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Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2 vs Sonos Beam
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Product
Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2
Sonos Beam
Model
Shockwafe Elite 7.2
Beam
Brand
Nakamichi
Sonos
Reviews
3541
3280
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
volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause
Audio features
Built-in channels
7.2.4
3.0
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
800 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package)
2
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, Chromecast
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)
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
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
114.3 x 7.6 x 7.6/45.5 x 3 x 3.5
65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
Weight, kg/pounds
3.1/7.2
2.8/6.2
Other
Release year
2018
2018
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 8Nakamichi Shockwafe Elite 7.2
- 6Sonos Beam
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