Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Yamaha YSP-5600 review

Votes 4 4
Rating 3 3

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Yamaha YSP-5600 comparison chart

Overall
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
8.2
Yamaha YSP-5600
8,4
4
8

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Yamaha YSP-5600 review

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
vs
Yamaha YSP-5600

An affordable soundbar is always a good option to consider, so Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Yamaha YSP-5600 comparison definitely makes sense. Based on our rating, Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 has a total rating of 8.2 out of 10 versus 8,4 for YSP-5600. The competitors' control buttons are different: power, source, demo, volume down, volume up and input, volume down, volume up, power, 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 7.1.2 for the Yamaha YSP-5600. The output power is different and equal to 1000 (overall) W for the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 versus 128 (overall) W for the YSP-5600. Only the Yamaha YSP-5600 has a built-in subwoofer. The Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 got our rating of 10 out of 10, and the Yamaha YSP-5600 7 for its audio features and specs. Spotify is available on each of the soundbars.

Connectivity

Only the Yamaha YSP-5600 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 4/1 of the Yamaha YSP-5600. The HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) feature supports both devices. Both soundbars have a USB connector. For connectivity, the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 received a rating of 8/10 versus 9/10, respectively.

Features

App control is available for the YSP-5600. A built-in microphone is present only on the YSP-5600. Multi-room is only available for the Yamaha YSP-5600.

Multichannel surround

Both devices have support for Dolby Atmos multichannel audio format. The surround sound technology DTS:X is supported by devices under review. For multichannel surround Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 got a rating of 10, and Yamaha YSP-5600 8 out of 10.

Advantages Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 over Yamaha YSP-5600

  • Separate subwoofer in package

Advantages Yamaha YSP-5600 over Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2

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

Product

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Yamaha YSP-5600

Model

Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
YSP-5600

Brand

Nakamichi
Yamaha

Reviews

2241
55

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
input, volume down, volume up, power

Audio features

Built-in channels

9.2.4
7.1.2

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

1000 (overall)
128 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

4
0

Separate speaker connections

wired
has not

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

AirPlay

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Pandora, SoundCloud
Pandora, Napster, TIDAL, Deezer

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

0
1

NFC

HDMI input/output

3/1
4/1

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
1/0

Analog audio input/output (RCA)

1/0
1/0

Headphone output

0
0

Subwoofer output

0
1

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
91.4 x 20.3 x 10.2/36 x 8.5 x 4.8

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.2
11.3/25.8

Other

Release year

2018
2015
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Yamaha YSP-5600
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Yamaha YSP-5600

Soundbars SoundStrokes Art comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 8.2
  • 8,4
  • 8.2Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
  • 8,4Yamaha YSP-5600