Nakamichi - Shockwafe Elite7.2.4 Ch Atmos Soundbar

You’d get more bass and surround sound with this beast and to a similar price and way WAAAAY better customer service from Nakamichi: https://www.ebay.com/itm/235936255433?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=qZUIW086T4K&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=qnwkagfeqb2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

My theater room with the velodyne subs and definitive speakers are all 18 year old tech mostly,sure I've had a few new bits here and there..it's a 7 channel and it outperforms my nakamichi easily two fold it more. But it's also 50x the price or more and effort to install. The nakamichi setups I had so far are the 7.2.4 that has the two 8" subs. And then I moved onto the 9.2.4 with the 10" subs and the two extra surround speakers with a little more punch. Better sound bars are worth looking into imo.. technology has come along ways. I have a lot of audio file friends who come over and visit me in my second sitting room where I have my nakamichi. And not a single person has sat in that room and not made a comment to the effect of " is that soundbar making all that sound"...

None so far I own two of the nakamichi sound bars atm. The 7.2 with the dual 8" subs and now the 9.2 with the bigger subs and more surrounds. Same as you with each system I think it can't get better, but it does! The 7.2 I ordered new with no QC issues so far, the 9.2 I ordered refurb from nakamichi and it's smooth sailing still. Fingers crossed

So lg cant catch a break with their soundbars lol the previous version from last year, the s95qr, people said it sounded metallic and hollow... so yeah id trust that, glad i went with a Nakamichi 7.2.4 for that matter refurbished and for cheap from eBay to "give it a try" i ended up keeping it after the 30 days, i say this because i almost end up buying one from lg new to pair with my G3 but i dodged a bullet, thanks for sharing mate.

If you can return, why not try a 7.2.4 nakamichi shockwafe? If you deactivate all the SSE Max or whatever they called which is their audio processing software, you get great Atmos music results if you happen to have a nvidia shield or Apple TV 4K

I wish JBL offered there older bars with a 12” like there 1300 models do but there 10” sub sounds better then most. Ill use sound bars in my bedrooms and office i also got all mine stupid cheap when they were all fairy new or been out a year or so. A vizio m512a in office if came w an 8” sub wouldve been nice. Then 2 Nakamichis a 7.2 with dual 8” subs for 200$ was 1500$ or so new at time and 250$ for a 9.2.4 eArc 10” subs which was over 1600$ on Amazon back then. Both Geek squad had lost connection with sub which took out both surrounds on 1 and both subs and 4 surrounds on the other. Both Customers didn’t even try to fix them apparently because i messaged Nakamichi on each system they sent me out thumdrives for subs to try for free which worked on the 7.2 but lastthing they tried on the 9.2 was sent out new sub plates to try and if worked then id send mine back to them with a shipping label they also sent out. That actually worked out I couldn’t believe it for free in under 2 weeks and both sound better then other bars at the time especially in bigger rooms. Then some crack head was selling a JBL 5.1 multibeam w/ 10” sub for 175” I offered 125$ didn’t think id see a response but he messaged back a week or so later to sell BestBuy was selling it new for over 600$. I use it as a blutooth system in my garage off basement and sounds mint mostly because of the sub. Most sound bars I don’t think music sounds good at voume the Nak 9.2.4 still sounds decent id like to hear the 1300Pro just check Marketplace sometimes be surprised what you find sometimes.

Honestly those prices I’d get 1 of the couple Vizio M series 5,1,2 or check out used. I got a crazy deal on a Nakamichi 9,2,4 and a 7.2.4. You can’t beat dual 8 or 10” subs on anything really.

If its more for movies vs music....get the nakamichi 7.2.4 or go bigger if u want to spend more money but the 7.2.4 comes with 2 subs vs 1 sub with most others....ive had it for about 5 yrs and i love it

If money really is no object, the Nakamichi Dragon Quad costs $7K and is the best on the market. For less money, the less expensive Nakamichis are still the best on the market. I have a Shockwafe 9.2earc on one TV and a Shockwafe 7.2 earc on another TV. I've been through more soundbars than I can remember and the Nakamichis are the only ones that I've kept. Better than Vizio, Samsung, and a million others I tried.

Not true. Their newer soundbars are excellent. I have two different Shockwafe eARC models and they are a lot better than pretty much all comparable systems from Samsung, LG, Vizio, TCL, and a bunch of others I've been through. I bought and returned probably 7 or 8 soundbars including the highly rated Samsung 990. The only ones I didn't return are the Vizio M512a-h6 which I kept because they were the best out of that bunch. All the rest of them were pieces of crap. Eventually I upgraded from the Vizios to the Nakamichis and never looked back. I still have the Vizios stored in a closet just in case. The most recent ones like the Dragon and the Shockwafe Wireless are incredible. That said, sure, a well matched system of AVR and separate speakers can sound better but they are also more expensive and not always physically possible to place in some rooms.

I have a 7.2 shockwafe by Nakamichi (the eARC version is the newer version I don’t have). It’s Bluetooth for the two subwoofers that plug into an outlet behind the couch. Two satellite speakers connect to the subs. My only gripe would be the delay (may not be present in the eARC version) they get when you first start a show or play after pausing. I’m used to it but it will always be a “quirk”. I’ve been using the same system for 5 years with no issues and I have t needed to update it since I got it. Incredibly solid. Full disclosure, if I could sneak in the dragon model I would. My wife would kill me for splurging on that.

What guy said the soundstage was the weakest? I’m Comparing The new Shockwafe at $2277 vs the dragon at $3999, Obviously that’s with the 8” subs. Basically half price and never enough tech said Atmos is better, immersion is better and the subs are better on the Shockwafe! Maybe I’ll give it a try! I demoed the dragon and I liked things but disliked things more and overall to me it wasn’t worth it. Everyone is different and I’m sure the new subs are good, but only hitting 30hz for a $1500 sub is clearly not a good deal, it’s average at best. Many of the people touting these highly overpriced subs obviously have never heard real subs before, but if it makes you happy do it. I’m obviously not a Nakamichi hater or I wouldn’t consider demoing the new shockwafe, Watching NET say it’s better than the dragon with 8’s and basically half price, gave me a inkling to actually give it a try.

I’d agree with what @djsimmz said. I demoed the dragon and it was good, but I couldn’t get any overhead-spatial effects and the subs would die and bottom out and the noises it would make drove me insane. I myself have the Sony Quads and although their sub is also pretty bad, I still can’t believe how awesome its Atmos effects are. I also tried the arc ultra with era 300s and a gen 4 sub and I’d say that system does everything well. It was close but the Quads just wow me and I was sold. I would look at the Shockwafe with the 2 10” subs that is going for 2299-2499, as with the dragon and it’s chuffy 8” subs, I would need the 12” subs and I’m not paying 6 thousand for 2 12” subs that are not great. People, some of them say the 12”s are great and they are far from great, but this just shows how pitiful the 8”subs are. I would demo my Quads vs the new Shockwafe, but forget the dragon imo

Who? Scooby? He’s got buyers remorse and is taking it out on the world. Hey, if people like it that’s great, but I tried it and sent it back after 12 days. Those 8” subs were awful and I only got Atmos effects during the demos which sound good on most soundbars. The one thing that irks me is his and anyone else who says “It’s Not A Soundbar”.. I’m literally not a Nakamichi hater and after watching nets review of the Shockwafe at half the price and what he calls the best bass he’s heard yet on a soundbar system gave me pause to maybe give it a try. But I don’t like how nakamichi lied about several specs and there were tons of owners(total 603🤣) that were super pissed on Facebook, AV Forums and AVS too.

Nakamichi shockwafe earc. That one is a lot better for music

Nakamichi hands down makes the best systems. The new shockwafe is as good as the dragon also. Even the 9.2.4 earc is badass

I got the nakamichi shockwave. I like it, but it can be a pita to set up. Still sometimes has interference from wifi (we think) which can be frustrating.

Of those I'd probably pick the Nakamichi Shockwafe (new) system. System looks like a beast to my eyes, followed by the Samsung, then Sonos. And I definitely believe that these new Shockwafe systems are more "True Nakamichi" than the older Shockwafe bars. I'd pick the Samsung 2nd because they're so hard to beat for the price. They sound great, & lots of adjustments to make it sound the best to your ears. Also the app controls work very well and stable connection too. Had the Q800B myself and it was a very strong system all around. Unfortunately I also wouldn't say anything about it fully blew me away. I pick Sonos 3rd. I had Sonos before (Arc, Era 100's, & Sub Mini. All open box prices). Strictly sound wise they're pretty good but I've heard better from Bose, Samsung, Klipsch, and a couple others. And their ecosystem can be buggy, idk if it's improved to the level of how it was before the app release, but even just setting up the system was a pain in the ass for me, especially if a rear speaker drops connection, having to reset the entire system, felt like I spent half my time actually having to reset the system, then other half the time I'd be able to actually listen to it fully. I think the Nakamichi system likely is still worth the extra money over Samsung.