Billboard Live Tokyo celebrates with JBL
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Billboard Live is a club and restaurant that hosts more than 200 performances each year. Celebrating their 10-year anniversary in 2017, Billboard Live decided to upgrade their sound system with an audio solution that would earn them global acclaim for another 10 years to come.
Billboard Live hired sound and visual specialists Hibino to supply a top-tier sound system that could deliver stellar sound for any type of music - from the subtle nuances of acoustic performances to full-scale pop productions. After hearing the clarity and precision of the JBL VTX Series speakers, Billboard Live knew they were the right fit.
“The level of detail that the VTX Series provides is exactly what we were looking for,” said the planner of Billboard Live Tokyo. “When we were listening to CDs during the system tests, the VTX Series made us feel like we were actually in the recording studio. They can recreate every little detail of a performance - you can even hear performers breathing on stage.”
Billboard Live Tokyo also used the upgrade as an opportunity to reconfigure the design of their sound system for more efficient low-end coverage. Located within the Tokyo Midtown complex in Roppongi, the venue sprawls across three floors, making it difficult to deliver sufficient low frequencies to the upper levels - especially with ground-stacked subwoofers. To solve this challenge, Hibino flew two VTX-G28 subwoofers near the ceiling on either side of the stage, as well as two slightly lower VTX-S25 subwoofers between the line arrays to provide controlled low-end distribution across all three floors.
(Jim Evans)
