Bose Soundbar 700 vs Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 review

Votes 7 7
Rating 2.9 2.9

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 comparison chart

Overall
Bose Soundbar 700
6.6
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
8.2
8
4

Bose Soundbar 700 vs Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 review

Bose Soundbar 700
vs
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2

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

  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone

Advantages Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 over Bose Soundbar 700

  • Separate subwoofer in package
  • Compatible with Dolby Atmos
  • Compatible with DTS:X
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Common

Product

Bose Soundbar 700
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2

Model

Soundbar 700
Shockwafe Ultra 9.2

Brand

Bose
Nakamichi

Reviews

915
2241

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

action, microphone
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.0
9.2.4

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

1000 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
4

Separate speaker connections

wireless
wired

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wired, wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay 2

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

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

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

1/0
3/1

HDMI ARC

HDMI eARC

HDMI CEC

Optical digital input/output

1/0
1/0

USB

1 (USB 2.0)

Coaxial digital input/output

0/0
1/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

0/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

1
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 Digital, Dolby TruHD

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS Digital Surround, DTS HD

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

97.8 x 5.6 x 10.6 /38.5 x 2.2 x 4.2
114.3 x 7.6 x 7.6/45.5 x 3 x 3.5

Weight, kg/pounds

4.5/10.5
3.1/7.2

Other

Release year

2018
2018
Bose Soundbar 700
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Bose Soundbar 700
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 6.6
  • 8.2
  • 6.6Bose Soundbar 700
  • 8.2Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2