SOUND.COM PROVIDES BEAUTIFUL AUDIO FOR MISS INDIA PAGEANT WITH JBL VERTEC® LINE ARRAYS

NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIA, April 25, 2007 — Demonstrating the worldwide recognition of JBL Professional VERTEC® as the industry’s highest quality and most versatile line array loudspeaker series, Indian sound reinforcement company Sound.com recently provided a VERTEC line array system for the annual Femina Miss India pageant. The event was held April 8, 2007 at the Bandra Kura Complex in Mumbai.

“We began our audio careers in search of milestones like these,” said Warren D’Souza, Sound.com’s founder and owner. “Sound.com was proud to be providing sound solutions for Femina Miss India, undoubtedly one of the biggest and most-watched international beauty pageants. We decided to provide superlative audio to make it a surreal aural experience.”

To create this experience, Sound.com provided a combination of VERTEC products, including VT4889 full-size line array elements, VT4887 compact line array elements, and VT4880 arrayable subwoofers. Additionally, JBL VRX915M loudspeakers served as stage monitors, while JBLVRX932LA loudspeakers provided side fill coverage. The entire system was powered by Crown IT4000 and IT6000 amplifiers.

According to D’Souza, the selection of Sound.com as the event’s audio provider was based on the company’s collective expertise and right choice of equipment. “Our company was chosen on reputation, and VERTEC does help since that choice was entirely based on the deliverables and final sound quality,” he said. “Scalability has always been our forte at Sound.com, and when it matters most, we always deliver. We are achieving what we once dreamt about because we now have the tools to do so.”

One of these tools includes VERTEC, said D’Souza, who cited unparalleled audio quality, light weight, and ease of rigging among the reasons for choosing VERTEC for this event. “A line array system can have all the bells and whistles in the world but if it does not have good audio quality, articulation and power handling capacity, then it’s not my choice,” he noted. “The VERTEC system possesses all these qualities.”

Based in Bandra, Mumbai, India, Sound.com is a growing full-service audio production company with a concert-quality rental department. Specializing in live sound and corporate audio, the company was founded in 1998 and has grown to a staff of 48. “Warren D’Souza and his team represent an excellent example of a forward-looking regional sound reinforcement company, capable of supporting the highest-profile local and national events while also being able to handle the needs of international touring acts,” noted David Scheirman, vice president, tour sound, JBL Professional.

For more information on Sound.com, please visit www.online-sound.com.

About JBL Professional:
Headquartered in Northridge, California, JBL Professional is the world’s leading designer, manufacturer, and marketer of professional loudspeakers for recording and broadcast, musician, cinema, touring sound, commercial sound and contracting applications. Celebrating its 60th Anniversary in 2006, JBL Professional is the proud recipient of the 2005 Technical GRAMMY® award. JBL Professional is part of the Harman International network of professional and consumer audio companies. For complete product and company information, go to the JBL Professional website at www.jblpro.com.

About the Harman Pro Group:
The Harman Pro Group (www.harmanpro.com) is the world’s largest provider of professional audio products and system solutions for commercial sound, contracting, tour sound, recording and broadcast, musician, portable PA and cinema applications. The Group is headquartered in Northridge, California and includes industry leaders AKG Acoustics, BSS Audio, Crown International, dbx, DigiTech, JBL Professional, Lexicon, Soundcraft, and Studer. The Group is part of Harman International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE: HAR), a leading supplier of high-quality, high fidelity audio products and infotainment systems for the automotive, home and professional markets.