Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Polk Audio SIGNA S2 review

Votes 2 2
Rating 3.5 3.5

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Polk Audio SIGNA S2 comparison chart

Overall
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
8.2
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
5
4
4

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Polk Audio SIGNA S2 review

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
vs
Polk Audio SIGNA S2

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Polk Audio SIGNA S2 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has a total rating of 8.2 out of 10 versus 5 for SIGNA S2. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up and power, volume down, volume up, source, Bluetooth, respectively.

Audio features

Both soundbars have active amplification type. A significant difference between the units in the number of channels, the Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has 9.2.4 versus 2.1 for the Polk Audio SIGNA S2. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. Rivals have wireless connection to separate subwoofer. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 got our rating of 10 out of 10, and the Polk Audio SIGNA S2 6 for its audio features and specs. Spotify support is available on the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2.

Connectivity

Both models do not have WI-FI support. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has 3/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/0 of the Polk Audio SIGNA S2. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 received a rating of 8/10 versus 6/10, 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

Only the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has a Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format support. A surround technology DTS:X is supported only by the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2. For multichannel surround Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 got a rating of 10, and Polk Audio SIGNA S2 4 out of 10.

Advantages Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 over Polk Audio SIGNA S2

  • Amazon Music compatible
  • Spotify support
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Polk Audio SIGNA S2

Model

Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
SIGNA S2

Brand

Nakamichi
Polk Audio

Reviews

2241
6669

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, Bluetooth

Audio features

Built-in channels

9.2.4
2.1

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

1000 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

4
0

Separate speaker connections

wired
wireless

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
has not

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)

Coaxial digital input/output

1/0
0/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
1/0

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 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
89.9 x 5.4 x 8.1/35.4 x 2.1 x 3.2

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.2

Other

Release year

2018
2018
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Polk Audio SIGNA S2
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Polk Audio SIGNA S2

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 5
  • 8.2Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
  • 5Polk Audio SIGNA S2

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 competitors

Polk Audio SIGNA S2 competitors