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Sonos Beam vs Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
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Product
Sonos Beam
Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Model
Beam
Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
Brand
Sonos
Nakamichi
Reviews
3280
2241
General
Placement type
table-top, wall-mountable
table-top, wall-mountable
Connection to source
wired, wireless
wired, wireless
Soundbar buttons
volume down, volume up, microphone, play/pause
power, source, demo, volume down, volume up
Audio features
Built-in channels
3.0
9.2.4
Amplification type
active
active
Output power, W
1000 (overall)
Separate speaker (in package)
0
4
Separate speaker connections
wireless
wired
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, Tuneln, Chromecast
Pandora, SoundCloud
Connectivity
WI-FI
Bluetooth
Ethernet (RJ45)
1
0
NFC
HDMI input/output
1/0
3/1
HDMI ARC
HDMI eARC
HDMI CEC
Optical digital input/output
1/0
1/0
USB
1 (USB 2.0)
Coaxial digital input/output
0/0
1/0
Analog audio input/output (RCA)
0/0
1/0
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 Digital, Dolby TruHD
DTS:X
DTS (other)
has not
DTS Digital Surround, DTS HD
User manual
Dimensions
Size (Wx H x D), cm/in
65 x 6.8x 10/25.6 x 2.7 x 3.9
114.3 x 7.6 x 7.6/45.5 x 3 x 3.5
Weight, kg/pounds
2.8/6.2
3.1/7.2
Other
Release year
2018
2018
Soundbars CHooseratoR comparison rating
- 6Sonos Beam
- 8.2Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2
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