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Sean Olive

@seanolive.bsky.social

i am a former Senior Fellow at Harman doing research in perception and measurement of sound quality including loudspeakers and headphones. Interests include music, hockey, wine, cycling, politics, science and technology. A Canadian who is also American.

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Does Montreal have a team
Optometrist?

07.03.2026 03:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The predictive power of Apple AI. If the shot is from the blue line 99% probability it’s a goal.

07.03.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Two goals on Sam from the blue line.

07.03.2026 02:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Now the fourth line.

06.03.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes. I hope to start posting more measurements now that I have more time.

06.03.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Xiaomi Buds 5 Pro on the test bench. My first measurement on the new APx517

06.03.2026 04:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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1-1 after 20 minutes. The Habs are making errors and giveaways in their own end.

04.03.2026 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

For example ask a headphone reviewer what β€œtechnicalities β€œ means and they come up totally blank.

03.03.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new approach to talking about sound Language in mainstream audio reviews can be hard to translate, so let's talk about the consensus vocabulary for audio reviews.

See www.soundguys.com/headphone-re...

03.03.2026 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro review: A bit of a fixer-upper Are Samsung's latest flagship earbuds any good? Read our hands-on experience and lab results in our Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro review.

I wish all reviewers would adopt this approach instead of inventing terms that no one including themselvesβ€”understands

Editor’s note: this review uses a hover-enabled glossary to describe sound quality based on a consensus vocabulary. You can read about it here.

www.soundguys.com/samsung-gala...

03.03.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The balancing act of speaker specification: Engineering, experience and compromise As the critical components of speaker architecture are debated, can the industry do more to reconcil

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03.03.2026 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
AXPONA 2026 - April 10-12, 2026 - AXPONA AXPONA The event for music lovers and audiophiles to explore high-fidelity listening rooms, thousands of products, cutting edge-demos, and much more! April 10-12, 2026Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Co...

Just booked travel to attend Axpona 2026 and give a seminar.

axpona.com/why-attend/?...

01.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to Listen included as one of the 12 best free audio tools. www.headphonesty.com/2026/02/free...?

28.02.2026 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watching the Canada vs USA Gold Medal game @ Mistys in Hong Kong. Let’s go Canada

22.02.2026 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I will be participating in two seminars at the upcoming CanJAM NYC 2026 March 7-8, each one based on headphone research conducted with @rtings.com.web.brid.gy and Dan Clark Audio. More information in the graphic and here www.head-fi.org/threads/canj...

17.02.2026 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Having moved from Canada to USA it’s the same with the news. The world outside the USA doesn’t exist.

07.02.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Great article. Loved this simile:”
Hellebuyck remained on his knees, looking for all the world like a man who just had his underpants stolen by a squirrel.”

06.02.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

05.02.2026 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s either breaking the law to retain Power or jail.

05.02.2026 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#24 didn’t pick up his man

05.02.2026 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Surprising Truth About Headphone Distortion: Most Of It Is Inaudible This article is about our research into the audibility of headphone distortion, using listening tests. It was co-authored by Dr. Sean Olive.

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.

www.rtings.com/headphones/l...

04.02.2026 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Does this mean she is a liar or she is suicidal?

04.02.2026 04:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tampa Bay beats Buffalo in OT. They will be hard to push out of 1st place in the Atlantic

04.02.2026 04:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yikes. When did MSL start choosing his lines alphabetically? Maybe he said we need better D and they all hopped over the boards

03.02.2026 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I was thinking the exact same thing.

03.02.2026 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

12 seconds into the 3rd and Dach tips in a feed from Suzuki

03.02.2026 02:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

OK. Maybe not.

03.02.2026 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Demidov needs to find a new stick provider.

03.02.2026 02:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Dobes uses his head on that shot to keep it out of the net.

03.02.2026 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s exactly it.

03.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0