主题：[原创]音箱与扬声器设计的级别正解

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. Early in 2007 Dr. Toole retired.

Dr. Toole’s research has focused on the acoustics and psychoacoustics of sound reproduction in small rooms.  Most notably, he established methods for subjective and objective evaluations which have been used to clarify the relationships between technical measurements of audio equipment and listeners’ perceptions.  All of this work was directed to improving engineering measurements, objectives for loudspeaker design and production control, and techniques for reducing variability at the loudspeaker / room / listener interface.  For papers on these subjects he has received two AES Publications Awards and the AES Silver Medal.  A book, “Sound Reproduction”, for Focal Press (2008) is his most recent project. He is a Fellow and Past President of the Audio Engineering Society and a Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America. He is currently active in teaching and course development in CEDIA and in 2008 he was awarded the CEDIA Lifetime Achievement Award.