Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 vs Samsung HW-Q70R review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 vs Samsung HW-Q70R comparison chart

Overall
Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2
8
Samsung HW-Q70R
7.6
4
10

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 vs Samsung HW-Q70R review

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2
vs
Samsung HW-Q70R

If you have already decided that you want to buy a new soundbar, but still don’t know what exactly you want, the Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 vs Samsung HW-Q70R comparison is here to offer you two decent solutions. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 was rated 8, while the Samsung HW-Q70R has a rating 7.6. The soundbars are equipped with a different number of buttons, power, source, demo, volume down, volume up for the Shockwafe Elite 7.2 and power, volume down, volume up, source for the HW-Q70R.

Audio features

Each of the models under consideration has active amplification type. A noticeable difference is the number of channels that Shockwafe Elite 7.2 has 7.2.4 and HW-Q70R has 3.1.2. These rivals can be compared in terms of power, 800 (overall) versus 330 (overall) according to devices. The built-in subwoofer is not implemented in any of these models. An external subwoofer can be connected to any of the units in this comparison. Rate 9 out of 10 received the Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 for audio features and specs, but the Samsung HW-Q70R received 7 out of 10.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Each of the competitors can play content from Spotify.

Connectivity

Wireless Internet connection is realized only in the HW-Q70R. Soundbars from this comparison have Bluetooth support. There are 3/1 HDMI inputs/outputs in the Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 versus 1/1 HDMIs in the Samsung HW-Q70R. As in the Shockwafe Elite 7.2, so in the HW-Q70R there is the HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC). Connecting devices via USB is possible in both models. We rated the connectivity of the Shockwafe Elite 7.2 at 8 out of 10, while the HW-Q70R was rated 7/10. The manufacturer of the HW-Q70R provides a device control application. The Samsung HW-Q70R equipped with a microphone. The Samsung HW-Q70R may become part of a multiroom system.

Multichannel surround

Manufacturers equipped both units with Dolby Atmos audio decoder. Units from this comparison can process surround sound due to DTS:X support. The same score of 10/10 was put to the soundbars for multichannel surround support.

Advantages Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 over Samsung HW-Q70R

  • Amazon Music compatible

Advantages Samsung HW-Q70R over Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2

  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
  • Multi-room support
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Common

Product

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2
Samsung HW-Q70R

Model

Shockwafe Elite 7.2
HW-Q70R

Brand

Nakamichi
Samsung

Reviews

2241
1601

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, volume down, volume up, source

Audio features

Built-in channels

7.2.4
3.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

800 (overall)
330 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
0

Separate speaker connections

wired
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

3/1
1/1

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
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa

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
DTS Digital Surround

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
110 x 5.8 x 9.9/43.3 x 2.3 x 3.9

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.2
3.5/7.9

Other

Release year

2018
2019
Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2
Samsung HW-Q70R
Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2
Samsung HW-Q70R

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8
  • 7.6
  • 8Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2
  • 7.6Samsung HW-Q70R