NORTHRIDGE, Calif. — Sept. 22, 2026 — HARMAN Luxury Audio Group today announced that Shelley’s Stereo, the Woodland Hills-based retailer that has served Southern California’s audio enthusiasts since 1959, has been named the newest dealer to carry the JBL Summit Series, the newly completed five-model line of ultra high-performance loudspeakers designed for the world’s most discerning listeners.
Shelley’s joins a select group of dealers nationwide chosen to represent the full JBL Summit lineup — Summit Everest, Summit K2, Summit Makalu, Summit Pumori and Summit Ama — each engineered with JBL’s most advanced acoustics and material technologies and named for a peak of the Himalayas.
“Few retailers anywhere in the country can match nearly seven decades in this business, and that kind of staying power says everything about how Shelley’s treats its clients,” said Jerry Calder, Sales Director, HARMAN Luxury Audio Group. “JBL has spent 80 years pursuing that same kind of enduring excellence, so placing JBL Summit with a dealer as established as Shelley’s felt like a natural fit.”
Shelley’s Stereo: A Southern California Institution
Founded in 1959, Shelley’s Stereo has spent nearly seven decades presenting Southern California clients with systems built for the most accurate reproduction of their music, backed by the kind of highly personalized service that has defined the company since its earliest days in two-channel stereo. Alon Moscovitch, who joined Shelley’s in 1987 and became its owner and president in 2001, leads the company today from its Woodland Hills showroom.
He stated: “Since 1959, we’ve built this business one relationship at a time, always chasing the same thing, which is sound that moves people. The first time I heard JBL Summit, it simply sounded lifelike. Every song had an emotional impact and an instrumental presence I don’t get tired of. It belongs in our showroom.”
A Fall Celebration
Shelley’s will celebrate its new JBL Summit dealership with an open house planned for early in the fourth quarter of 2026 at its Woodland Hills showroom. Additional details will be announced closer to the date. Press interested in attending or requesting an interview can contact Vaughn Howes, Director of Operations, Shelley’s Stereo, at [email protected].
Why JBL Summit Matters
For a company built on two-channel stereo since 1959, heritage is not a marketing angle. It is the entire business model. JBL Summit’s Himalayan namesakes and JBL’s own eight-decade engineering legacy give Shelley’s a line that matches its own sense of history note for note.
The JBL Summit Series includes:
- Summit Everest: The undisputed flagship of the Summit Series and heir to four generations of Project Everest, Summit Everest sets the reference the rest of the line is measured against. The 3.5-Way, dual 15-inch floor-standing reference loudspeaker features three 2-inch dual-motor compression drivers and dual 10-inch cast-frame Differential Drive mid-bass drivers and a pair of 15-inch Differential Drive woofers, which move air with a scale and ease that make even the grandest listening rooms feel intimate.
- Summit K2: Carrying forward one of JBL’s most revered Project lineages, Summit K2 is reborn as a 3-Way 15-inch floor-stander built for listeners who know exactly what they’re chasing. Three 1.5-inch dual-motor compression drivers and a 10-inch cast-frame Differential Drive mid-bass driver and a 15-inch cast-frame Differential Drive woofer deliver a musical authority and tonal richness that can turn a familiar recording into a revelation.
- Summit Makalu: The fifth-highest peak on Earth lends its name to a 3-Way 12-inch floor-stander built to fill a room with the same commanding presence. Anchoring the sound foundation of Summit Makalu, its 3-inch, dual-motor compression driver and 8-inch cast-frame mid-bass driver, and 12-inch cast-frame woofer render every note with a clarity that rewards a second listen.
- Summit Pumori: A 3-Way 10-inch floor-stander carrying the name of the “Daughter of Everest,” Summit Pumori is voiced for grace as much as power. Warmth and nuance arrive in equal measure from its 1.5-inch dual-motor compression driver and 8-inch cast-frame mid-bass driver, and 10-inch cast-frame woofer, delivering a tonal balance that makes a listener lean in.
- Summit Ama: Named for Ama Dablam, the Himalayas’ “Mother’s Necklace,” Summit Ama proves a 2-Way stand-mount loudspeaker can hold its own inside the Summit Series. Its 1.5-inch dual-motor compression driver and 8-inch cast-frame woofer combine for a coherence and clarity that make every detail feel close enough to touch.
Every model in the Summit Series is voiced through JBL’s signature Sonoglass® HDI™ (High-Definition Imaging) horn and anchored by JBL’s triple-layer HC4 composite cone, a proprietary blend of carbon fiber and pure pulp engineered for exceptional stiffness and effortlessly low distortion. Each also shares JBL’s proprietary MultiCap™ crossover network, carbon-fiber-wrapped rhodium-plated binding posts, and engineered IsoAcoustics™ isolation feet, housed in heavily braced, contoured cabinets finished to the standard of fine furniture.
To learn more and explore the JBL Summit Series, visit www.jbl.com/summit-series.
