Nakamichi - DRAGON 11.4.6 Home Surround Sound System
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Last updated: Aug 13, 2025 Scoring
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"the dragon 12s are closer to REL 8/12 subs. ... No soundbar has anything close to this sub available. ... The 12s alone make this system untouchable by any other home theater in a box. No comparison!! ... Couple the 12”subs into the experience, you’re not getting that experience short of Svs sub territory. ... It’s a house shaking, chest thumping experience that is not able to be reproduced by any other soundbar or home theater in a box. ... Adding the two 12s to the 8s really has taken the system to the next level. ... The house literally shakes now with honest chest thumping levels. ... BTW, the 12s are RELs! ... The 90 lbs behemoths in the room! ... The chuffing from the 8s many reviewers have noted is gone when used with the 12s."
"house shattering bass that you can feel reverberating through your chest!! ... House shattering bass! It’s the only reason I purchased it"
"The 12" Subwoofer is meaty and takes DRAGON to the next level in terms of impact. ... Way beyond anything else the soundbar category has - including the sonos arc ultra with external subs."
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"My mom who is 83 has vascular dementia, watched Dreamgirls (this time with lossless audio DTS X pro) She was so blown away by the experience, she said it was one of the best days of her life because of the dragon. She really fell in love with that movie. She asked me how did I know she would like the movie? I had to remind her we saw it at movies when it first came out. She didn't remember, but she was really feeling the movie because how it sounded on the dragon."
"As far as the minimalist stage provided by a sound at footprint, dragon sounds like it’s making sounds from the corners of the room. The sound appears to come from old speakers that were left in place, like a visual prop."
"Name an Atmos system that is better without using wires or an AV. ... Home theater in a box!!! ... Dragon is next level when compared to any other soundbar you mentioned."
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"My mom who is 83 has vascular dementia, watched Dreamgirls (this time with lossless audio DTS X pro) She was so blown away by the experience, she said it was one of the best days of her life because of the dragon. She really fell in love with that movie. She asked me how did I know she would like the movie? I had to remind her we saw it at movies when it first came out. She didn't remember, but she was really feeling the movie because how it sounded on the dragon."
"As far as the minimalist stage provided by a sound at footprint, dragon sounds like it’s making sounds from the corners of the room. The sound appears to come from old speakers that were left in place, like a visual prop."
"Loud and clear is something foreign in the soundbar world. ... Effortless 110db+ experience is unmatched."
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"Name an Atmos system that is better without using wires or an AV. ... Home theater in a box!!! ... Dragon is next level when compared to any other soundbar you mentioned."
"Cannot beat the fact that the surrounds and subs all wireless."
"This is the best surround sound I’ve had from a wireless system, hands down. ... The sound immersion is impressive."
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"I hooked up Dragon to the 1440p QD-OLED AW2725DF alienware monitor and my PC into Dragon. I was able to pass through 120Hz at 1440p with HDR with no issues."
"Only the Dragon has 2.1 with 4k/120"
"I just got the Nakamichi Dragon which will pass through 4K120"
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"Nakamichi consistently denied the issue with the subwoofer frequencies. ... they were never able to fix the subwoofer’s capabilities. ... they released a new add-on subwoofer eight months later, which covers the frequency range the original subwoofer should have handled. And guess what? It costs a whopping $1,500 USD each!"
"the subwoofers are actually 2 x 100W RMS drivers, even though Nakamichi is marketing them as 500W per subwoofer. ... This is part of their “3000W surround experience” marketing pitch."
"the subwoofers aren’t capable of reaching the promised 20Hz and will bottom out, producing a very unpleasant noise when such low frequencies are pushed."
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"the subwoofers aren’t capable of reaching the promised 20Hz and will bottom out, producing a very unpleasant noise when such low frequencies are pushed."
"Nakamichi consistently denied the issue with the subwoofer frequencies. ... they were never able to fix the subwoofer’s capabilities. ... they released a new add-on subwoofer eight months later, which covers the frequency range the original subwoofer should have handled. And guess what? It costs a whopping $1,500 USD each!"
"the subwoofers are actually 2 x 100W RMS drivers, even though Nakamichi is marketing them as 500W per subwoofer. ... This is part of their “3000W surround experience” marketing pitch."
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"Nakamichi consistently denied the issue with the subwoofer frequencies. ... they were never able to fix the subwoofer’s capabilities. ... they released a new add-on subwoofer eight months later, which covers the frequency range the original subwoofer should have handled. And guess what? It costs a whopping $1,500 USD each!"
"My biggest gripes is that for the price subs should have hit harder/lower."
"It's 3 times the price of the Samsung"
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"Nakamichi consistently denied the issue with the subwoofer frequencies. ... they were never able to fix the subwoofer’s capabilities. ... they released a new add-on subwoofer eight months later, which covers the frequency range the original subwoofer should have handled. And guess what? It costs a whopping $1,500 USD each!"
"returned my dragon due to some QA issues and it not being resolved in a manner which I expected a 4k product to be handled. ... Despite one sub not working. ... Quality assurance was not there."
"the subwoofers are actually 2 x 100W RMS drivers, even though Nakamichi is marketing them as 500W per subwoofer. ... This is part of their “3000W surround experience” marketing pitch."
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"No wifi capabilities - no airplay, FW updates are done via usb."
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