The world’s best-known Japanese restaurant, Nobu is renowned for attention to detail. After Nobu Malibu’s previous outdoor speakers suffered damage from ‘lawn care equipment’, the restaurant looked to audio integrator Russ DuBrow of Electronic Technology for a system that could withstand the elements and deliver the highest quality sound. DuBrow selected JBL’s Control 88M Mushroom Landscape Speakers speakers for their sound, 360° coverage and weather-resistant design.

‘I’ve been working with Nobu for more than ten years and I service most of their locations on the West Coast,’ says DuBrow who was also part of multi-year design build for the Nobu Malibu location. ‘They wanted a new speaker system that could provide great sound quality and withstand regular lawn care and the elements. The JBL Control 88M speakers are highly durable and impervious to water, with excellent sound quality thanks to a great driver design.’

Control 88M Landscape speakers can be mounted on or in the ground, and are suited to a wide variety of applications: ‘We designed the speaker to unobtrusively and easily blend in with its surroundings,’ says JBL Senior Manager for Commercial Loudspeakers, Rick Kamlet. ‘The tough polyethylene enclosure resists abuse from lawn care equipment and the elements, and the enclosure color extends throughout the material to ensure that the speaker will maintain color, even when scraped or scratched.’ 

‘The patio itself is a beautiful location with multiple elevations and amazing views of the Pacific ocean and the Malibu Pier,’ DuBrow adds. ‘It was critical that the speaker system be high quality to match the prestige of the venue, not only for looks, but for sound.’

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