CES 2023: Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 Home Theatre Surround System launched As a whole, the Dragon boasts six up-firing channels (including 3-inch up-firing drivers in the surrounds), with dual-angled solutions giving independently inclined 10- and 20-degree angles for precision placement in your 3D soundscape.
I've listened to Nakamichi's new Shockwafe 11.2.6 surround sound system – and it's easily the most bonkers soundbar of CES 2025
Nakamichi Corp., Ltd. (株式会社中道 Kabushiki-Gaisha Nakamichi) is a Japanese consumer electronics brand that originated in Japan and gained a name from the 1970s onwards for innovative and high quality audio cassette decks. Nakamichi manufactured electronic devices from its founding in 1948, but only sold them under its own name from 1972.
Nakamichi has announced that it is adding “customer-inspired” 12-inch subwoofers to its 11.4.6-channel Dragon Home Surround Sound System. The original system arrived last year amid plenty of hype and expectation, with the wireless set up sporting a 58-inch ‘Main Unit’ (which some might call a ‘soundbar’) and Omni-Motion Reference Surround speakers. Across the system there are six ...
Nakamichi Dragon 11.4.6 Sound Processing Auto EQ Setup Amplifier Type 15 x Digital Amplifiers (7 in soundbar, 2 each in subwoofers, 2 each in surrounds) Amplifier Power 3000W total Surround Sound Formats Dolby Digital Dolby Digital Plus Dolby TrueHD Dolby Atmos DTS DTS-HD Master Audio DTS:X
The Nakamichi cassette deck that I had, not the Dragon though, really was an exceptional piece of kit. I still have some of the recordings made on it transferred to CD-R. As for the Dragon soundbar, the reviews that I’ve seen have been very mixed. To my mind, if you’re knocking out that sort of cash, a fully fledged separates system would offer far better value and be more flexible.