Nakamichi Shockwafe 11.2.6 Dolby Atmos/DTSX Surround Soundbar,Dual 10" Subs

I had never heard of Nakamichi before when I was searching for a wireless soundbar then I came across this. I previously had a Samsung 2.1 channel sound bar and was always getting complaints about not being able to hear anything or any details, especially voices. Even when the soundbar was turned up to 70+, it felt like it didn’t really get louder past 50, but just noisier and you could hear the static. I took a chance on this nakamichi soundwafe and was beyond impressed. The set up is easy, no issues at all with connectivity. It is pretty much plug and play unless you want to fine tune the system, in which case there’s an app that helps you and a manual that covers the remote functionality very well. Once I was up and running, my oh my, the sound was clean, loud and provided a movie theater like experience. I love that the soundbar tells you what type of audio is being passed to it (Dolby atmos, stereo, surround, etc). I use this with my Nvidia shield and it has significantly enhanced my movie watching experience. Volume 3 is perfect, I went up to 10 and it was loud and it felt like the system could be comfortably pushed even further producing clean sound. One last thing I’ll mention is the customer service. It is the best I’ve ever seen, they’ve reached out several times to ask me how things have been going. Replied to every message I’ve sent and even has a concierge support that has a live person on the other end of the phone (I called on a Sunday Night). Amazing product and even better customer service. Worth every penny.

As genX I grew up in audio and even had a car audio business. So I won't go so far as to call myself an audiophile however I've built and tuned enough that I can do it by ear. All that is to say this is not a system for dummies. No offense but this system is good out of the box BUT with now s few weeks of tuning the system I have have a fantastic well rounded system. The system has memory presets and thank God it does! I have my Movie mode as one and Music mode for the other. All channel stereo sounds great on older music and I use movie mode for more modern engineered music. The 2 subs pack a punch. I've noticed that placement is important and I primary use the 150hz setting for the crossover. They deliver on the lows with authority and to be honest I keep them turned down for music. I do turn up the subs for Movies and gaming. Setup is easy and the wifi connection to the unit is why I picked it over the Dragon. Honestly I have regrets. It has a ton of power and the highest I normally use for volume is 15 when 10 is a solid theater mode. I've cranked it up one and it delivered at very high volume and with authority the low didn't let up or soften the highs and mid sounded great. Don't be intimidated the system sounds good out of the box. But if your not one to shy away from enjoying and listening to the system I'd say get it learn it and enjoy it. I am!!! PS Idk why the stands are so expensive 😫 seems like a missed opportunity by Nakamichi because I found some bookshelf brackets that hold 50lbs and still look great and they were under $40 here on Amazon

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Best Home Theater Upgrade I’ve Ever Made — A True Cinematic Beast I upgraded from the Shockwafe Ultra 9.2.4 to the new Shockwafe Ultra 11.2.6, and I can honestly say: this is a whole different species of home theater system. The first thing I noticed is how clean and effortless the sound is. The 9.2.4 was powerful, but this new system feels refined. Every detail is crisp, every effect is precise, and the room just fills with sound like it’s nothing. The Punktkilde drivers and new DSP processing take clarity to another level. 🎬 Surround Experience I was worried about losing my old wired rear surrounds, but this system proved me wrong immediately. The wireless bipolar surrounds make it feel like I have more speakers in the room—not fewer. The entire sound bubble feels wider, fuller, and more immersive. The height channels are incredible. In Atmos movies, sound moves around and above you with accuracy I’ve never heard from a soundbar system. 💥 Bass That Hits Harder AND Cleaner Let me talk about the bass: I actually had to turn it down. The new dual 10” subs hit with authority but without the muddy rumble you get from lesser systems. Explosions, engines, impacts—they slam hard, but stay clean. When I tested the seismic charge scene from Attack of the Clones, it was pure chef’s kiss home theater perfection. 📡 Wireless Stability My old 9.2.4 sometimes had WiFi interference. This new system? Rock solid. Not a single pop, drop, or hiccup. Everything connects instantly and stays locked in. ⚙️ Build Quality & Performance The whole bar feels premium. Every channel is more dynamic, more accurate, more controlled. Dialogue is clearer, surround effects are smoother, and the system stays distortion-free even at high volume. It takes everything I throw at it—Star Wars, War of the Worlds, sports in 4K—and just flexes. 🏈 4K Sports Sound AMAZING Watching live football in 4K feels like being inside the stadium. The crowd ambience fills the room while commentary stays perfectly centered and clear. When switching back to 1080p broadcasts, the difference is night and day. ⭐ Final Verdict This isn’t just an upgrade. This is a full home theater transformation. Nakamichi took everything great about the 9.2.4 and evolved it into something more immersive, more powerful, and more refined. If you want true cinematic sound without building a 10-piece receiver setup, this is the system to beat. Easily the best soundbar home theater system I’ve ever owned.

This system is Fantastic! It was a truly plug and play experience. It is so easy to set up (be sure to do the handshake). We have a smaller living room and this system fills our room with theater like sound without being overwhelming. After having many different surround sound systems, this one blows the others out of the water. It is first system we have had that we dont have to adjust the volume to hear dialog clearly. The sound is crystal clear and puts you in the middle of a sound bubble. The customer service has also been great with them reaching out to provide suggestions on what Atmos content best highlights the system. It may be a little pricey, but so far it has been well worth it.

Let me keep it simple, and let the pictures speak for themselves—these are from my actual test, where I ordered both the NSW and the Sonos ultimate sets. I come from the older gen Sonos Arc and One SL with Sub 4, and I wanted the next best thing in a $2k budget. I sold my Sonos Arc and One SL on Facebook Marketplace, planning to upgrade to the Sonos Arc Ultra and Era 300, since I’m still holding onto my Sub 4. I was very happy with my previous Sonos set, especially since I came from a Bose TV speaker bar. I built my Sonos setup piece by piece—the bar first, then the One SL, and finally the Sub 4 when it launched. That’s the great advantage of Sonos if you want to build your system over time. But unless you have the full Sonos setup, you can’t call it a pleasant cinematic Dolby experience. Now, coming straight to the NSW and Sonos Arc Ultra set (let’s keep it simple): The only thing I find Sonos does better is managing the low frequencies. The sub-level frequencies are tighter, and the mid-bass is also audible. BUT the biggest problem with Sonos against the NSW is that it’s just not as cinematic. Simply put, it’s a war between “ohh, did you hear those mid-bass notes?” versus “wow, it feels like I’m in the theater and fully involved in the movie.” NSW, though it has two subs, could use a software update for managing some mid-bass (above 130Hz-ish) that the bar should handle. The mid base really needs improvement to really make this system shine more brighter. The dual subs do really well for their architecture—a bottom-firing sub produces cinema-like bass, and sometimes it may get boomy. Overall, NSW feels more involving and makes your soul happy when you watch movies like "2012," "Top Gun," and even my kids loved the NSW when watching "Kung Fu Panda," "Moana," "Zootopia," and others. Music-wise, NSW is far superior, especially when you play from the TV. Set all channel stereo. Dolby also great but when ppl all around the sound system it’s the all channel stereo that brings the charm. Sonos is far, far behind in this aspect. Music from TV (like iTunes from Apple TV) only comes out of the bar and sub in Sonos, and the satellite speakers play very low-volume echo that’s hard to hear—even when you’re right next to the Era 300 speakers. Seems like era 300 are waste of money in immersive setup as they don’t do enough work for the money. Once I setup them as home theater I don’t switch them to anything else so I feel they are not worthy for the rear surrounds. NSW does everything well when you play music, and the bass frequencies come out really well, but still needs mids to be little more prominent to make it audiophiles. Having said, they don’t break sweat to make you feel like you’re at a concert. It’s cakewalk. A few things to note about NSW: It’s not as difficult to tune as people say. I wanted to return the device immediately when I heard it out of the box—not sure if it was properly factory reset before sending to me, but the initial sound signature left a lot to be desired. Then I did a factory reset to start from zero. I recommend everyone do the same. Reset before switching on for the first time. Some YouTube reviewers exaggerate the tuning process. All you need is common sense. It’s not hard to set how far the bar is from your sofa or the walls. For me, it was 10 minutes including resetting the bar. After that, you can keep changing subwoofer, surrounds, or height channels to your liking as you listen. You’ll end up with your perfect setup after 4–5 days of casual listening and tweaking. I do not like any DSP presets from NSW. I keep DSP off, most channels at 7, sub at 6, and LFE at -2. This works like a charm for me. One big problem is, it does not remember my DSP off setting and have to turn off every time I switch on. The support told they are aware of this service and working on a software update along with refinements on the mid base. Not sure when would that happen. Verdict: If you want to enjoy your audio—cinema or music—go for NSW. If you want to thump your chest about hearing a few frequencies better but are fine with disconnected music or cinema (because the surrounds only come alive when there’s something to do, and for me that’s just a sudden change in sound direction that only sometimes feels good), then go for Sonos. Price-wise, NSW costs about $1,700 for the complete set, and Sonos costs $2,700. Even though I come from a Sonos experience, I find NSW the better system here, and now I realize what I was really missing. Pros: 1) Truly cinematic, immersive sound 2) Superior music playback from TV 3) Easy setup and tuning (just reset and use common sense for measuring distance) 4) Great value for the price when you put this against systems like Sonos ultimate sets. Cons: 1) Needs a factory reset and some tuning out of the box 2) Mid-bass from the bar could be improved. 3) does not remember DSP settings. Bottom Line: If you want to feel like you’re in the theater or at a concert, NSW is the way to go. I’m glad I made the switch! As some reviewers noted, longer listening sessions can feel a bit fatiguing—just like leaving a real cinema after loud sounds. That’s true for any true cinematic experience. The good news is, you can still enjoy the NSW at lower volumes and it still sounds great, without the fatigue. It’s the flexibility and options that NSW gives you: crank it up for weekend movie nights, or keep it mellow for daily TV watching and still get an enjoyable experience. Having said that, I’m actually considering returning it and going for the Dragon base variant (which comes in at $2,300 with 8inch subs) just to see if it solves some of the subwoofer behavior for me, since that’s a different sub architecture.

09/18/25 This is for nakamichi shockwafe wireless 11.2.6. Not sure why reviews for past nakamichi products are on this posting for the sohockwafe wireless but meh. Any who. I had my eye on this system for the better part of 6 months since announced around February of 2025. Since my old system was annoying me to the point of just throwing it out along with the trash. In comes the Shockwafe almost like a sign from the speaker odds. I left the thought marinade in my head until August, when i pulled the trigger on this. So far.... no regrets.... As i said august 1st i ordered it and by the 7th of august, it was sitting at my door. Amazed at the three fairly bulky packages i had to lug in. "lug" is an understatement. Two of the three packages were quite the adventure getting them in the house and down to the room where they are gonna live. The packages themselves were nicely fortified, although the soundbar one had a noticable gash in it but luckily it was not in a critical position. Setting it up was fairly eazy, hooked up the sound bar to my tvs arc port and it "just worked" not sure of if its mandatory, i waited to turn everything on for the first time until i had everything pulled out and all speakers placed. **note i will warn you before you play your first source turn down the volume. Upon turning on soundbar for the very first time. Volume is set at max "30" this system is "llloooouuuudddd" I really hope that with future upgrades they reduce the default volume level to at least half way. I would really hate to attempt a firmware update at 1am only to scare the soul out of everyone at home. Now for the meat and potatoes. Firing up the system for the first time. The sound was.....im sorry but meh. Dont get me wrong the subs are boomy, but there was no "bubble effect" like the hype videos said. Sounded a little flat. But then here comes the "firmware upgrade" the firmware upgrade came in one day in a little usb flashdrive before the whole system showed. I decided to listen to the system "out of the box" for the whole first day. Next day i decided to do the firmware update. Following nakamichi's instructions, resetting setting right after (watch the max volume) quite literally took 15mins to complete. I watched youtube vids on my phone during this time. After the update, i did notice a significant difference. A "bubble" like difference. I do notice before the update the system would not play nicely with the remote app, after the update, you can do practically anything with it. Hell you can put away the remote it comes with and just use the app. Take a few minutes to do the advanced system calibration through the app it make a further difference. I know alot of people like to dump on nakamichi for being behind the curve on things like mic assisted calibration, or room correction. They probably think with more bells and whistles the more that can go bad. Im all for that thinking. Im also beginning to like what this system does with 2 channel stereo music videos it enhances the music effects and harmonys by putting them on the rear speakers on the fly. The nakamichi theater app....can use some TLC. Two major problems neither are deal breaking but could use some fixing. First is the apps tendency to not be able to sometimes connect to update servers to find updates. although im not sure whether this lies with the soundbar or the app. Every so often the app would fail to connect to update servers due to a wifi disconnection. So i would have to reset wifi connection through soundbar and reconnect by app. Next would be using the custom calibration option. After inputting measurements for speakers, clicking save a loading circle appears and never progresses from there. It seems to update sound bar with calibration measurements cause sound pauses momentarily and sounds different. (UPDATE: OCT 17: I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE ISSUE MIGHT LIE WITH MY PHONE. I NOTICED WHEN APP FAILS TO CONNECT WITH SOUNDBAR , I TRIED TO RESTART PHONE AFTER; PHONES REGAINES CONNECTION) I know the shockwafe wireless is barely in its infancy, those are the only two issues i found with it. (Yeah first world problems) So for the verdict. if you got the money to blow. And the wife/GF doesn't want to murder you upon seeing you bring this monster through the door. Do it. (JUST WATCH OUT AFTER RESETTING IT WILL SCARE THE SOUL OUT OF YOU)

If you're looking for a great surround the talent system that will blow your mind, you can't go wrong with the shockwave, works well with my projector every time I have it on it, blows my mind still great investment

I purchased the system about a month ago and wanted to give it a few weeks before I reviewed it. I've been trying to come up with what I wanted to say to describe the system and I'll do my best here, but I want to say right off the bat that if you are on the fence at all, just buy it! I'm not some crazy sound buff and I don't really know the best way to articulate it but the sound is deep and has vastly improved our movie watching experience in our home. My wife and kiddos thought I was crazy for wanting such a large sound system when I had discussed buying it. Now that it is set up in our home, they can't get enough of watching movies with it. To say that it's been a hit would be an understatement. As others have said, make sure you have the space for this unit, it is a no-joke system and the sound bar is MASSIVE. As far as working with the seller, Jose Nakamichi was wonderful to work with. I have had multiple questions that I've asked of him and his responses have always been quick and answered all my questions in detail. I can tell that he cares about this system and his customers. Thank you, Jose!