Hearing is Believing vs. Believing is Hearing: Blind vs. Sighted Listening Tests, and Other Interesting Things

Authors: Toole, Floyd E.; Olive, Sean

Affiliation: Harman International Industries, Inc., Northridge, CA

Publication Date: November 1994

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members

The Perception and Measurement of Nonlinear Distortion in Headphones

Open Access

Authors: Olive, Sean E.; Lelièvre, Pierre

Affiliation: Sean Olive Audio Consulting; Rtings

Publication Date: May 2026

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Open Access (Free to all)

The Modification of Timbre by Resonances: Perception and Measurement

Authors: Toole, Floyd E.; Olive, Sean E.

Affiliation: National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Publication Date: October 1987

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members

The Perception of Sound Coloration Due to Resonances in Loudspeakers and Other Audio Components

Authors: Toole, Floyd E.; Olive, Sean E.

Affiliation: National Research Council, Division of Physics, Ottawa, Canada

Publication Date: November 1986

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members

The Detection of Reflections in Typical Rooms

Authors: Olive, Sean E.; Toole, Floyd E.

Affiliation: National Research Council, Division of Physics, Ottawa, Ont. Canada

Publication Date: July 1989

Type: Journal Article

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members

Comparison of Loudspeaker-Room Equalization Preferences for Multichannel, Stereo, and Mono Reproductions: Are Listeners More Discriminating in Mono?

Authors: Devantier, Allan; Hess, Sean; Olive, Sean

Affiliation: Harman International

Publication Date: May 2008

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members

Validation of a Virtual In-Ear Headphone Listening Test Method

Authors: Welti, Todd; Olive, Sean; Khonsaripour, Omid

Affiliation: Harman International Inc., Northridge, CA, USA

Publication Date: September 2016

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members

The Influence of Program Material on Sound Quality Ratings of In-Ear Headphones

Authors: Olive, Sean; Welti, Todd; Khonsaripour, Omid

Affiliation: Harman International, Northridge, CA, USA

Publication Date: May 2017

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members

Segmentation of Listeners Based on Their Preferred Headphone Sound Quality Profiles

Authors: Olive, Sean; Welti, Todd; Khonsaripour, Omid

Affiliation: Harman International, Northridge, CA, USA

Publication Date: March 2019

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members

The Detection of Reflections in Typical Rooms

Authors: Olive, Sean E.; Toole, Floyd E.

Affiliation: National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada

Publication Date: November 1988

Type: Convention Paper

Cost: Free to AES members & institutions and $33 to non-members