Went for a short ride today on my new Canyon after charging the rear derailleur battery which was dead and installing the latest firmware.

I was fortunate enough to be presented the Richard Heyser MemorialLecture Award by his widow Amy who attended the lecture.

The AES Heyser lecture is behind me and one more talk tomorrow at 3;30 pm on some headphone research

Another rave review youtube.com/watch?v=AsiR...

Arrived at the Hyatt Hotel Long Beach where the AES convention begins tomorrow. Not sure if I want to attend indoor lectures or drink Margaritas by the pool? It’s like a resort here.

@habs hockey on @amazonprime.bsky.social features uber Eats @uberuu.bsky.social and @habs hockey on Hockey Night in Canada featured Ozempic One sponsor is literally fighting the other. @canadiens.com

What makes you think the Kali headphone was supposed to be tuned to Harman in its Studio mode in your review? @resolvereviews.bsky.social @listener800.bsky.social

How much is listener segmentation (different preferences for bass and treble beyond a reference target) be explained by how the headphone couples and interacts with the impedance of the ear?

The Montreal Canadiens win a thriller on their home opener. Here’s the Call of the Wilde for Global Montreal. Don’t miss the Wilde Cards. It will lift your fan spirits. globalnews.ca/news/1147776...

A nice paper that compares 3 methods for measuring the acoustic impedance or "openness" of a headphone...https://aes2.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=19825

Our book will be officially released October 28 but can be ordered now on Amazon for $59. a.co/d/euqeflF

Evaluating some speakers and headphones by Gait that use glass diaphragms.

I will be attending my first Dallas CanJam Dallas in November giving two seminars: 1) an updated version of "The Perception and Measurement of Nonlinear Distortion in Headphones" and 2) Headphone Target Curves for the B&K5128 and GRAS 45-CA-10 canjamglobal.com/shows/dallas...?

Telling people not to be fat while standing next to Trump is like telling people not to lie while standing next to Trump

This article written by Pierre Lelièvre at @rtings.com.web.brid.gy describes the motivation behind the research we are doing on Perception and Measurement of Nonlinear Distortion in Headphones. In future articles will cover the methodology used and results. www.rtings.com/headphones/l...?

The headphones the audio prefer the most to least are: Soundcore Space One Pro Nothing Headphone Apple Airpods Max Sony WH‑1000XM6 Bose QuietComfort Ultra (1st Gen) Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 apple.news/ADjUyNAX9Qcu...

A paper submitted for the upcoming AES Convention next month in Long Beach. The first paper written under my consulting company Sean Olive Audio Consulting in collaboration with Dan Clark Audio. Expect more papers to come including ones based on research with @rtings.com.web.brid.gy.

The title is: "Apple AirPods Pro 3 Review: Disappointment of the Year?" forum.headphones.com/t/apple-airp...

Brent and Dennis discuss various topics including the notion that "the B&K 5128 is garbage". www.patreon.com/posts/ep-63-...

@rtings.com.web.brid.gy just announced they will be testing bowling equipment. Early pilot tests in progress.

CanJAM SoCal talk is history. @rtings.com.web.brid.gy

First victim —err listener — is underway. This listener is a toe tapper. You could set a metronome to his feet.

We are using some very tiny condenser microphones with a 3D printed acoustically transparent mic holder to measure leakage effects and to compare in-ear responses of listeners at CanJAM while wearing the headphones

Someone didn’t get the memo

I'm excited to co-present some joint research with @danclarkaudio “A Preferred Headphone Target Curve Defined for the B&K 5128 and GRAS45CA-10 Test Fixtures” at AES Show 2025 Long Beach sched.co/28vg6 @sched

The CanJam SoCal Seminars are announced including the one I will be presenting with co-author Pierre Lelièvre from @rtings.com.web.brid.gy Details below. Beyond THD: Measuring Headphone Distortion the Way We Hear It Noon to 1:00p

A very detailed review of the recent AES Headphone Conference in Helsinki @audioxpress.bsky.social x4gwm.mjt.lu/nl3/E9mJdKSF...

I got my pinna and ear canals scanned by Soundlyfit. What should I do with this next?

Paris has a nice vibe that goes well with coffee

Today I visited Oxford University which is the oldest English university starting around 1096 AD. McGill my alma mater is the oldest Canadian university at 1821.

Today i met the acoustic engineer who designed the Apple Airpod Max. He is now designing headphones for B&O.

My talk next week in Paris www.helloasso.com/associations...

One of my slides in my upcoming Keynote this AM at the AES headphone show. @resolvereviews.bsky.social

I like our hotel in Helsinki . The room has a spiral staircase that leads up to a personal spa and sauna

Finnair hands me these brand new headphones on my last flight to Helsinki to AES Headphone Conference and the irony does not go unnoticed. These airline headphones will always a reminder of what 0 sounds like on the 100-Point preference scale

Heathrow airport security gives the most thorough pat downs I’ve experienced. You don’t usually experience this much touching until the third date.

Harman Target Curve used to improve sound quality of Phonak hearing aids. This is news to me. Good to known I can enjoy the Harman Target after I have to get a hearing aid :) www.hearingtracker.com/news/phonak-...?

Very interesting paper to be presented at the upcoming AES Headphone Conference. aes2.org/publications...

One of audio's many myths.

After spending an hour debugging my code in Visual Studio Code using the WebAudio Convolver node I discovered it works in Safari but not Chrome. Co-pilot advised this is how. should handle the problem.

Good news. The publisher said the book has gone to print and will be out October 28 www.routledge.com/Sound-Reprod...

ChatGTP: Find me a magnetic planar headphone that has a wide, smooth frequency response, low distortion, and is comfortable to wear and comes close to the Harman Target curve. Reply: chatgpt.com/s/t_68a4de20... It recommends the Dan Clark Aeon Noire 2 and plots the curve

I'll be giving the opening Keynote at the AES Headphone Conference in Helsinki a week from tomorrow.The talk discussesour research and others in the perception and measurement of headphone sound quality starting with what we knew in 2012, what we learned, and where we need to go.