Butt Shakers??

trinidesignz

Anyone one ever use buttshakers / Aura Pro Bass Shaker
http://www.parts-express.com/pe/show...606137#reviews

I was just sitting here looking online for DEALS and ran across this and fellas I was BLOWN:eek:AWAY by how much excellent reviews it got.

I posted this in speakers section and 1 post so I thought I would try it here.
Hope you guys don't mind.

kuntasensei

I don't use the Auras, but I do have Guitammer's Buttkicker LFE mounted to the couch. Tactile transducers work really well if dialed in properly, and definitely add to the experience. I've got mine set to subtly fill in subsonics as my SVS 20-39CS+ reaches its native rolloff, and I love it.

mantis

We carry Buttkickers and we just Installed one last week in a basement. Concrete underneath the padding and rug and it worked good for 3 chairs with only 1 kicker. I believe if we had 4 chairs it would have been fine. It's fun to dial in 2. Add alittle or take a little away. It's like feeling your sub a lot more. It also I felt helped the overall experience due to the concrete floor underneath. I like a floating floor out of wood. You feel the sub a lot more.

Well worth the asking price and you get a cool little amp to put in your rack.

Dan

CaligulaPolk

can u demo me the buttkickers??

I plan to buy few but would like to demo them first..

bigred7078

i've always thought buttkickers were stupid, that is until my buddy got some and i actually got to try them out. For a movie they are alot of fun to have. They really add that extra thump.

comfortablycurt

I've never gotten to try those out before...it sounds like it would be awesome though.

trinidesignz

I have looking up online & I see some people saying they have to get a separate receiver jus for the butt kicker. Do you guys think my denon will be good enough?

NJPOLKER

Fake and Ridiculous are two good words for them.

trinidesignz

ok thanks NJ lolol.

CaligulaPolk

trinidesignz wrote: »

I have looking up online & I see some people saying they have to get a separate receiver jus for the butt kicker. Do you guys think my denon will be good enough?

You will need amp for it. Buttkicker power Amplifier

1000 Watts @ 4 ohms
• 1900 Watts @ 2 ohms
• Can power 1, 2, 3, or 4 ButtKicker LFE transducers
• Class D switching technology
• Variable high cutoff, 40 - 160 Hz
• Low cutoff, 25 Hz switchable
• RCA and 1/4” inputs with 160m Volt and 1.25 Volt sensitivities
• Either 120v or 240v versions. NOT SWITCHABLE


BKA100-4A Dimensions:
12" wide, 12" deep by 4.625" off the ground.

kuntasensei

Yeah, you don't have to get a separate receiver. You just need an amp. I'm running my Buttkicker LFE off of one channel of a Samson 1,000w rackmount amp that I already had 'cause my SVS 20-39CS+ is running off the other channel.

I won the Buttkicker in a contest over at Secrets Of Home Theater And Hi-Fi... and I was gonna sell it, but then I tried it out and couldn't bring myself to part with it.

mantis

NJPOLKER wrote: »

Fake and Ridiculous are two good words for them.

SO I will assume you never watched a movie with them huh? Not a movie lover? Not into feeling the movie?

When properly setup , they are a really cool devise. When not properly setup they are very annoying.

I find them to work well in all situations but the one I enjoy doing the most is a basement or slab theater. This is where the sub or subs don't shake the ground. You feel the pressure from the subs but don't actually shake from them like if you where on a floating floor. The butt kicker adds that experience back in. They are not necessary in a well designed floating floor theater with multi subs as you can tune the room for the correct amount of "shake" if you will.
Don't frown on which you do not understand.

Dan

NotaSuv

NJPOLKER wrote: »

Fake and Ridiculous are two good words for them.

yes maybe those are good words for one who hasnt experinced them set up correctly..for movies i was quite impressed , theyadded to the fun of watching........but then again there are those who say cables make no difference either :rolleyes:

CaligulaPolk

got 2 word for it. Less Cops

kuntasensei

For me, the Buttkicker recreated the slight vibration I feel in most movie theaters. I've got mine dialed back so it's very subtle and blends nicely with my subwoofer (though my sub is solid down to 18Hz). You don't really pay attention to it until a movie has some deep gut-wrenching room-pressurizing bass, then it adds just that little extra touch that makes it feel like you are there in the movie. Mantis is right about it making a carpet on slab floor feel like a floating wood floor.

I've also really loved mine for music. You get just enough of it with bass guitar and kick drums that it recreates that feel of being at a concert, and feeling the bass resonate through your body. I occasionally spin the DVD-A of Beck's Sea Change just to experience it.

Now, if you have them dialed up so much that it's constantly shaking your couch like an amusement park ride, you aren't "wrong"... but you're SO missing the point.

NJPOLKER

The only reason I have voiced my opinion is because I have had the experience. In my opinion its sooooo very fake its ridiculous. Gimmick is another good word by the way.
Children would enjoy it for awhile then after maybe 10 minutes they would find it annoying.

Mantis, a real cool devise? For me its a fake, a gimmick and unreal oh yeah silly too.
My opinion and I am happy for you guys who like it.
Drew

michaeljhsda2

mantis wrote: »

SO I will assume you never watched a movie with them huh? Not a movie lover? Not into feeling the movie?

When properly setup , they are a really cool devise. When not properly setup they are very annoying.

I find them to work well in all situations but the one I enjoy doing the most is a basement or slab theater. This is where the sub or subs don't shake the ground. You feel the pressure from the subs but don't actually shake from them like if you where on a floating floor. The butt kicker adds that experience back in. They are not necessary in a well designed floating floor theater with multi subs as you can tune the room for the correct amount of "shake" if you will.
Don't frown on which you do not understand.

Dan

+1, I think the bass shakers work great, plus the neighbors can't hear em'.

mantis

NJPOLKER wrote: »

The only reason I have voiced my opinion is because I have had the experience. In my opinion its sooooo very fake its ridiculous. Gimmick is another good word by the way.
Children would enjoy it for awhile then after maybe 10 minutes they would find it annoying.

Mantis, a real cool devise? For me its a fake, a gimmick and unreal oh yeah silly too.
My opinion and I am happy for you guys who like it.
Drew

I believe you had a improper demo. you have to dial them in so you don't get this kind of experience.

CaligulaPolk

mantis wrote: »

I believe you had a improper demo. you have to dial them in so you don't get this kind of experience.

lol, u never got back to me if there's buttkicker demo at your work.

Ron-P

I was thinking about adding a couple of these to my back deck that has 3 chairs. When you guys are saying you need to "dial them in", what exactly do you mean? How much calibrating is required, or, what kind of calibrating?

kuntasensei

Basically, you don't want them to be noticeable ALL THE TIME. If you have them turned up too high, every bass note in music will shake you and the perceived effect will be kinda like you have your subwoofer way overcranked. People don't even notice mine until something explodes in a movie.

You know that feeling you get in the theater with deep bass where you feel the seats vibrate? That's what you're trying to achieve. You're basically trying to dial it to a level where it complements your subwoofer such that it seems your subwoofer can go WAY deeper than normal. I can run a bass sweep and not notice my Buttkicker until around 40Hz... where it seems to take over from my subwoofer. It's just a matter of finding a level that makes it feel less like you have a tactile transducer and more like your subwoofer has really deep extension.

Gaara

Ron-P wrote: »

I was thinking about adding a couple of these to my back deck that has 3 chairs. When you guys are saying you need to "dial them in", what exactly do you mean? How much calibrating is required, or, what kind of calibrating?

For myself "dialing them in" meant not making it a seamless transition from sub to buttkicker, but having no transition at all. IMO if you can tell where the sub leaves off and the buttkicker kicks in then they are set to high. I have mine set where they don't really notice them unless the bass is <20hz.

As for how to do this, I use frequency sweeps / test tones, and movies. My main one recently is War of the Worlds, the lighting strike scene has bass from 5hz-50hz, the pod emergence scene has lots of <20hz, and the heat-ray scene is strong at 30hz.

The heat-ray scene is great because if the buttkicker is set to high then the couch shakes and its gimicky, set just right it shakes slightly and you feel it hit your chest. The lightning scene if set to high you can hear the buttkicker rumble from the single digit bass, set perfectly every strike makes the room shudder (from my SVS) as well as the loveseat.