Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Bose Soundbar 500 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Bose Soundbar 500 comparison chart

Overall
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
8.2
Bose Soundbar 500
7.4
4
8

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Bose Soundbar 500 review

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
vs
Bose Soundbar 500

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Bose Soundbar 500 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has a total rating of 8.2 out of 10 versus 7.4 for Soundbar 500. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up and microphone, 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 3.0 for the Bose Soundbar 500. 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 Bose Soundbar 500 6 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Soundbar 500 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has 3/1 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 1/0 of the Bose Soundbar 500. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, each of the soundbars received a rating of 8/10. App control is available for the Soundbar 500. A built-in microphone is present only on the Soundbar 500. 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 Ultra 9.2. For multichannel surround Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 got a rating of 10, and Bose Soundbar 500 4 out of 10.

Advantages Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 over Bose Soundbar 500

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Compatible with DTS:X

Advantages Bose Soundbar 500 over Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2

  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
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Common

Product

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Bose Soundbar 500

Model

Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Soundbar 500

Brand

Nakamichi
Bose

Reviews

2241
407

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
microphone

Audio features

Built-in channels

9.2.4
3.0

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 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
Pandora,Tuneln, Deezer, iHeart, SiriusXM

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

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
0/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
0

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant

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
80 x 4.3 x 10.1/31.5 x 1.7 x 4

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.2
3.1/7

Other

Release year

2018
2018
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Bose Soundbar 500
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Bose Soundbar 500

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 7.4
  • 8.2Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
  • 7.4Bose Soundbar 500

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 competitors

Bose Soundbar 500 competitors