Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Yamaha YAS-109 review

Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Yamaha YAS-109 comparison chart

Overall
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
8.2
Yamaha YAS-109
6.8
4
8

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Yamaha YAS-109 review

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
vs
Yamaha YAS-109

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Yamaha YAS-109 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has a total rating of 8.2 out of 10 versus 6.8 for YAS-109. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up and power, volume down, volume up, input, 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 2.0 for the Yamaha YAS-109. The output power is different and equal to 1000 (overall) W for the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 versus 120 W for the YAS-109. Only the Yamaha YAS-109 has a built-in subwoofer. The Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has a wireless connection to separate subwoofer, and the YAS-109 - wired and wireless. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 got our rating of 10 out of 10, and the Yamaha YAS-109 6 for its audio features and specs.

Streaming services

Soundbars do not have AirPlay support. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Yamaha YAS-109 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 1/1 of the Yamaha YAS-109. 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 YAS-109. A built-in microphone is present only on the YAS-109. 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 Yamaha YAS-109 6 out of 10.

Advantages Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 over Yamaha YAS-109

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

Advantages Yamaha YAS-109 over Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2

  • Built-in subwoofer
  • WI-FI enabled
  • App control
  • Microphone
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Common

Product

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Yamaha YAS-109

Model

Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
YAS-109

Brand

Nakamichi
Yamaha

Reviews

2241
766

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, input, microphone

Audio features

Built-in channels

9.2.4
2.0

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

1000 (overall)
120

Separate speaker (in package)

4
0

Separate speaker connections

wired
wired, wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wired, wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

3/1
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)

1/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

Features

Voice control

Amazon Alexa

App control

Microphone

Remote control

Multi-room

Multichannel surround

Dolby Atmos

Dolby (other)

Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital, Dolby TruHD
Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II

DTS:X

DTS (other)

DTS Digital Surround, DTS HD
DTS Virtual:X

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 x 5.3 x 13.1/35 x 2.1 x 5.1

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.2
3.4/7.5

Other

Release year

2018
2019
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Yamaha YAS-109
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Yamaha YAS-109

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 6.8
  • 8.2Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
  • 6.8Yamaha YAS-109

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 competitors

Yamaha YAS-109 competitors