space_cowboy Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Are these things a gimmick or what? I'm looking for something new to experiment with and Parts Express has them for what seems to be a reasonable price. They are 4 ohms, how would you wire them into a 5.1 AVR? Anyone have or had these? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougdrake Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Several of us have withstood the barbs from those-who-look-down-their-noses-at-such-non-audiophile-devices and have used them for fun. I used to have them on the bottom of my couch before I got my SVS sub. I believe the ones PE currently has are non-powered, so get yourself an old receiver and power them off that. They hook up using speaker level connections. You can use a y-adapter off your subwoofer output to split the signal to whatever you use to drive them with. A receiver/integrated amp is good to power them because you can use the volume setting to adjust the intensity of the bass shaking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 attached is a wiring diagram. Real quick before CSI starts Some like them other do not. the add to the effect of the movie is properly tuned. they distract viewer is not get the 50 watt and wire them in series and use a junky 2 chnnel reciever to power them gotta go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruinsrme Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Doug stole my thunder. I tried mounting them directly to the frame but found the effect was weak. attaching them to the seat coils offered the best feeling. Be careful not to over power them or you will drive them into your butt. using an old receiver will give you flexibility in controling balance and turning off certain shakers thru the A/B switch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted September 25, 2003 Share Posted September 25, 2003 Oh yeah... They are cool as hell. Not only are they fun but the VERY MUCH add to the movie experiance. With them you can also turn down your subs a little and because of the vibrations being given off by them, it still kinda tricks your mind into thinking that explosion was still loud. I wish I had some. Someday I want to get 3 buttkicker 2s but they are very expensive and you need a nuclear power plant to push them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael hurd Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Bass shakers are definately a good addition to a subwoofer. I had two in my car, powered by a small kenwood amp. The ones I own are the pro version ( 50 watt ), aura ast-2b-04. I ordered two more from parts express this summer when they got another large shipment, but they are still in the package. One of these days, I need to make the couch come alive during lfe content, but I am too busy right now. For power, these only need a modest amplifier to run. However, they can definately use a crossover to remove any higher frequencies from being reproduced. It definately wouldn't be cool to hear voices coming from under your couch. I would recommend a cheap integrated amplifier to drive these, as you can just use the sub out from your receiver, with a y connector, and the volume control on the amplifier will act as your gain. The level ( shake ) needs to be well balanced, so as not to be overpowering. When you get the setting right, the effect is unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted September 26, 2003 Share Posted September 26, 2003 Hey! Check out the bass shakers on the theater seats in my friend's theater. He's got a really nice theater and theater site: http://www.fatbulldog.com/ -Picky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 picky, yeah I have seen his theater before. I think he has it listed on home theater forums site right? Or was it avsfourm? Either way, it's a very nice and clean theater. How's it sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
space_cowboy Posted September 28, 2003 Author Share Posted September 28, 2003 Thanks for the replies.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picky Posted September 30, 2003 Share Posted September 30, 2003 Sorry, m00n. I've only seen this theater from his site. I haven't had the pleasure of visiting it yet first hand. I'm sure I will some day. I'll let you know how it sounds then. I'm sure it's awesome. He is a perfectionist and I'm sure everything in his theater mirrors that image. -Picky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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