Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC vs JBL BAR 300 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC vs JBL BAR 300 comparison chart

Overall
Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC
6
JBL BAR 300
8.4
4
9

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC vs JBL BAR 300 review

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC
vs
JBL BAR 300

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC vs JBL BAR 300 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC has a total rating of 6 out of 10 versus 8.4 for BAR 300.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC has 7.2.4 versus 5.0 for the JBL BAR 300. The output power is different and equal to 1000 (overall) W for the Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC versus 260 (overall) W for the BAR 300. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC got our rating of 9 out of 10, and the JBL BAR 300 6 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Spotify support is available on the BAR 300.

Connectivity

Only the JBL BAR 300 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. Each soundbar has 1/1 HDMI inputs/outputs. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC received a rating of 7/10 versus 10/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the BAR 300. A built-in microphone is present only on the BAR 300. Soundbars do not have Multi-room support.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC. For multichannel surround Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC got a rating of 10, and JBL BAR 300 7 out of 10.

Advantages Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC over JBL BAR 300

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Compatible with DTS:X

Advantages JBL BAR 300 over Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
Add soundbar to comparison
We didn't find anything to show here

Common

Product

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC
JBL BAR 300

Model

Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC
BAR 300

Brand

Nakamichi
JBL

Reviews

0
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

has not
power, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

7.2.4
5.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

1000 (overall)
260 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

2
0

Separate speaker connections

wireless
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

has not
Pandora, SoundCloud

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/1
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)

0/0
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

114.3 x 7.6 x 7.8/45.5 x 3 x 3.6
82x5.6x10.3/32.3x2.2x4.1

Weight, kg/pounds

2.7/6
4.1/9

Other

Release year

2022
2022
Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC
JBL BAR 300
Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC
JBL BAR 300

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6
  • 8.4
  • 6Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC
  • 8.4JBL BAR 300

Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 eARC competitors

JBL BAR 300 competitors