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It is easy to setup and easy to adjust. I am so pleased with the Buttkicker gamer. It makes my Forza 2 racing on the XBOX360 seem so real. Quality product.
It's not for everyone, but that is something that is hard to advise. This model is made to hook up to a desk chair and it works great at that. This thing is pretty basic. If you think you will like this, you probably will. For driving games, you can feel the rumble of the road underneath, and that combined with a large HDTV, 7.1 surround sound and force feedback steering wheel will make your xbox 360 or PS3 driving games come alive. It vibrates like crazy to simulate bass sounds. It's not virtual reality, but this device definitely raises the immersion level a little bit.For the price, this is a cool thing, especially for an apartment or house where you can't turn up your subwoofer to get a lot of vibration. If not, don't expect it to change your life.
It's just a little thing that vibrates.Oh, and you can also hook up your mp3 player or computer to it. Don't like driving games. I, however, hooked it up to my Playseat Evolution with Logitech G25 steering wheel. Install this on your couch or gaming chair (you might have to get creative) and suddenly be whisked away to the intense vibrations present in a warlike environment or FPS. It comes with several audio adapters and makes it really easy to hook it up to anything that outputs sound.
I got this to hold me over while I wait to get the full buttkicker lfe kit. This is a pretty nice addition to gaming. pickup for sure.
Inevitable of course, and it's not bad, just something you gotta watch if you like to sit & spin. :)You'll NEED a strong heavy chair for best results. RECOMMENDED. - There's a cable on the floor from your chair to the amp. I just got it hooked up on my office chair, it's.
:)It can REALLY get things vibrating, and when you have it cranked, you'll feel all of the things that are loose in your chair. The ButtKicker manual talks about stuffing foam into those places that vibrate, it's not a bad idea. pretty cool. Woulda' been nice to have the amp auto powerup on when there's sound.
:)All in all. In the office it's fine though, it helps mask the chatter. For now, I have it turned down so as to not get the passer-bys to ask "why is Mark vibrating." but even at low levels it adds a good level of fun to the whole sonic experience. My office chair is comfy for me, but it's got some loose parts.
I've only tried it with tunes at this point, this should be a lot of fun for gaming."Nice to find extras" - Level control on the amp - Switchable lowpass filter - Switchable highpass filter with adjustable cutoff - NICE assortment of cable adapters and cable ties"Kinda Bummers" - The amp has a constantly running fan that's kinda' loud. GOOD PURCHASE.
Neat toy but I coulda done without it. But you have to switch from "optical" 6 to stereo setting. My chair has a "knee" action and tends to dampen some of the vibrations but a standard desk chair should be just fine. If the case was larger they could use quieter fans but then we'd complain about that too. Works as advertised but had hoped to use with my PS3 and Logitech Z-5500via toslink optical sound cable.
It'll work if you use the stereo leads from the PS3 to inputs for BK amp then go into tv and take output of tv to Z-5500. If you live in an area where noise must be limited then this unit starts to shine. Not a huge deal and I'm not sure if there is a work around but none that I've discovered thus far. Gotta make noise to keep things cool for a case this size.
But it works as long as you moderate the settings. Amp is loud but fans will do that. No problems with mine once I figured it out but do wish they would spend a bit more time on documentation. But if you have the z-5500's set up then bass from the Buttkicker isn't really needed.
Guess they have enough for normal hook ups, just us abbey normal kinda folks I guess. Set it too high and you'll drive the piston to full stroke and it'll clatter.
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