Dr. Sean Olive is an Audio Researcher and Director of Acoustic Research for Harman International a large audio company involved in the professional, consumer and automotive audio spaces with brands including JBL, HK, Infinity, Revel, Lexicon, AKG, and Mark Levinson. His research team is responsible for directing the Corporate R&D group, where the team works on things like developing a multichannel acoustic measurement system, working on methods to tame acoustical interactions between loudspeakers and rooms, developing a binaural room scanning system, creating new listener training software to teach people how to become better critical listeners, and most importantly, developing state of the art listening test methods and facilities for evaluating and testing the sound quality of the research products (as well as their competitors') Sean will be posting topics in this dedicated forum from time to time. We would like to request that all new threads be initiated by Dr. Olive after which members will be invited to post their comments or questions.