Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Sonos Arc

Shockwafe Ultra 9.2 vs Arc comparison chart

Overall
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
8.2
Sonos Arc
7
4
8
Votes 1 1
Rating 5 5
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Common

Product

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Sonos Arc

Model

Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Arc

Brand

Nakamichi
Sonos

Reviews

2241
368

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, play/pause, microphone

Audio features

Built-in channels

9.2.4

Amplification type

active
active

Output power, W

1000 (overall)

Separate speaker (in package)

4
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, iHeart, 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
0/0

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

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
114 x 7.6 x 10.1/45 x 3.4 x 4.5

Weight, kg/pounds

3.1/7.2
6.2/13.7

Other

Release year

2018
2020
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Sonos Arc
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Sonos Arc

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  • 8.2
  • 7
  • 8.2Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
  • 7Sonos Arc