Buttkicker Mini LFE Subwoofer for Home Theater

What else can I say this thing kicks but literally. Works great on the P1X sim racing rig. Mounts right to it with your own hardware of course. I have 2; one in the front and one in the back. It’s more than enough to feel Everything you need to feel. Wheel lock, wheel slip, gear-shifting, engine vibration and anything else your sim will put out. Quality product; 3rd one I bought now.

After having three other bass shakers (Dayton, Aura, and Visiton) fail on me I finally broke down and purchased this mini LFE. All the aforementioned shakers blow this thing away (until they fail and start clunking which can take anywhere from one month to one week). Also, the LFE overheats very quickly and will shut it self off after 15 to 20 minutes. But so far it has been sturdy and reliable and that is something the other shakers just cannot provide. CAVEAT! I am powering this off a Nob Sound Mini Sub Amp rated at aprox 100 Watts. So any issues I am having could be from it being under powered (it is rated up to 400 Watts). UPDATE! I swapped out the Nob Sound mini amp for this mini amp board XH-M253 TDA8954TH BTL HiFi Class 420W High Power Mono Digital Amplifier (keep in mind this amp board is NOT plug and play and requires a unique AC transformer as a power source and a separate preamp to act as a volume control. DO YOUR HOME WORK!). Running with a 24 volt center tapped transformer I estimate it puts out around 200 watts. Not only is the sound better without the constant clipping but all the overheating problems are GONE! In summary, if you don't have the sophistication, or desire, to open up a bass shaker and fabricate replacement spiders this makes total sense. Or just spend the money and get the butt kicker in full size.

I paired this up with a Behringer iNuke NU1000 DSP amplifier, and let me tell ya, this thing packs a punch! I got these two devices to replace my ButtKicker Gamer2, and while expensive, completely worth it. My movie watching experience has gone from "a great experience" to "I feel like I am in an IMAX theater". The sheer power that this transducer is capable of is incredible! The movies I tested were Transformers (2007) and Clover Field. Neither are that great of movies, but they have unrivaled sound design and are perfect for testing BASS. I play a lot of games too, my favorite being the Battlefield franchise. First game I tested the transducer with was Battlefield 1. I played the singleplayer tank missions, and holy moly it felt like I was sitting in a real tank (granted I turned up the power). I could feel the engine rumble, the shaking from the uneven terrain, the impact from every enemy shell smashing into the side of our tank, and the shock from every shell we fired back, all as if I could feel the wave go through my chest. I had a smile on my face for the whole mission. I highly recommend getting this device if your a gamer wanting more immersion, or a movie goer looking for an impactful experience.

This kicker works, however it must be used at a very low setting. I have a 50 watt amp set below half at all times and even with this setting it overheats. The only way to keep it from overheating is to set it at 25% of volume. I don't believe I should have to setup a fan system to keep it cool as this should be a manufacturer fix. I intend to try other brands in the future to see if they perform any better. I also contacted the company directly but received no response at all about the overheating issue. It is well known that these products do not perform correctly yet the company has done nothing to and given no response to me for corrective action.

OK, when I first installed a test configuration, I was watching (of all things) Word Girl with a friend. There was a boom, the world shook just a little bit, and my friend said "was that here?" Like surround sound, once you've had a system with well-tuned shakers, you won't want to go back. I didn't want to do the weird "see saw" mounting of the full LFE mounting system, so I directly screwed one of these to the back of the couch. Tested with Pacific Rim. My conclusions are that if you're going to go with Mini LFEs, get two per couch or one per chair. Otherwise they'll bottom out on the really really loud parts. Interestingly, the picture shows screws but the box did not contain any. There was not room under my couch so I mounted on the back. I actually get pretty good results without suspension mounting, as the floor is not a slab (carpet over pressed wood I think) and the couch is pretty flexible. The nicer your furniture is, the more interesting your shaker mounting experiences will be. My biggest criticism with mini Buttkicker shakers in general is that as the volume level decreases, they shake gradually less for a while, then suddenly not at all. There's a point at which the internal puck just sticks. You won't notice this unless you are shaking a fairly light chair with a fairly loose suspension, but it you are, the sudden engagement can be slightly distracting when it interrupts slowly swelling or fading bass sounds. Otherwise, they're great and I need two more. :)

This will make you watch your movies all over again. A great addition to home theaters and gaming systems. I wanted more, so I'm buying a second one (Buttkicker LFE).

I'm big into fight games in racing I put it under my racing chair and bought an amp to go with it does really well I'm actually going to purchase the next size up and add it to it and buy a bigger amp love it though

great items for a sim rig , better than a flat transducer , give greater movement .

■2020/07/04 追記 DTS 5.1chソースでの様子の動画（ガ●パン最終章 第二話の冒頭）を追加しました。参考になれば。 ーーーーー 楽●で扱われている安価なボディソニックトランスフューザー（振動ユニット）が長いこと品切れ状態のため、諦めて値はやや張るもののこちらを購入。元々ホームシアターでサブウーファーを左右2系統使用していたので数を合わせました。 暫くして到着したソレはかなり小柄でしたが、持ってみるとズシリと重く（約1kg）、生半可な固定では振動ユニットが脱落しそうだったので、当初の外からのタッピングビス止めを変更し、底板の内側からビス・ナットでがっちり固定し、更にロックタイトのネジ止め剤を使用し振動によるネジ緩みを防止しました。 そしてAVアンプのLFE出力を2分岐し、一方を元からあるサブウーファー・もう一方をLepyのデジタルアンプ168S経由で本振動ユニットと接続しましたが（※低周波域が調整可能で2ch出力可能なものは恐らくこのシリーズ一択）、小柄なサイズからは想像できない程の強烈な振動を味わえました。 近所迷惑なくらいに出力を上げると振動ユニットが耐えきれてないような振動を発しますが、そうなる手前までは嫌なビビリ振動は発生していないので、筐体の剛性はかなり高そうな感じです。ユニットから直出しで伸びるケーブルはかなり短いので、アンプまでの距離があるようなら要延長。 いただけないのがインスト表。全英語表記くらいは覚悟していたのですが、A4くらいのペラ紙一枚のソレはイメージ絵すらなくネジ径はインチ表記のみという文化圏の違いそのまんまという内容。正直なところ殆ど役に立ちませんでした（苦笑。 振動ユニットの筐体をがっちり固定したい場合、ミリ換算だとネジ径6mm・長さ25mm（3点止めの場合）相当のネジが必要になりますので念の為。

Viel zu teuer. Übersteuert gerne, und macht dann laute Kopfgeräusche. Wollte das Teil zurücksenden, aber die Frist ist abgelaufen. Habe nun einen billigen Bodyshaker für 40 Euro dran. Ist besser!

I bought this on a Wim thinking it can't make that much difference. I use it for flight sim and it adds a whole new level to the sim. I fly in VR and I bolted the buttkicker to my chair. You need to buy An amp to power it separately. (Go careful what you order if following amazon's suggestions here as the first amp I purchased didn't include the power supply to run the amp. I still have no idea why you would sell an amp that you then need to buy a power supply separately to make it work. BUT.. this is a review of thr buttkicker. Loaded the sim. Turned on the amp to power the buttkicker and tried it out on several planes. You feel the surface of the runway now. You get the thud of the wheels retracting. You feel the vibration of the engines and that changes depending on the throttle power and or propeller pitch. This is not a subwoofer. You don't hear the bass. The buttkicker provides vibration through the chair that simulates what's going on in the sim. I had to purchase a aux splitter so that the audio out on the pc went to the speakers and separately to the buttkicker. The only negative I have found so far since I started using it is that it now makes the joystick feel 'dead' resting your arm on the armrest when you operate the throttles makes you feel the engine vibrations. The joystick has no feedback.. and after adding the buttkicker you really notice the lack of feel... Unfortunately for my bank account. There are joysticks out there that will solve that... the buttkicker is worth it for the emersion you get in sim games. I'm not sure it would make such an impact in other types of game.

I bought this to add to my SIM racer set up. It has good vibration bolted up easily has lots of options for bolting and mounting I have it hooked to a 50 W amp and it has a nice steady firm vibration would recommend.