A soundbar is an alternative to having separate components for your surround sound system. A soundbar comes with several internal speakers that provide excellent quality audio. Soundbars can be roughly 1/10 the size of traditional systems and they plug into a television set. However, soundbars are not better than speakers. A soundbar does give you similar features to a speaker system but the quality of the sound is not as good. Many people praise this type of home theater system because space is limited in most homes. However, if you have the space and want high quality audio - buy speakers. With separate speakers, you get the noise canceling technology that is not available with soundbars. The best way to choose what type of system is right for you is by matching it up with your budget and the space that you have in your home. If you want high quality audio go buy speakers but if space does not allow for this - a soundbar will work perfectly fine. Speakers are better than soundbars because they provide much better quality audio than any soundbar could ever produce. Separate speakers can be installed almost anywhere in a room but speaker bars need to be placed very close to the TV screen. Speaker systems are also more customizable because they are flexible in terms of where they can be placed in a room without interfering with other furniture.