Thinking about giving in and going the soundbar route? These 25 versatile speakers offer a wealth of features that support their integration into the modern home.

New company RAYVA will offer pre-designed home theater solutions made up of products from CEDIA manufacturers, engineered for integration and packaged for installation by home theater pros.

Home of the Year Gold Winner for Home Theater ($75,000 - $150,000). As the last phase of an extensive renovation, a high-end home theater lands on a third-floor office space.

Adding more speakers to a room can confuse the human brain, so manufacturers discuss the best way to acoustically treat a home theater for object-based surround sound.

Manufacturers debate how healthy or unhealthy it is for the market to have multiple competing object-based technologies on the market, from Dolby Atmos, DTS:X and Auro 3D.

Over half of CE Pro 100 dealers use Sony a/v receivers, followed closely behind by Integra as well as Marantz, Yamaha and Denon. Check out the complete list in our 2016 Brand Analysis.