Alternative to a Buttkicker? - Blu-ray Forum

Kryptron · 03-18-2009, 11:00 PM

So i decided i want to try a "bass shaker" but the Buttkicker lfe kit is $400. I was looking around and found this, it is the Aura Pro Bass Shaker. It is only $45 and i was thinking if i got that with a sub woofer power amp like http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._hashrec_01_02 or this http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AM...417346&sr=1-12 would it work?

Uniquely · 03-18-2009, 11:22 PM

Yes it will. I have that same amp with a pair of Aura bass shakers. I have an HT sofa and it is very light weight and very resonance friendly, so I never have to turn the bass shakers all the way up. If you have a heavier sofa or just like a lot of vibration... I would definitely recomend a pair of shakers and stronger amp, or a pair of the amp you have chosen (one amp for each shaker.)

That amp was designed to be built into the back of a woofer box... so I just cut a hole in the console of my sofa and dropped the amp in. Check my gallery to see a pic of how it turned out.

Kryptron · 03-18-2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

Yes it will. I have that same amp with a pair of Aura bass shakers. I have an HT sofa and it is very light weight and very resonance friendly, so I never have to turn the bass shakers all the way up. If you have a heavier sofa or just like a lot of vibration... I would definitely recomend a pair of shakers and stronger amp, or a pair of the amp you have chosen (one amp for each shaker.)

That amp was designed to be built into the back of a woofer box... so I just cut a hole in the console of my sofa and dropped the amp in. Check my gallery to see a pic of how it turned out.

I saw the pics of your sofa, that's a great idea!

I have a small lazyboy type of chair so i don't have anywhere to mount it but i do have a small wooden table next to where i sit i might mount it to that somehow. Thanks

Uniquely · 03-18-2009, 11:30 PM

Cool.... well you'll only need one shaker and that amp will power one very nicely. I put mine in the console so when I want to adjust the gain or the crossover.. I can just open the console and dial away. I'm thinking about going ahead and getting a second amp for the second shaker and mounting it inside the other console.... just so I don't have to shake the whole sofa when I am the only one sitting on it and playing games; or so that each end of the sofa can be independently controlled for those who like more or less vibration.

Kryptron · 03-18-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

Cool.... well you'll only need one shaker and that amp will power one very nicely. I put mine in the console so when I want to adjust the gain or the crossover.. I can just open the console and dial away. I'm thinking about going ahead and getting a second amp for the second shaker and mounting it inside the other console.... just so I don't have to shake the whole sofa when I am the only one sitting on it and playing games; or so that each end of the sofa can be independently controlled for those who like more or less vibration.

Forgot to ask, how do you hook it up from the sub woofer amp to the shaker? does the amp have binding post for where the speaker is suppose to be hooked up?

Thanks,

Uniquely · 03-18-2009, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kryptron

Forgot to ask, how do you hook it up from the sub woofer amp to the shaker? does the amp have binding post for where the speaker is suppose to be hooked up?

Thanks,

No... on the back side of the amp are a pair of wires that you just connect to some speaker wire and run the speaker wire to your shaker.

Kryptron · 03-18-2009, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by robinandtami

No... on the back side of the amp are a pair of wires that you just connect to some speaker wire and run the speaker wire to your shaker.

Gotcha, Thanks for the help!

Uniquely · 03-18-2009, 11:54 PM

Welcome!

Fors* · 03-19-2009, 03:02 AM

Too bad that price is an issue. The Buttkickers are worth every dollar. If you compared the 2, I think you would find a big enough diffrence to justify the higher price tag. But this may very well be a biased opinion on my part....however you will never know unless you compare....

Kryptron · 03-19-2009, 03:21 AM

I'm sure the buttkicker is probably better and probably more powerful. But all i need is a little bit of vibration nothing to shake my small chair, just a little "rumble" so it should serve me ok for now. I'll have to find a place that sells buttkickers locally and try them out sometime.

Uniquely · 03-19-2009, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by forsberg21

Too bad that price is an issue. The Buttkickers are worth every dollar. If you compared the 2, I think you would find a big enough diffrence to justify the higher price tag. But this may very well be a biased opinion on my part....however you will never know unless you compare....

He's only doing one chair...... the bass shaker will be MORE than enough.

Fors* · 03-19-2009, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kryptron

I'm sure the buttkicker is probably better and probably more powerful. But all i need is a little bit of vibration nothing to shake my small chair, just a little "rumble" so it should serve me ok for now. I'll have to find a place that sells buttkickers locally and try them out sometime.

Cool, just throwing it out there. Everybody has different wants and needs, and I wanted to provide a different opinion. I'm sure the bass shakers will do the job you want them to, per what robinandtami has mentioned.

VinnAY · 03-24-2009, 01:18 AM

Here's a thought....I had a spare 8" powered sub from my recent upgrade to a 12". I bought a Y split and installed that on my receiver, connected the 12 and 8" with the 8 behind my couch. Seems to work alright...if you have a spare sub lying around

crackinhedz · 03-24-2009, 03:47 AM

Alternative to a Buttkicker?

...the Ass-grabber?

sorry, I just had to.

Fors* · 03-24-2009, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Alternative to a Buttkicker?

...the Ass-grabber?

sorry, I just had to.

good one!

VinnAY · 03-24-2009, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

Alternative to a Buttkicker?

...the Ass-grabber?

sorry, I just had to.

Didn't I get a PM nasty gram about this being a family site and to watch my language...?

Hammie · 03-24-2009, 01:03 PM

I've seen a setup where a sub was placed up against the couch. It seemed to work fine.

Fors* · 03-24-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by louhamilton

I've seen a setup where a sub was placed up against the couch. It seemed to work fine.

I'm sure it did fine, but the Buttkicker has to be felt to be believed. It won't knock you off the couch, but the feeling you will get will be much more apparant than what the sub would kick out.

Uniquely · 03-24-2009, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by forsberg21

I'm sure it did fine, but the Buttkicker has to be felt to be believed. It won't knock you off the couch, but the feeling you will get will be much more apparant than what the sub would kick out.

That is true... but in my experience, it is not nearly as natural feeling as the vibrations gotten from a sub. If I were a speaker builder; I'd have turned my two sofa consoles into actual subwoofers instead of mounting transducers inside them.

stroudenov · 03-24-2009, 03:07 PM

The Buttkicker Advance is on sale at Amazon right now for $252 and free shipping. I'd go with that in a hearbeat. It has everything you need including the remote, cables, amp and shaker. I may get a second one...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...kicker+advance

03-18-2009, 11:00 PM	#1
Kryptron Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Tampa Bay, FL Home Theater Gallery:21 4K collection:83 Blu-ray collection:450 Trading Score:4	Alternative to a Buttkicker? So i decided i want to try a "bass shaker" but the Buttkicker lfe kit is $400. I was looking around and found this, it is the Aura Pro Bass Shaker. It is only $45 and i was thinking if i got that with a sub woofer power amp like http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00..._hashrec_01_02 or this http://www.amazon.com/AudioSource-AM...417346&sr=1-12 would it work? Last edited by Kryptron; 03-18-2009 at 11:03 PM.

03-19-2009, 03:21 AM	#10
Kryptron Expert Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:Tampa Bay, FL Home Theater Gallery:21 4K collection:83 Blu-ray collection:450 Trading Score:4	I'm sure the buttkicker is probably better and probably more powerful. But all i need is a little bit of vibration nothing to shake my small chair, just a little "rumble" so it should serve me ok for now. I'll have to find a place that sells buttkickers locally and try them out sometime. Last edited by Kryptron; 03-19-2009 at 03:23 AM.

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03-18-2009, 11:22 PM	#2
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	Yes it will. I have that same amp with a pair of Aura bass shakers. I have an HT sofa and it is very light weight and very resonance friendly, so I never have to turn the bass shakers all the way up. If you have a heavier sofa or just like a lot of vibration... I would definitely recomend a pair of shakers and stronger amp, or a pair of the amp you have chosen (one amp for each shaker.) That amp was designed to be built into the back of a woofer box... so I just cut a hole in the console of my sofa and dropped the amp in. Check my gallery to see a pic of how it turned out.

03-18-2009, 11:30 PM	#4
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	Cool.... well you'll only need one shaker and that amp will power one very nicely. I put mine in the console so when I want to adjust the gain or the crossover.. I can just open the console and dial away. I'm thinking about going ahead and getting a second amp for the second shaker and mounting it inside the other console.... just so I don't have to shake the whole sofa when I am the only one sitting on it and playing games; or so that each end of the sofa can be independently controlled for those who like more or less vibration.

03-18-2009, 11:54 PM	#8
Uniquely Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Mobile, AL Home Theater Gallery:14 Blu-ray collection:171	Welcome!

03-19-2009, 03:02 AM	#9
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	Too bad that price is an issue. The Buttkickers are worth every dollar. If you compared the 2, I think you would find a big enough diffrence to justify the higher price tag. But this may very well be a biased opinion on my part....however you will never know unless you compare....

03-24-2009, 01:18 AM	#13
VinnAY Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	Here's a thought....I had a spare 8" powered sub from my recent upgrade to a 12". I bought a Y split and installed that on my receiver, connected the 12 and 8" with the 8 behind my couch. Seems to work alright...if you have a spare sub lying around

03-24-2009, 03:47 AM	#14
crackinhedz Super Moderator Member since:Feb 2007 Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:19	Alternative to a Buttkicker? ...the Ass-grabber? sorry, I just had to.

03-24-2009, 01:03 PM	#17
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:12	I've seen a setup where a sub was placed up against the couch. It seemed to work fine.

03-24-2009, 03:07 PM	#20
stroudenov Active Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Tampa Bay, Florida Home Theater Gallery:25 Blu-ray collection:173	The Buttkicker Advance is on sale at Amazon right now for $252 and free shipping. I'd go with that in a hearbeat. It has everything you need including the remote, cables, amp and shaker. I may get a second one... http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw...kicker+advance

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