Nakamichi Shockwafe Pro 7.1.4 SSE Soundbar Review

7.66 Mixed Usages
7.4 SOUND QUALITY
7.8 BASS ACCURACY :
8.2 AUDIO & VIDEO LATENCY:
6.9 AUDIO ENHANCEMENT FEATURES:
8 BUILD QUALITY :
Release year: 2019 Rating: 4.5

NakamichiShockwafeis a 7.1.4 soundbar that delivers object based 3D surround sound. It comes with sub and rear speakers. The 8” subwoofer packs a punch making movies and music enjoyable. It has SSE feature that has multiple vertical surround modes from which you can choose. Dolby Atmos and DTS: X ensure powerful heights and virtual surrounds.

Our Verdict

NakamichiShockwafe 7.1.4 can handle music and movies very well. With 4 up-firing drivers, overheads are prominent. Dedicated rear speakers deliver impressive surround performance. Voices are clear and accurate. It can get quite loud to fill up large spaces. It has room optimization feature to improve audio quality. Basic connection ports like HDMI, optical, coax and 3.5mm are available.

PROS
  • Reasonable price
  • Outstanding performance
  • Very low latency
  • Supports Bluetooth
  • Works with 3rd party voice assistant devices
CONS
  • No mobile app
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Specification

GENERAL

Number of Channel 7.1.4 Channel
Placement Type Wall-mountable
Connectivity Type Wireless
Subwoofer Feature Built-in Subwoofer
Rear Speaker Yes
Central Channel Speaker Yes
Audio Enhancement Features Yes
HDMI input/output Yes
Analog Audio In 3.5mm (Aux) Yes
Loudness High Volume ( > 92db )
Warranty 12 months Months

CONNECTIVITY:

Digital Optical Audio Input ( Toslink ) 1 Optical Audio Input
HDMI ARC 1 (shared)
HDMI Output 1 (shared)
Full HDMI Input 3 HDMI Input
Analog Audio In 3.5mm (Aux) 1
RCA Ports No
USB Port 1 USB Port
Ethernet Jack No

AUDIO QUALITY ( TESTED )

Dialogue & Vocal Accuracy Frequency deviation is more than standard deviation (3.4 dB). But fair enough for small room.)
Bass Accuracy ( for music, film scores, movies, and games) Soundbar 's Low-Frequency-Extension is less than 35 Hz. Which means It can reproduce the deep thump and rumble in the low-bass accurately.
3- Dimensional Sound Accuracy ( Sound Stage) audio seems to be coming from a more accurate pinpoint location
Total Harmonic Distortion ( Center Channel ) It has dedicated center channel speaker and Total Harmonic Distortion of center channel @80dB is less than standard value(>0.7). So soundbar produce more clear and accurate audio of the dialogue in movies.
Surround Sound Imaging ( Rear Channel ) Dedicated Rear channel speaker produce discrete surround sound like tower speaker
Streo Dynamics ( Loudness ): Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Volume is less than standard deviation (<2 dB) and maximum valume is less then 92 dB SPL
Audio & Video Latency Here no visible latency via ARC (67 ms) and Optical (60 ms) but visuals difference may found via Full HDMI Input (34 ms).

AUDIO ENHANCEMENT FEATURES:

Digital Room Correction: N/A
Auto Volume Adjustment/ Night Mode: Yes
Equilizer Options: Presets
Bass Adjustment ( Thump & Punch of sound) N/A
Treble Adjustent ( Brightness and Clarity od Audio) Yes
Surround Level Adjustment: Yes
Virtual Surround Effect: Yes

SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMAT ( HDMI ARC)

eARC Standard N/A
Dolby Atmos Yes
Dolby Digital Yes
Dolby Digital Plus Yes
DTS Yes
DTS: X N/A
Dolby True HD ( eARC only ) N/A
DTS- HD MA (eARC only) N/A
5.1 PCM ( eARC only ) N/A

SUPPORTED AUDIO FORMAT (FULL HDMI IN' PORT ):

Dolby Atmos : Yes
DTS:X : Yes
Dolby Digital : Yes
Dolby Digital Plus: Yes
DTS : Yes
Dolby TrueHD : Yes
DTS-HD MA : Yes
5.1 PCM Yes

AUDIO FORMAT SUPPORT ( OPTICAL PORT ):

Dolby Digital : Yes
DTS : Yes

DRIVERS SPECS

Tweeter Size and Type :
Midrange Size & Types:
Woofer Size & Type :
Subwoofer Driver

BUILD MATERIAL

Enclosure Ported
Finish It's a premium-feeling soundbar setup, the bar is made of premium-quality plastic and solid metal grilles to protect the drivers inside.
Color Black
Soundbar Width 45.6
Soundbar Height 3.5
Soundbar Depth 3.1
Subwoofer Width 9.5
Subwoofer Depth 11.9
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Where to buy
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