Design 00:46 Connectivity 02:30 Controls 03:39 Setup 04:35 Sound 06:13 Stereo Soundstage 07:14 Stereo Dynamics 07:43 Stereo Total Harmonic Distortion 07:50 Center 07:56 Surrounds 08:06 Height (Atmos) 08:25 Overall 08:50 Conclusion 09:11

I purchased the Nakamichi 9.2.4 earlier this spring, I can honestly say I am very pleased with this sound bar. It is very good with movies, games, and music; I highly recommend this!!

Great, was just looking for this comparison!

Awesome comparison, more of these in the future for any and all products you review.

Amazing review Have been waiting for this for a looong time

I’ve had the Nakamichi in my Amazon cart for awhile waiting for a review like this. Thank you so much. Now I have some decisions to make :)

It’s an excellent comparison of top 2 sound bars. Very good

Have the HW-K950 and the HW-Q90R I love them both. I spent less than 1,600.00 for both (brand new). No wires! Great sound bars.

Best video I've seen rtings do in a long time! Thanks to you I've been waiting for this!!

I previously had the Samsung and currently have the Nakamichi. I definitely feel that the Nakamichi is much more immersive for your home theater setup and you get 2 subwoofers but I also wanted to mention that they keep saying the Samsung speakers are wireless but you still have to plug them into electricity outlet which means actually they are not wireless and they have a large wire where as the nakamichi you do not have a large wire but a wire the size of smaller than a bread tie width that you can literally tuck between the carpet and the wall or hide it anywhere it is very small and descriet.

impressive review! keep up the good work bro, and yo im still rocking with my Samsung N950.

I got my Shockwafe 9.2 last week and when I fired it up, I wasn't too impressed. But after reading in the manual the settings I had to make in my XBOX One X, that changed. And wow did it change. You have to set the XBox to pass through the audio, and set it to Dolby Atmos or you'll never get the effects. I put on "Ready Player One" and the sounds were coming from everywhere. I have the rears on their side, and the surrounds up straight. Seems to work the best for my situation.

Thank you for the very detailed review of these two high end sound bars. I purchased the Nakamichi Ultra 9.2.4 system to serve primarily as a surround sound system. I will let you know by update how it sounds in my room after playing with the digital settings and the speaker layout.

I get the Nakamichi 9.2.4 last November and I'm very happy with this I'm really love the sound quality for tv, movies, games and music is very nice Systems and the both subwoofers make the difference....

Great comparison I like them both

Bought both and decided to keep the Nakamichi. Ryan's review is spot on, the surround on the 9.2 is much more theater like and is better than the Samsung.

Very well done comparison review! I purchased the Elite 7.2.4 for my LG C9 because I just didn’t feel it was right using a Samsung with LG jk! One correction on the review! The satellites have 3 options for setup rather than two. So it offers even more options for room setup, besides a vertical and horizontal setup it has a higher angle option! I am very pleased with the Nakamachi purchase!

Very detailed and helpful! Great review. Could you please review the Samsung hw q70T next?

Wouah very very good versus !!!! Thancks !!!!

Excellent, a section that I want to see, when I wanted to buy my soundbar, I didn't find anything in the channel, I terminated buying the Sony htz9f with rear speakers, but I thought in st5000 too, I hope you can make a review to the st5000, because Sony haven't updated the model, so I think that is a soundbar top today, thanks.

Nakamichi FTW!!! The dual subwoofers are definitely so much better and powerful, plus 4 rear speakers... the price to performance ratio is impeccable! Till date it's still working perfectly and I've used it for multiple movies / streaming and replaying console games. Awesome to be reliving Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Every now and then this soundbar is still blowing me out of the waters!

Bought the Nakamichi during Cyber Monday for $500 less then the Samsung. I consider bought a tie on sound and features. Deal breaker is the price. Love the sound on mine. Very powerful!!💪

Thanks for great comparisons! Need feedback from everyone on how they have their 4 surround sound speakers setup (horizontally or vertically) since I recently decided on Naka 9.2.4 and have been really happy with it! Thx in advance!

I have the Nakamichi 7.2 and it is probably the best decision I have ever made so far! No other systems come close to the ones by Nakamichi.Them being niche guarantees a well thought out product that's built to last!!!

Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2Ch is the always masterpiece, am happy to having Nakamichi Shockwafe Ultra 9.2Ch

Had both soundbar. Personally experience the Samsung Harman Q90R still the best. All balance soundbar, Immersive surround sound with clear voice and best Atmos experience that can move my ears. Unbeatable best technical support after sales. Latest updated firmware that support eARC, value added with more capabilities feature added to soundbar. Value for money👍🏻.

Just got my nakamichi 9.2.4

Hi i am Rayan suliman from KSA. I have searched abut the past sound bar for a month . And i have to tell you something Nakamichi is the best one so far. A combination of Japanese and American invention a simpled in China. Is truly Amazing.

Awesome! I always looked at Nakamichi stuff with keen interest, and they are still going strong. Rest in Power Etsuro Nakamichi. Your dream is still going strong 💪🏿 #JapanInnovation💯

Thanks for providing such great information. I follow you KZfaq channel and enjoy it. I have a request is it possible to compare the Sony HT-ST5000 with the New Sonos ARC systems? (Atmos) I look forward to your answers.

Nakamichi 😍

Will got for nakamichi.

very good Understanding after watching your video. Thanks for fair review especially which one for who that matters.

I really want that nakamichi. Those two subwoofers and four surrounds just looks amazing! I'd probably have to wait untill my next lifetime to be able to afford one.

Did he bother to mention the Samsung has a higher price? Seems like an important factor to mention in an apples to apples comparison.

Awesome review! I have a Samsung Q80R tv so I lay end up with the HWQ90R. Could you guys compare the Samsung HWQ90R with the Bose 700 sound system? Thanks!

If you have a samsung TV with a samsung soundbar you'll get access to an equalizer,other than that the Nakamichi is a great sound system, I reviewed the 7.2.4 Elite Shockwafe and I love it.

The nakamichi 9.2.4ch is the best soundbar on the market hands down..

At last, the two powerhouses head-to-head!! I consider it a draw then.

I wonder when they will make their rear speakers wireless but I guess I see it like this nakamichi for the living room and Samsung for the bedroom

I am probably going to purchase the Samsung. I have the Samsung Q90R TV and this soundbar is designed for QLED TV's. Also, you mentioned the better sound for the Samsung for Dialog and speech, which is what we are looking for. We currently have a low price Samsung soundbar that works better than the TV's built in speakers but we both have trouble sometimes with hearing dialog, especially with sources that play loud background music! We hate that! My wife and I would love it if the directors would not play the background music! We don't need music to set our mood and feelings, we can do that ourselves! We would rather have no music and hear the speech better!

is there a "HW-Q90R 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos" similar soundbar with eARC out there ?

I got the Q90 to go with the TV. So naturally I’m going with Samsung. It depends on the source. Comcast will give you okay sound for example. I turn on my Xbox one x with 2.1 HDMI and atmos it’s just wow. Home theater indeed.

Nakamichi For The Win! Love my 9.2.4!

Looking for a new soundbar. Would you recommend the Nakamichi 9.2.4 or the LG SN11RG?

What Hi-Fi destroyed LgSn11 RG soundbar , what 's up with that . Is it accurate enough.i was about to but this LG soundbar after listening your review. Please advice. ​@t

Bro can u also compare Klipsch 54A bar & LG sn11rg with these two bars I’m really looking to it & give result which one is best

I am looking at these because I want to avoid wires (power I have but the audio wires are a pain). The problem is - I want to use a projector which puts the sound source behind the viewer. The projector will have a blueray and an apple tv as the two sources. Is there a solution to that? Do wireless hdmi connections work?

What would win in equal comparison when you take this Samsung vs the 7.1.4 Nakamichi system?

I have a question. I have a Samsung Atmos HW-K950 Soundbar with the Subwoofer and rear speakers. Is it possible to connect a second subwoofer to it?

When will you review the Klipsch 54 soundbar set up ?

Nakamichi shockwafe ultra 9.2 vs Samsung gw q950t and vs LG sn11rg which is better ?

What is the best system the Nakamichi Shockwafe 9.2 or the enclave CineHome pro I'm having a hard time picking one out lol

I just had the nakamichi and the surround speakers for mine were terrible and I CONSTANTLY had to mess with the settings just to get a decent sound during a movie, tv show and music. This was the second soundbar I've been through with no satisfaction so im about at my wits end. Whats even crazier is my whole roku setup(soundbar, surround sound speakers and sub) sound better than anything I've tried so far, there's gotta be something better. I'm not a genius but I'm no idiot to technology or audio so idk.

With Nakamichi you need to place the subwoofers and satellite special at the back and sides of sofa

I prefer the Samsung, is thin and slick, and most important witless no cables needed, just for power for clean setup

3:08 I wish someone would make a video on this, but does using ARC have any other limitations or are there any other disadvantages to using it in respect to getting the highest audio quality?

I brought this sound bar due to the high reviews it got. After using it I would say the reviews are way overly positive. Either everyone has very low expectations or they have never heard a quality system. I guess if u are going from an ipod to this this is a great system. But if you have something to compare this system (like Bose) with than there are a lot of shortcomings that does not demand this price. The followings are some of the issues I found with the Nakamichi 7.2.4 system after 2 weeks of usage: 1. The system is present to turn on at volume 45, need to load patch to fix. 2. The sound system logic is very basic, nothing compares to a full fledge sound amplifier that provide much much more audio detail. This system lacks any directional audio detail. 3. You can bearly hear anything out of the rear speakers, they are only ON about 5% of the time. 4. The sound producted from the system is just loud with very very minimal surround sound detail. 2d audio vs 3d audio 5. The connection wire for the rear speakers are very thin, it's about 3mm thick. I guess it doesn't matter because no audio comes out of it anyway. 6. The speaker setting display is on the center soundbar behind a grill, display in pixel led. You will not be able to see the display if you are more than 5-8ft away. For the price they couldn't create an on screen display? Useless 7. The Audio sounds like you are in a tunnel, I guess thats what they think 5.1 should sound like. 8. The speaker will sometime pop as you traverse through Netflix selections. 9. There is a 5 second delay in Netflix after a selection before sound comes out of the speakers. 10. The solution for the slow processing speed for the volume control is to have the volume selection slip every other number. So, the volume control is only usable by 2 digit increments. 2, 4, 6, 8, etc. So if u think 7 is just right too bad that is not available. Super dumb! 11. The inwall screw anchor is one size too large. There is a great chance the screws could pop out. You should insert an additional anchor into the one provided. 12. The sound level fluctuates. 13. The HDMI cables that came with it are garbage. For a grand, I would think they could spend $10 bucks for a better cable. I guess milk you once since they know you won't buy again. Smart business. 14. The location of the HDMI plugs are brainless. This is a sound bar that will be mounted on the wall below the TV. But the placement of the HDMI plugs are at the back of the unit not even facing up. Little thought was put in to design this system. I just did all the work for them on version 3.0 for free. Overall, this system didn't meet my expectation and the brand quality of Nikamichi. Will come back if I find anything else. Please give me a thumbs up if this was helpful. Update (April 2021) - These speakers are garbage. I just can't express how much I hate these speaker. Over price junk. It has so much problems that it should be considered Beta speakers. Today the soundbar just started to automatically turnoff every 20 mins. I guess it because it decided to put itself on standby mode. I spent 2 hours and still cant find out how to turn that off. JUNK! (JAN2022) - I had to come back here to provide another update. I thought I could get use to the system after some time. But one can never get use to garbage because it just get more disgusting over time. This sound bar is beyond the ability to describe. If you pay over $200 for this system you are over paying. That is why you see so many people trying to dump this garbage. I surprised there is a class action lawsuit for the grief this system cause! Please save yourself the agony and buy something else.

I have the Nakamichi 9.2.4 - it's a beast and the theatre experience is absolutely immersive, but I'm not impressed with the low-frequency bass response. I'm going to try HW-Q90R for it's better low-frequency response, ease of set up and synergy with the Samsung Q80 TV and decide which one to keep!

What's the difference between rear surrounds and regular surrounds?

I am looking for a very soundbar that have very deep bas and can break through walls. Do you have any in mind?

Please review the klipsch cinema 600. Thanks

Is the Sonos Arc+Sub+ 2x One better than Nakamichi???

Nakamichi looks like speakers I had in 2009

No eARC from either seems like a huge miss. I'm not a soundbar guy, but if I were, eARC would be a non negotiable must have.

JBL 5.1 snd SAMSUNG Q90R which one is better..?? Kindly reply

Really wonder how the Shockwafe 9.2 eARC (Nakamichi's 2022 release) sounds like vs the SSE that is covered in this video. It adds eARC (FINALLY) and supposedly has better speaker drivers and amps! The frequency response is down to 20hz. I've voted for the soundbar to be reviewed in Rtings "Suggest a soundbar" page - hope Rtings gets to reviewing this soon. Audio performance is #1 to me - everything else is secondary.

Samsung Q90R

I love samsung harman kardon

Nakamichi 7.2.4 is the TRUTH!!

How can I connect two Jbl subwoofer in one Jbl soundber 9.1 Thank you

If these sound bars lack eARC, can they still support lossless Dolby atmos?

You didn’t mention price. I know prices can change, but you can still say what the prices were at the time of testing. You can then say which you thought was the best bang for your buck and which is the best when money is no object.

I'm confused. Should I hook my Nakamichi 9.2 system up through the ARC of my tv or just hdmi?

Bought the Q90R a month ago and I’m very happy with it. I wanted the Nakamichi for the dual subs but I like the easy setup of Samsung. Specially since I have a Qled tv. If any cons is that rear speakers should be a bit louder.

"If you're looking for a truly impressive 360 immersion experience with lots of connectivity, Nakamichi is the way to go!" Yes. Exactly! The Nakamichi is truly the better overall soundbar especially if you want a TRULY immersive, surround sound, ATMOS experience. Yes, who wouldn't? "but, you'll need to adjust the settings so it sounds right in your set up." ?? Well, yeah...of course. That's not a negative though. That's just...a given...for ANY system really. As for the remote, yeah, the Nakamichi is more like a receiver remote specifically because it's a much more configurable system. Nothing against the Samsung, I actually considered that at one point. But, if you're a home theater purist who wants a soundbar and for whatever reason, are not going with a receiver and full speaker set up, the Nakamichi is hands down the better way to go.

I have the nakamichi 9.2.4. Very loud system. High learning curve on the remote too many buttons

There is a downside to the Samsung that wasn't discussed and is very important. The wireless sound speakers are not reliable around wifi.

I bought the nakamichi 9.2.4 earc version and wow. I recommend it over samsung

I have the Samsung hw k950 soundbar and no complaints. Will upgrade to the Q90 if anything happens to the other one.

Nakamichi states the Shockwafe's frequency response is 30hz - 22khz. What this means is that either the testing was done on this video incorrectly or Nakamichi has been fudging the numbers.

Also, how about the JBL 9.1 ?

I have both of these and the sound is not that close. Also, be aware that the Samsung’s subwoofer drops out randomly and frequently. It’s a know. Issue that has not been fixed. I have the issue and it is a horrible problem. Sort of makes it a waste of money for such a high end system. FYI, the Nakamichi does not have that issue

When you test LFE position is so much important while calibration, otherwise whats the point of 2 subs.. which means the test is skewed and isn’t fair.. in reality nakamichi should have good Low end response

Went with the Samsung, cleaner look and can actually hide the sub, the Nakamichi subs may be nice, but they are monsters...

Just bought the Q90r and this is my personal very average joe review. Think of it as my opinion nothing more lol Pros : The sound bar(technically the main component) is a masterpiece. Literally have nothing bad to say the piece sounds good at low volumes and great at high as well. Cons : The rear speakers are very weak/low. The main sub is also very weak/low. As in weak it doesn’t get as loud as I would like it to. Even with the sound turned up all the way it’s not really that dynamic(yes I turned it up to the max to test it out) Doesn’t really have a wow feeling even though it’s the “flagship” sound bar of Samsung.

thought of getting the nakamichi to then sell my 5.1.4 av receiver + speakers. should i? or just keep to later expand. that 9.2.4 is so tempting and way more expensive if i were to go on the av receiver route+speakers route.

The Q90R is by far the better soundbar in most reviews.

Had Samsung and was not impressed....took it back got the nakamichi and have never been more happy. It give me sound similar to having a avr and components but with a much smaller profile....cant speak highly enough about this underrated system

I would like to see how the Nakamichi compare to the new LG 7.1.4 Ch high res audio sound bar

i believe the Shockwafe can handle legacy equipment, and the HW-Q90R cannot. For me, that seals the deal.

The nak system kinda looks like a cut down version of their old soundspace series with of course modern sound formats/processing added.

No eARC Samsung Q90R?? I believe there is! I am using it. My Soundbar is connected to my eARC 2.1 HDMI Port on the LG C9. If there were no eARC i would not be able to hear Atmos from the TV Netflix App.

Do You Have Review For The Soundbar JBL 5.1 HD 4K With Detachable Rear Speakers..? Thanks

I’m guessing the hwq90r is the same as the HW-N950?

Nakamichi is going to be around $1000 or under with black friday sales while the Samsung is still at $1600

What about Dolby Vision passthrough with Q90r? Does it work?

How I can purchase nakkamichi 9.2.4 from where because I am from india

My tv doesn't have bluetooth can I make Samsung work?

Jbl 9.1 vs Q90r