How HARMAN and JBL Bring Stadium Sound Experiences to Your Home

Imagine stepping into a stadium on game day… the electric atmosphere is palpable and the anticipation of thousands of fans is thick in the air. The exciting atmosphere and sharing the experience in-person with friends, family, and fans are some of the top reasons for attending live sporting events, but a majority of fans watch live sports from their home at least weekly. What if you could experience the same energizing feeling of watching sports in a stadium from the comfort of your own home?

Only HARMAN's market-leading audio brand JBL has the ability to deliver stadium-grade sound at your home, thanks to our heritage in audio innovation and presence in many of the world's most iconic stadiums, arenas, and sports venues.In honor of the 2024 Paris Olympics, read on to discover how you can experience stadium sound without leaving your living room.

Mastering the Art of Stadium Sound

Whether it's the roar of football crowds or the excitement in basketball arenas, JBL's cutting-edge audio technology ensures that every seat in a sports venue captures the heart-pounding intensity of the moment. It's no surprise then that JBL Pro dominates the soundscape of sports: In the United States, our sound systems power 18 National Football League stadiums, 18 National Basketball Association arenas, and numerous venues across the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and Major League Soccer.

Globally, JBL Pro systems are installed at Twickenham Stadium, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the Beijing Water Cube, and many more. This year, JBL Pro's sound systems are installed in four official venues for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games: The Porte de la Chapelle Arena, Stade Roland-Garros, Stade Bauer in St. Ouen, and the Paris La Defense Arena.

Designing sound systems for stadiums is no small feat. The roar of the crowd, the large open space, and varied architectural features - all present unique challenges when attempting to ensure each individual fan can still experience premium sound. HARMAN and JBL Professional rise to these challenges with a suite of products designed for optimal performance in any environment with a highly distributed speaker system set-up.

Bringing Stadium Sound Home
Built upon our extensive experience providing sound for large venues, HARMAN and JBL created a line of feature-packed soundbars to elevate the home audio experience. With a wide range of models, from the flagship JBL BAR 1300 to the compact JBL BAR 2.0, legendary stadium sound is now available directly in your living room. Fans can choose the soundbar that's right for them based on state-of-the-art technologies that will transport everyone directly into the action, including:

• Detachable, True Wireless Surround Speakers: A JBL exclusive, select models feature two detachable surround speakers that can be placed anywhere in the room, without the hassle of wires or extra power connections.
• Multibeam Technology: Unlike conventional soundbars that only emit sound in a forward direction, JBL soundbars equipped with MultiBeam technology combines digital signal processing (DSP), front-firing speakers, and twin side-firing drivers to beam sound at angles towards the side walls of a room and create a spacious surround sound effect.
• PureVoice Technology: The spoken commentary is an essential part of watching a live sports broadcast, but it can sometimes be the hardest to hear. With JBL PureVoice, DSP detects human speech from within a broadcast and dynamically enhances the dialogue for crystal-clear intelligibility without impacting other sounds.
• Dolby Atmos: Most fans want to feel like they are right in the middle of the action, and with Dolby Atmos, they can. Because Dolby Atmos is object-based, sound is not limited to channels or speakers - it is free to move and flow around the viewer, creating a three-dimensional sound experience that is more akin to real life.

HARMAN and JBL aren't just a part of the game-day experience, we bring it to new heights to ensure every fan can feel the power and excitement of live sports. Take a closer look at our JBL BAR series to discover how you can ensure you don't just hear the game - you live it: https://www.jbl.com/soundbars/