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Toole, F. E. (1982). “Listening tests – turning opinion into fact,” Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 30, pp. 431-445.
Toole, F. E. (1985). “Subjective measurements of loudspeaker sound quality and listener preferences,” Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 33. pp. 2-31.
Toole, F. E. (1986). “Loudspeaker measurements and their relation- ship to listener preferences,” Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 34, pt.1, pp. 227-235, pt. 2, pp. 323-348. Available at: <http://www.harman.com/en-us/ourcompany/ innovation/pages/scientificpublications.aspx>.
Toole, F.E. and Olive, S.E. (1988). “The modification of timbre by resonances: perception and measurement,” Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 36, pp. 122-142. Available at: <http:// www.harman.com/en-us/ourcompany/innovation/pages/scien- tificpublications.aspx>..
Toole, F. E. (2006). “Loudspeakers and rooms for sound reproduc- tion – a scientific review,” Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, vol.54, pp. 451-476. Available at: <http://www.har- man.com/en-us/ourcompany/innovation/pages/scientificpubli- cations.aspx>..
Toole, F.E. (2008). “Sound Reproduction, The Acoustics and Psychoacoustics of Loudspeakers and Rooms,” Focal Press, Oxford.
Toole, F.E. (2012). “Home Theaters to Cinemas: Sound Reproduction in Small and Large Rooms,” presented at a Sound for Pictures workshop, 133rd AES Convention, San Francisco. PowerPoint available for a limited time at: https:// dl.dropbox.com/u/108963424/Toole- %20San%20Fran%20AES%20with%20added%20notes.pptx
Floyd E. Toole studied electrical engineering at the University of New Brunswick, and at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, where he received a Ph.D. In 1965 he joined the National Research Council of Canada, where he reached the position of Senior Research Officer in the Acoustics and Signal Processing Group. In 1991, he joined Harman International Industries, Inc. as Corporate Vice President—Acoustical Engineering. In this position he worked with all Harman International companies, and directed the Harman Research and Development Group, a central resource for technology development and subjective measurements, retiring in 2007.
His research focused on the acoustics and psychoacoustics of sound reproduc- tion in small rooms, directed to improving engineering measurements, objectives for loudspeaker design and evaluation, and techniques for reducing variability at the loudspeaker / room / listener interface. For papers on these subjects he has received two Audio Engineering Society (AES) Publications Awards and the AES Silver Medal. He is a Fellow and Past President of the AES, a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America, and a Fellow of CEDIA (Custom Design and Installation Association). He has been awarded Lifetime Achievement awards by CEDIA and ALMA (Association of Loudspeaker Manufacturing & Acoustics International).
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