Congrats to Dr. Sean Olive

[Thomas Savage]

Not sure this is a compliment as intended.

• Gordal olives are known for their large size, earning them the nickname "the fat one".

There's many olives but those are some of the best ( my favourite) ., but let's change it to another ' worlds greatest ' to avoid portly aspersions..

 

[Sean Olive]

LOL.. Ironically I don't like Olives -- but it has nothing to do with eating a namesake. I don't mind Olive Oil though.

 

[Sean Olive]

Sean is the ' Castelvetrano ' of Olives ..

May retirement bless him with all his earthly desires and beyond.

I'm OK being described as this kind of Olive. More exotic than an Irish/ Canadian Olive, which I am.


"In summary: Castelvetrano olives are a prized green olive variety from Sicily, known for their mild, buttery, and meaty texture, making them a popular choice for snacking, appetizers, and cooking"

 

[Sean Olive]

Well, it seems officially official now: https://news.harman.com/blog/celebr...r-sean-olive-retires-after-32-years-at-harman

I just wanted to make space here for us to thank Dr. @Sean Olive, think about his accomplishments, and offer him well wishes in his retirement. He has been most generous with the community here and his influence is immeasurable. I think Harman did a nice job summarizing his impact in the sphere of home audio, if too succinctly. Feel free to add to it here. We always tend to show appreciation once luminaries are gone but maybe we should take advantage of these milestones instead.

Sean, may your audio adventures continue and we will always look forward to reading your thoughts and commentary here.

One thing that will keep me, Todd and Floyd busy for the next few months is editing/proof reading this book due out in November as well as creating supplemental content that book owners will be able to access. We handed in the manuscript in December and its in the hands of the publisher.

It has a lot of new material including two new chapters: one on headphones written by me, and another on the performance of different subwoofer configurations in rooms by Todd.

I will also be giving a keynote talk at the AES Headphone Conference August 27-29 in Helsinki and giving a paper that I still have to write. I've also been asked to give a talk at Aalto University the day before the conference. So I'm keeping busy.

Sound Reproduction | The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers

This fourth edition of Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers, Rooms and Headphones explains the physical and perceptual

www.taylorfrancis.com

 

[RDoc]

Let me add my congratulations and thanks!

 

[Bruce Morgen]

LOL.. Ironically I don't like Olives -- but it has nothing to do with eating a namesake. I don't mind Olive Oil though.

I wonder who endured more ribbing growing up on account of your surnames, you or Charles Sprinkle?

 

[Sean Olive]

I wonder who endured more ribbing growing up on account of your surnames, you or Charles Sprinkle?

Most of my childhood my first name was mispronounced "Seen" because it was uncommon in Canada at the time, and "Olive" was often mistaken as "Oliver" or people thought it was my first name. There was some ribbing and nicknames, some dirty limericks and changes to the lyrics "Sean the Leprechaun". I usually waited to get my revenge on the hockey rink. Charles probably has his own stories but I'm betting his were worse. Could be worse. I'm thinking of two audio people I know named Richard Small and Richard Little.

 

[CtheArgie]

@Sean Olive got a new pretty bike. I hope to be able to ride with him soon. We live quite close to each other. There are some nice climbs to get people out of breath from home….

I must add we both like similar wines, Turley and Tablas Creek!

 

[BlackTalon]

Most of my childhood my first name was mispronounced "Seen" because it was uncommon in Canada at the time

A kid in my neighborhood (USA) had the same issue in school back in the 1970s/ early '80s. The teachers were the worst offenders, especially the substitutes. The poor guy was almost in college before that spelling became common knowledge.

 

[kemmler3D]

My name is easy to pronounce right, but at some point, somehow, my name was officially recorded as "Kemmier" at my elementary school... Leading to many corrections and wrong assumptions about me being French.

 

[Sean Olive]

A kid in my neighborhood (USA) had the same issue in school back in the 1970s/ early '80s. The teachers were the worst offenders, especially the substitutes. The poor guy was almost in college before that spelling became common knowledge.

The only well-known Sean at the time was "Sean Connery" who played James Bond and drank vodka martinis (with an Olive, later with a lemon peel), shaken - not stirred. Usually if you mentioned James Bond they didn't mispronounce it again.

 

[ReDFoX]

One thing that will keep me, Todd and Floyd busy for the next few months is editing/proof reading this book due out in November as well as creating supplemental content that book owners will be able to access. We handed in the manuscript in December and its in the hands of the publisher.

It has a lot of new material including two new chapters: one on headphones written by me, and another on the performance of different subwoofer configurations in rooms by Todd.

I will also be giving a keynote talk at the AES Headphone Conference August 27-29 in Helsinki and giving a paper that I still have to write. I've also been asked to give a talk at Aalto University the day before the conference. So I'm keeping busy.

Sound Reproduction | The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers

This fourth edition of Sound Reproduction: The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers, Rooms and Headphones explains the physical and perceptual

www.taylorfrancis.com

Wow, it looks like we can have a book for a beginner that will include almost all relevant topics! An original (although revised) book was almost eye opening for me, since we have nothing of this size and depth written in Russian (moreover, AFAIK, Toole's book doesn't even have a translation)...
Thank you for your work! I guess that's the only thing I can do now apart from making my own measurements(

 

[solderdude]

 

[Chr1]

https://www.nationaldaycalendar.com/national-day/national-olive-day

Best wishes and keep up the good work!

 

[solderdude]

Sean-Olive

 

[Sean Olive]

That’s a good one. LOL.