Sony HT-Z9F vs Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 eARC

HT-Z9F vs Shockwafe Pro 7.1 eARC comparison chart

Overall
Sony HT-Z9F
7.2
Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 eARC
5.8
7
4
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
Sony HT-Z9F

Nov 22, 2019

The latest Vertical Surround Engine surround sound technology allows you to enjoy realistic audio in the latest formats such as Dolby Atmos and DTS: X, which are used in movie theaters. And all this ...

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Product

Sony HT-Z9F
Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 eARC

Model

HT-Z9F
Shockwafe Pro 7.1 eARC

Brand

Sony
Nakamichi

Reviews

349
0

General

Placement type

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

Connection to source

wired, wireless
wired, wireless

Soundbar buttons

power, input, Bluetooth, music service, volume down, volume up
has not

Audio features

Built-in channels

3.1
7.1.4

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

400 (overall)
850 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

0
2

Separate speaker connections

has not
wireless

Subwoofer

Built-in subwoofer

Separate subwoofer (in package)

Separate subwoofer connections

wireless
wireless

Streaming services

Apple Music (AirPlay)

Amazon Music

Spotify

Other streaming services

Chromecast
has not

Connectivity

WI-FI

Bluetooth

Ethernet (RJ45)

1
0

NFC

HDMI input/output

2/0
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

0/0
1/0

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 TrueHD, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

DTS:X

DTS (other)

has not
DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS-HD High Resolution Audio, DTS Digital Surround

User manual

Manual

N/A

Dimensions

Size (Wx H x D), cm/in

100 x 6.4 x 10/39.4 x 2.5 x 3.4
114.3 x 7.6 x 7.8/45.5 x 3 x 3.6

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/6.6
2.7/6

Other

Release year

2018
2022
Sony HT-Z9F
Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 eARC
Sony HT-Z9F
Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 eARC

Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating

  • better
  • worse
  • 7.2
  • 5.8
  • 7.2Sony HT-Z9F
  • 5.8Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1 eARC

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