| The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Beverly Hills, CA, has had JBL systems in its prestigious Samuel Goldwyn Theater since the early 1980s. In March, 1997, the Theater Standards Committee of the Academy approved the installation of five screen channels of JBL’s new three-way system, the model 5674, and comments from the membership of the Academy have been uniformly enthusiastic. We at JBL Professional believe the concepts embodied in this system point the future directions that theater sound will take everywhere.