Listen, Inc. is a leading provider of audio and electroacoustic test and measurement systems including software-based audio analyzers, dedicated audio measurement audio interfaces, and other interfaces and audio test accessories.
Founded in 1995 by Steve Temme, the company specializes in providing powerful and flexible audio and electroacoustic test systems, that incorporate cutting-edge audio measurement methods and algorithms. Listen’s expertise spans basic and advanced electroacoustic measurement techniques including those necessary for open loop testing, distortion measurement, perceptual measurement method and spatial audio.
Listen’s advanced algorithms are developed through original research, and Steve Temme and his colleagues have presented many technical papers on the results of their research at conferences worldwide.
Key Information
- Founded: 1995
- Founders: Steve Temme
- Headquarters: 580 Harrison Ave, Ste 3W, Boston MA 02118
- Phone: (617) 556-4104
- Website: www.listeninc.com
- Industry: Consumer Electronics Manufacturing
- Events: Regularly attends and presents at international conferences hosted by the Audio Engineering Society, ISEAT, ALTI and more.
Products
SoundCheck
SoundCheck is a powerful and flexible software-based audio test system for both analog and digital audio measurements. It measures devices ranging from simple electroacoustic transducers to complex wireless and voice activated devices, and its modular design makes it suitable for both R&D and production environments. SoundCheck is easily expandable, future-proofed with regular feature updates, and supports up to 64 channels and a wide range of test hardware
Audio Interfaces
Listen’s audio interfaces are specifically designed for audio measurement with stable performance, low noise floor and built in audio test functionality. We offer interfaces with 2 to 8 synchronized channels, expandable to 32. They are software controlled with advanced functionality and have no physical controls to alter settings, which minimizes errors.
Additional Components
Listen offers a range of 3rd party audio interfaces (e.g. pro-audio sound cards), amplifiers and power supplies, communications interfaces (e.g. Bluetooth, A2B, MEMS, PDM), measurement microphones and other test accessories.
Target Audience
- Audio Engineers
- Acoustic Engineers
- NPI Engineers
- Engineering Managers
- Engineering Directors
- Infotainment engineers
- Engineers in the consumer electronics industry
Published Papers by Steve Temme, Listen’s founder and president
- Standardized Automotive Audio Measurements. Author: Steve Temme, Listen, Inc. Presented at 9th ISEAT Conference (November 2024) Shenzhen, China
- A New Method for Transient Distortion Detection. Authors: Steve Temme, Rahul Shakya and Jayant Datta, Listen, Inc. Presented at 155th AES Conference (October 2023) New York, NY
- Enhanced Perceptual Rub & Buzz Measurement for Testing Automotive Loudspeakers. Author: Steve Temme, Listen, Inc. Presented at 2022 AES Automotive Conference, Dearborn, MI
- The Challenges of Testing Voice-Controlled Audio Systems. Author: Steve Temme, Listen, Inc. Presented at ISEAT 2019, Shenzhen, China.
- Testing Audio Performance of Hearables. Authors: Steve Temme, Listen, Inc. Presented at AES Headphone Conference 2019, San Francisco, CA.
- A New THD+N Algorithm for Measuring Today’s High Resolution Audio Systems. Authors: Alfred B. Roney The Mathworks, Inc. (formerly Listen, Inc.) Steve Temme, Listen, Inc. Presented at AES 2018, New York, NY.
- Evaluation of audio test methods and measurements for end-of-line loudspeaker quality control. Authors: Steve Temme, Listen, Inc. and Viktor Dobos, Harman/Becker Automotive Systems Kft. Presented at ISEAT 2017, Shenzhen, China
- Challenges of IoT Smart Speaker Testing. Authors: Glenn Hess (Indy Acoustic Research) and Daniel Knighten (Listen, Inc.). Presented at the 143rd AES Conference, New York 2017
- In-Vehicle Audio System Distortion Audibility versus Level and Its Impact on Perceived Sound Quality. Authors: Steve Temme, Listen, Inc. and Patrick Dennis, Nissan Technical Center North America, Inc. Presented at the 141st AES Convention, Los Angeles, CA 2015
- The Correlation Between Distortion Audibility and Listener Preference in Headphones. Authors: Steve Temme, Sean E. Olive, Steve Tatarunis, Todd Welti, and Elisabeth McMullin. Presented at the 137th AES Conference, Los Angeles 2014
- Advances in Impedance Measurement of Loudspeakers and Headphones. Authors: Steve Temme and Tony Scott. Presented at the 135th AES Conference, New York 2013
- Measurement of Harmonic Distortion Audibility Using A Simplified Psychoacoustic Model – Updated. Authors: Steve Temme, Pascal Brunet and Parastoo Qarabaqi. Presented at the 51st AES Conference, Helsinki, Finland, 2013
- Measurement of Harmonic Distortion Audibility Using A Simplified Psychoacoustic Model. Authors: Steve Temme, Pascal Brunet and Parastoo Qarabaqi. Presented at the 133rd AES Convention, San Francisco, 2012
- Practical Implementation of Perceptual Rub & Buzz Distortion and Experimental Results. Authors: Steve Temme, Pascal Brunet and Brian Fallon. Presented at the 129th AES Convention, San Francisco, 2010
- Practical Measurement of Loudspeaker Distortion Using a Simplified Auditory Perceptual Model. Authors: Steve Temme, Pascal Brunet and D.B. (Don) Keele. Presented at the 127th AES Convention, New York, 2009
- Evolution of Time-Frequency Analysis Methods and their Practical Applications. Authors: Pascal Brunet, Zachary Rimkunas and Steve Temme. Presented at the 123rd AES Convention, New York, 2007
- Challenges of MP3 Player Testing. Authors: Steve Temme, Pascal Brunet and Zachary Rimkunas. Presented at the 122nd AES Convention, Vienna, 2007
- A New Method for Measuring Distortion using a Multitone Stimulus and Non-Coherence. Authors: Steve Temme and Pascal Brunet. Presented at the 121st AES Convention, San Francisco, 2006
- Higher Order Harmonic Signature Analysis for Loudspeaker Defect Detection. Authors: Dan Foley, Dr. Robert Celmer, Benjamin Sachwald, James Anthony, Tony Pagliaro, Shane Thompson. Presented at the 117th AES Convention, San Francisco, 2004
- Enhancements for Loose Particle Detection. Authors: Pascal Brunet and Steve Temme. Presented at the 116th AES Convention, Berlin, 2004
- Loose Particle Detection. Authors: Pascal Brunet, Evan Chakroff and Steve Temme. Presented at the 115th AES Convention, New York, 2003
- Virtual Instruments for Audio Testing. Authors: Steve Temme. Presented at the 105th AES Convention, San Francisco, 1998
- How to Graph Distortion Measurements. Authors: Steve Temme. Presented at the 94th AES Convention, Berlin, 1993
- Simulated Free Field Measurements. Authors: Christopher J. Struck and Steve Temme. Presented at the 93rd AES Convention, San Francisco, 1992
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Listen, Inc., 580 Harrison Ave Ste 3W, Boston, MA 02118
Tel: 617-556-4104
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