Butt Kickers anybody using them or something else

DAVE HOFFER

Hey been looking at the butt kicker. Is this a good brand? Do you like the feel? Is it worth the money? Is it hard on your furniture?

Geoff4rfc

No experience with them nor have I heard any feedback from any owners. I've got a pair of Epik Empires, that's all the butt kicking I need.

joeparaski

I have them and I love them.

POLKHT

Geoff4rfc wrote: »

No experience with them nor have I heard any feedback from any owners. I've got a pair of Epik Empires, that's all the butt kicking I need.

Same here, but I have a pair of DIY JL 12W7. Not the best, but good enough for now. I was thinking of butt kickers, but decided to put the money into dual subs.

tonyb

I've got a wife, thats all the butt kicking I need.:eek:

Dave,
Buttkickers need to be attached to the furniture. Something wives usually poo-poo off the bat so make sure yours agrees to that. Also you need a seperate amp to run them as they work off a subwoofer output which isn't powered by the receiver. Just be aware of those 2 things and the cost involved for additional amplification.

kuntasensei

I have a Buttkicker LFE, but I didn't want to screw it into the furniture, so I'm using their couch kit. Works like a charm.

sda2mike

i run a pair in my sectional...i bought an amp out of a parted out subwoofer and wired them in series...makes a 'why didn't i do this sooner' difference to your av.


mike

michael1947

I think Endershadow was looking into these a couple of weeks ago. I'm also considering a couple and now have a couple of old amps to use.
And for "biker boy" how do those big Epic's work for you and what does your set -up look like, got any photos.

michael1947

I just visited the Epic site and couldn't find any product available except a tee shirt and it's too cold outside for a t. Also I didn't see any on e-bay...what gives? Sold out at the company and nobody selling on e-bay...that's un-American.

ken brydson

michael1947 wrote: »

I just visited the Epic site and couldn't find any product available except a tee shirt and it's too cold outside for a t. Also I didn't see any on e-bay...what gives? Sold out at the company and nobody selling on e-bay...that's un-American.

Did you try Epik as opposed to Epic? http://www.epiksubwoofers.com/

Geoff4rfc

michael1947 wrote: »

I think Endershadow was looking into these a couple of weeks ago. I'm also considering a couple and now have a couple of old amps to use.
And for "biker boy" how do those big Epic's work for you and what does your set -up look like, got any photos.

My wife thought I was kidding when I told her I was ordering a second empire. And when it arrived, she looked at me like I had lost my mind, "Two of those????? You're killing me". Once I had everything "hooked up" and going, she was actually impressed by the smoothness in the bass response the second sub added. She hated my single, she "appreciates" my duals.

RamZet

Ive used them. They are crazy. I was watching the scene in Iron man when the "funvee" was ambushed. it adds another level of awesomeness to everything.

snake1

Geoff4rfc wrote: »

My wife thought I was kidding when I told her I was ordering a second empire. And when it arrived, she looked at me like I had lost my mind, "Two of those????? You're killing me". Once I had everything "hooked up" and going, she was actually impressed by the smoothness in the bass response the second sub added. She hated my single, she "appreciates" my duals.

If I ever decide to go 7.1 I'm def gonna look into getting another set of 12s for wides! These pics just look amazing to me bro!

Geoff4rfc

Thanks man, I appreciate that!! I've used M30's and M40's as wides, you know, it was a 7.1. When I stuck my M70's in as wides next to my A9's, wow, I had a whole new sound in the wides.

After I sold all of my monitors, I needed to replace my wides but wasn't sure with what; RTiA5's, A7's? Some had suggested towers were overkill and to go with A3's or A4's.

I knew the tower was definitely the way to go after running M70's, going with a second set of A9's was the ticket, not only do I have no regrets, the sound is as awesome as it looks if not more so.