Bose Soundbar 700 vs Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 review

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The present review is aimed to compare two soundbars - Bose Soundbar 700 vs Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 that are meant to satisfy the needs of cinema and music lovers. Based on our rating, Soundbar 700 has a total rating of 6.6 out of 10 versus 8.2 for Shockwafe Ultra 9.2. The competitors' control buttons are different: action, microphone and power, source, demo, 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 Bose Soundbar 700 has 3.0 versus 9.2.4 for the Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2. Competitors do not have a built-in subwoofer. The Soundbar 700 has a wired and wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 - wireless. The Bose Soundbar 700 got our rating of 6 out of 10, and the Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 10 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Bose Soundbar 700 can connect to the Internet via WI-FI. Rivals from our review have Bluetooth support. The Bose Soundbar 700 has 1/0 HDMI inputs/outputs versus 3/1 of the Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. For connectivity, the Soundbar 700 received a rating of 6/10 versus 8/10, respectively. App control is available for the Soundbar 700. A built-in microphone is present only on the Soundbar 700. 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 Bose Soundbar 700 got a rating of 4, and Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 10 out of 10.

Advantages Bose Soundbar 700 over Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2

Advantages Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 over Bose Soundbar 700