These days it seems one of the biggest consumer trends is being green, and to be green you need to spend some green on products that reduce your carbon foot print and energy usage. If you’re an audiophile and just can’t stand watching movies or your favorite programming through your TVs built-in speakers, chances are you relay all of getting your audio through an AV receiver and surround speaker system. This kind of setup has actually been standard for decades, works well, consumes a ton of power and in our opinion is relatively archaic. The typical 5.1 / 7.1 home theater system, minus the TV consumes anywhere from 500 to more than 1000 watts when in use. Burning this kind of power to hear audio all around you seems almost ridiculous and is definitely not friendly to mother nature.

The past few years, as TVs began getting thinner, and the old-fashioned wall units began disappearing from living rooms, electronics manufacturers began to discover that fewer consumers are willing to cram a giant AVR receiver in their TV stands, run a bunch of wires and mount speakers on their walls. Today, most consumers, except for maybe the most hardcore of audio enthusiasts, want something smaller and streamlined, which is why the Home Theater Speaker Bar has taken off in popularity. Not only are these devices sleek looking but they are far more eco friendly than a full multi-speaker surround sound system. The average total power consumption of a speaker bar is only a fraction of what a full 7.1 system uses, they take up less space, require less energy to manufacture and they sound great!

Currently there a few different models of speaker bars on the market that feature SRS TruSurround HD technology. Not only do these speaker bars bring your audio to life, they do an excellent job of creating an immersive surround sound experience without the need of having multiple speakers around you. Also, if you’re looking for a way to level out those annoying volume fluctuations while watching TV, some speaker bars feature SRS TruVolume technology.