanolive @mndamico I was betting on Montreal - now with Monty in net it’s like handing over the win automatically

Montreal Canadiens announce that Samuel Montembeault will get the start tonight. Jayden Struble will draw in for Arber Xhekaj.

@damsmokedamgood @mndamico Not if you wager Winnipeg winning. That’s who MSL is betting on.

@mndamico 🤮wrong time for me to place a wager on the game

@mndamico The equivalent to tying one hand behind your back going into a wrestling match.

@RicciGeri @GavinNewsom I watched the Trump speech yesterday and almost wrote the exact same thing. At least Newsom got some applause

@GavinNewsom Your affect and demeanor are juvenile and immature... entitled, inept and a disgrace.

We're witnessing corruption under Donald Trump at a scale this country has never seen. Weaponizing our institutions against his enemies. Profiting off the presidency. How the hell are we putting up with this?

@Timodc Bessent cares about the top 0.1%.

Good news for the forgotten man. The mom and pop real estate investor who has purchased 12 homes can breathe easy, the Treasury Secretary is looking out for you.

@frankcorrado22 @BryanMudryk He did a fantastic job as soloist

Shoutout to my partner @BryanMudryk! Called the Habs game solo today right after the WJC and absolutely crushed it like usual. What a star!

@HockeyyInsiderr @CanadiensMTL @Canucks According to what sources? A Ouija Board?

According to sources , the @CanadiensMTL have inquired about what kind of package would land BOTH Elias Pettersson AND Kiefer Sherwood from the @Canucks. kapanen and 2026 1st are in play and talks are ongoing according to the same sources #StayTuned

One team wanted to win it in the alley; the other on the ice. And without a good goalie early, braun may have won it. Also, what each player, the coach, the GM wants for Christmas as I have a bit of fun in this Call Of The Wilde for Global Montreal. globalnews.ca/news/11589610/…

@FlyersNation Seeler clearly put his hand under Gallagher’s stick and raised it to his face. I would be pissed too.

Brendan Gallagher is an angry little man.

This was a nice surprise to start the week: An outstanding achievement award for the betterment of audio soundstagehifi.com/index.php/opin…

@CECritic It’s out now

@seanolive I am looking forward to getting this book

Look what arrived at my doorstep just now from the publisher. The book was officially released today and can be purchased at Amazon or the publisher at the links below a.co/d/dLtnq5p lnkd.in/gsff4WMb