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Audiophiles and music lovers -- are you looking for a greener alternative to your current stereo system? You might want to start your quest with NuVo Technologies.

Nuvo, a relatively new player in the home-audio arena, recently received a big recognition for its efforts to go green. This March, the Consumer Electronics Association gave Nuvo its 2008 TechHome Mark of Excellence Award for Best Environmentally Friendly Product, Service, or Corporate Policy.

That's one really long award name, but it recognizes NuVo's efforts to develop devices that use less power, especially during standby mode, when most competing home electronics suck way too much electricity from the wall.

NuVo’s Essentia E6G, which uses less than one watt of of power in standby mode, was the first whole-home audio system to earn the U.S.'s coveted ENERGY STAR® rating. It uses energy-efficient Organic Light-Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) for its control panels, and is manufactured with a low level of heavy metals. The company has also submitted several other new devices for ENERGY STAR qualification, and ships its products using only biodegradable packing materials.

You can look for other ENERGY STAR qualified audio products here.