Nakamichi - DRAGON (8" Sub Configuration)
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Last updated: Aug 14, 2025 Scoring
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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."
"The AMT tweeters are clearer than anything else i've experienced. ... Compared to listening to a 990 or Sonos Arc, its almost like taking a wad of tissue out of your ears. The clarity is that spectacular."
"I have the Nakamichi Dragon and it's just about on par with my old discreet 7.1.4 setup."
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"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."
"house shattering bass that you can feel reverberating through your chest!! ... House shattering bass! It’s the only reason I purchased it"
"they're definitely a winner and greatly enhance the bass experience. ... For those looking for enhanced bass compared to the original system I would highly recommend them."
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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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"Cannot beat the fact that the surrounds and subs all wireless."
"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."
"This is the best surround sound I’ve had from a wireless system, hands down. ... The sound immersion is impressive."
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"more customizable ... I really enjoy the customization and detail of the Dragon."
"OSD and app offers tons of customization compared to other soundbars."
"Doesn't matter if you have Atmos source or not as the Dragon set to Dolby Surround will upmix and play the sound from all speakers. The upmixing works pretty damn well."
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"it's completely unnecessary because it's very underwhelming on low to mid volume ... in low to mid volume it very underwhelming you really have to turn it way up to get the real surround Atmospheric feel ... it's really intended for large dedicated rooms but in a small apartment where you don't want to disturb the neighbors it's completely incompatible."
"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."
"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!"
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"it's completely unnecessary because it's very underwhelming on low to mid volume ... in low to mid volume it very underwhelming you really have to turn it way up to get the real surround Atmospheric feel ... it's really intended for large dedicated rooms but in a small apartment where you don't want to disturb the neighbors it's completely incompatible."
"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."
"It's really solid for movies but lacking big time for music, especially at lower volumes."
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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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"Sonos is better to use on an everyday level."
"No wifi capabilities - no airplay, FW updates are done via usb."
"Yup i understand the appeal for auto-calibration and I wish it was a part of the system just to make it more accessible."
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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."
"I got a Nakamichi and reboxed that shit immediately. Trash."
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