Those electronics of yours don’t just run themselves, you know, and they do need a little more juice than that clock radio.

It’s all about power, baby! And optimizing that 65-inch TV and 7.1 surround-sound system takes more than simply any old electrical current. Power conditioning and power management have become hot topics in the electronics world for the clean and unterruptible electrical supplies they send to your precious gear – and you will notice a difference.

We gave a nod of recognition to a handful of products that serve this category and your electronics well as Products of the Year: Crestron’s CEN-UPS1250, Furman Sound’s Elite-15 PF I Power Conditioner, Richard Gray’s Power Company’s RGPC PowerVault, and Transparent Audio’s PowerIsolator Reference (PIR).

So fire up that home theater without worry. You’ll get maximum performance from each connected product, and when everyone else’s systems go down during the next storm your theater will keep on ticking like Timex.

Check out other Product of the Year Award winners.