I bought the Skywave x100 Dual off Kickstarter with the promotion. Ultimea promoted the system for $999 with a $109 refund when ordered and processed. That's exactly what happened and ended up getting this system for under $900.
Shipping: It was done with FedEx, and my package was delivered needing a signature, and the box looked in great shape with no dents, rips or tears.
Unpacking: The packing on this product was top-notch. Everything was individually wrapped, and the packing made it so nothing shifted during transport. It was a great added touch with the cardboard handles to remove the dual subwoofers from the box.
Assembly: Not hard or long at all. The main soundbar comes in three pieces to help with shipping, and putting it together was a breeze. The surrounds and the subs were plugged into surge protectors, and when I fired it up for the first time, everything linked up without a hitch. The included remote control is nice, with the small LCD screen up at the top. Would have been nice to throw in some AAA batteries, but that's nothing to gripe about.
Hook-up: I used the HDMI 2.1 cord included with the package and hooked it up to my LG C1 OLED using the eARC port. I decided to hook up my UHD 4K player to the HDMI input instead of my Apple TV, only because for some reason, my player wasn't playing content correctly with the DTS-X. It would have made more sense to have the Apple TV hooked up to the HDMI input, but this is what works for me. It would have been nice to have a couple more HDMI 2.1 ports that accept 4K, 8K, and high refresh rates like 120hz. Once again, not something to lose sleep over.
I had a Nakamichi Dragon that I modified to use 12" SVS subwoofers. And yes, that system was killer. However, for less than $900 this system is almost on par with the Dragon. I feel the x100 does lose a bit on the Atmos effects vs the Dragon. The one thing I noticed with the x100 is the clarity, and when watching my reference movies, I noticed new audio details I didn't hear before with the Dragon, and that really wowed me!!!
Currently, I don't have stands for the surrounds as I am waiting on Ultimea to ship the Steady 400 stands. There are times I feel I'm not hearing things correctly, but I feel it is definitely because my speakers aren't in their optimal areas. I believe the stands will correct this when the surrounds are ear-level and in the correct locations. I am pleasantly surprised by this system, and the app is a nice touch, and it connected immediately to my system when I did the pairing process. I see myself using the app more over the remote, but both are nice touches.
I hope that down the road things will improve with firmware updates, and maybe a manual room correction could be added to the app. I am loving this system. It doesn't beat the Dragon, but I am very happy with this system. I'm glad I got in on the Kickstarter and got it for less than $900, because now I see it is retailing for $2299. Definitely a great buy for the money.