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Tarfumes.com - ButtKicker BK-GR Gamer
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List Price: $149.95
Our Price: $99.99
Your Save: $ 49.96 ( 33% )
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Manufacturer: Buttkicker
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Video Game
Brand: Buttkicker
EAN: 0898114000067
Feature: ButtKicker Gamer is awesome for gaming, computer entertainment, and digital music playback
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: Buttkicker
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Manufacturer: Buttkicker
Model: BK-GR
Platform: No Operating System
Publisher: Buttkicker
Release Date: 2006-05-01
Studio: Buttkicker
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Features
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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)
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Editorial Reviews:
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Quickly and easily attached to most center post computer or office chairs, the ButtKicker Gamer makes video gaming, computer entertainment and digital music come to life. PC and video games, movies and music have never been so realistic or intense. Explosions, crashes and impacts can now be felt; providing an experience much closer to virtual reality. The ButtKicker Gamer allows the user to feel the action without cranking the sound because the low frequency (bass) sound is transferred to and stays within the chair to which the Gamer is attached.The Gamer is awesome for gaming, computer entertainment and digital music playback. Users can now feel the low end without making the room loud. They can turn the subwoofer down and still have all the bass they want and need. It is the perfect solution for apartment or dormitory use since powerful bass can be experienced without a subwoofer, or even while using headphones.Designed to be responsive and aggressive, the Gamer answers the need for both accurate low frequency response and maximum tactile effect. Digital or analog music playback, gaming and computer entertainment have never been so realistic or intense. Designed by musicians and studio engineers; the Gamer is musically accurate, with a tight, "on-the-beat" response. With only one magnetically suspended moving part, and a thermal switch for heat protection, the Gamer provides tremendous power and is virtually indestructible and maintenance free.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: This makes games come alive!
Comment: This thing is pretty basic. It vibrates like crazy to simulate bass sounds. This model is made to hook up to a desk chair and it works great at that.
I, however, hooked it up to my Playseat Evolution with Logitech G25 steering wheel. 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!
Don't like driving games? 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'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. It's not for everyone, but that is something that is hard to advise. If you think you will like this, you probably will. 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. It comes with several audio adapters and makes it really easy to hook it up to anything that outputs sound.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Not a bad product
Comment: 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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Summary: WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
Comment: 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!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good if used for Stereo and others but not Toslink
Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Does indeed work with 6.1/7.1 soundcards
Comment: 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.
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