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ButtKicker BK-GR Gamer | List Price: $149.95
Discount Price: $66.95
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Platform: No Operating System
Brand: Buttkicker
Binding: Video Game
Release Date: 2006-05-01
Features: - ButtKicker Gamer is awesome for gaming, computer entertainment, and digital music playback
- Small, linear motor sends a low frequency sound directly through your body
- Delivers awesome bass perception without a disruptive volume level
- Included Easy Clamp makes setup a breeze
- Gamer measures 3 x 2.75 x 11.5 inches, and amplifier measures 9.3 x 3.6 x 12.9 inches (WxHxD)
Best support ever [Posted on 2008-01-08]
I enjoy the BK gamer but the electronics fried after a few months. It was a pleasure dealing with the folks at Guittamer, the support that this company has is incredible! Great company to deal with.
Does indeed work with 6.1/7.1 soundcards [Posted on 2008-01-19]
So initially I was unable to get it working properly and because I also have the Sound Blaster Xi-Fi Xtrememusic sound card like reviewer D.J. Husar I thought it didn't work with 6.1/7.1 cards as he indicated. I contacted the Buttkicker tech support folks and they informed me that is not true and said you need to turn on the "low frequency redirect" in your soundcard settings. This was called "enable bass redirection" in the Xi-Fi control panel. After enabling that it's working great! All that aside I would say it's a pretty cool gadget. I paid around $50 for it when I got it on sale and it's probably worth that but I wouldn't say it's necessarily worth $100. It's cool with the added feeling of the bass effects in your chair but I have a pretty powerful subwoofer already so even though the effects were pretty neat I wouldn't classify it as a must have. All that being said I will continue using it. I play mostly shooters but I think it would be fun to try with racing/flying sims.
Good if used for Stereo and others but not Toslink [Posted on 2008-02-13]
Works as advertised but had hoped to use with my PS3 and Logitech Z-5500
via toslink optical sound cable. Not a huge deal and I'm not sure if there is a work around but none that I've discovered thus far. 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. But you have to switch from "optical" 6 to stereo setting. But if you have the z-5500's set up then bass from the Buttkicker isn't really needed. If you live in an area where noise must be limited then this unit starts to shine. No problems with mine once I figured it out but do wish they would spend a bit more time on documentation. Guess they have enough for normal hook ups, just us abbey normal kinda folks I guess. Amp is loud but fans will do that. Gotta make noise to keep things cool for a case this size. If the case was larger they could use quieter fans but then we'd complain about that too. Neat toy but I coulda done without it. But it works as long as you moderate the settings. Set it too high and you'll drive the piston to full stroke and it'll clatter. My chair has a "knee" action and tends to dampen some of the vibrations but a standard desk chair should be just fine.
WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! [Posted on 2008-03-28]
I just got it hooked up on my office chair, it's... pretty cool. :)
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. :)
You'll NEED a strong heavy chair for best results. My office chair is comfy for me, but it's got some loose parts. The ButtKicker manual talks about stuffing foam into those places that vibrate, it's not a bad idea. 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. 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. In the office it's fine though, it helps mask the chatter. Woulda' been nice to have the amp auto powerup on when there's sound.
- There's a cable on the floor from your chair to the amp. Inevitable of course, and it's not bad, just something you gotta watch if you like to sit & spin. :)
All in all... GOOD PURCHASE! RECOMMENDED!
Not a bad product [Posted on 2008-05-22]
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!
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