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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Dec 31, 2018 21:41:45 GMT
So who’s got one and what’s your experience?
hooked up via optical direct to Xbox or thru your sound system direct / via splitter?
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Post by XRF HammerPH on Dec 31, 2018 23:09:52 GMT
Not sure what a buttkicker is but I'm guessing some system to give feedback through your chair... I have an Xrocker chair which I love, gives a nice extra dimension through the vibration and audio.
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Post by ReadingRich on Jan 1, 2019 0:44:17 GMT
Sounds like the equivalent Pete. I’ve never used one but from what I can tell it works a bit like a subwoofer just sending a vibration through your seat.
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Jan 1, 2019 17:02:55 GMT
Sounds like the equivalent Pete. I’ve never used one but from what I can tell it works a bit like a subwoofer just sending a vibration through your seat. It is but it’s mechanical rather than air movement like a normal sub. In the PC world software can be run so it reacts more like force feedback to specific events. With the Xbox it just works at a low pass frequency like a sub would. |
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Post by stormtrooper on Jan 2, 2019 14:32:08 GMT
I've got a Butt Kicker Gamer 2 on the X-Box One X. I run a 7.1 Dolby Atmos Receiver and have it coming from the second Sub Out on the receiver (the first Sub Out runs the Active Sub Woofer). It's basically another sub, but it bolts to your rig/chair or whatever and reproduces the bass through a tactile transducer that vibrates through the rig/chair whenever a certain frequency of bass is delivered from the X-Box. This then replicates such things as gear changes, kerbs, impacts etc. In my opinion it's a worthwhile addon for that extra level of immersion. If you're in the uk try shakercentre.co.uk for the cheapest price that I found, which is where I bought mine.  |
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Post by hurtmagurt on Jan 2, 2019 15:04:37 GMT
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Post by stormtrooper on Jan 3, 2019 10:04:05 GMT
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Post by XRF Formula1 on Jan 15, 2019 16:33:10 GMT
I'm aiming to eventually get the butt kicker 2 as my seat came with an attachment specifically for that.
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Jan 20, 2019 1:23:27 GMT
I just got in on that and ordered one - gotta order the $30 post for my GT Omega Art seat now too |
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Post by Uncle De4dly (Ian) on Feb 4, 2019 3:04:35 GMT
Alright - so it’s installed now. It’s more of a mechanical seat shaker, not a speaker.
Pretty cool actually. I feel the car now in the chair and my feet as I have it mounted to the GT Omega frame. Cutoff frequencies are tuneable and right now I’m set so I feel the vibe of the engine, clutch engagement and any big road bumps I think.
Worth the money? Hard to say....certainly adds another dimension albeit a small one. I’d say yes but there’s other things to spend money on first like pedal upgrades etc. Off topic still really like the Ricmotech upgrades to the t3pa pedals.
i connected to the Xbox optical out so it works when I’ve got headphones out but I had to disable Dolby atmos and go back to 5.1 (no big deal really in the car sim)
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