Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 vs Sony HT-X9000F review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 vs Sony HT-X9000F comparison chart

Overall
Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1
7.8
Sony HT-X9000F
7
4
2

Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 vs Sony HT-X9000F review

Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1
vs
Sony HT-X9000F

The Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 vs Sony HT-X9000F comparison proves that these soundbars have many common features. Based on our rating, Shockwafe Pro 7.1 has a total rating of 7.8 out of 10 versus 7 for HT-X9000F. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up and power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 has 7.1.4 versus 2.1 for the Sony HT-X9000F. The output power is different and equal to 600 (overall) W for the Shockwafe Pro 7.1 versus 300 (overall) W for the HT-X9000F. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 got our rating of 8 out of 10, and the Sony HT-X9000F 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 has 3/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/0 of the Sony HT-X9000F. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the Shockwafe Pro 7.1 received a rating of 8/10 versus 7/10, respectively.

Features

Compared soundbars have no app control. None of the models under consideration have a built-in microphone. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The surround sound technology DTS:X is supported by devices under review. For multichannel surround Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 got a rating of 10, and Sony HT-X9000F 9 out of 10.

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Common

Product

Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1
Sony HT-X9000F

Model

Shockwafe Pro 7.1
HT-X9000F

Brand

Nakamichi
Sony

Reviews

3363
234

General

Placement type

table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
power, input, Bluetooth, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

7.1.4
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

600 (overall)
300 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
0

Separate speaker connections

wired
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
Pandora, Tuneln, Deezer, Chromecast

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

3/1
1/0

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)
1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
1

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital, Dolby TruHD
Dolby Digital

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround, DTS HD
has not

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

114.3 x 7.6 x 7.6/45.5 x 3 x 3.5
93 x 5.8 x 8.5/36.6 x 2.3 x 3.3

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.2
2.5/5

Other

Release year

2017
2018
Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1
Sony HT-X9000F
Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1
Sony HT-X9000F

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  • 7.8Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1
  • 7Sony HT-X9000F