ButtKicker BK-GR Gamer
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Brand: ButtkickerPlatform: No Operating System
Model: BK-GR2
Publisher: Buttkicker
Product features:
- 90 watts at 4 ohms
- Wired remote control
- Mounting flanges for use with home theater seating
- Digital; fanless; 120v ONLY
- Pass-through outlet to daisy-chain multiple units
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (9.8 Feet/3.0 Meters)
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to A-Female Extension Cable (3.3 Feet/1.0 Meter)
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to Mini-B Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters)
- AmazonBasics USB 2.0 A-Male to B-Male Cable (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters)
- Coolmax 14909 PS-224 LCD 24-Pin ATX Power Supply Tester
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of ButtKicker BK-GR Gamer
Customer Review: With a Virtual Racing Chassis & Fanatec Setup
Summary: 5 Stars
My Video Racing Chassis (VRC) gaming chair sits very low to the ground and there is no way to connect the Buttkicker without modifications. I knew this before I purchased it but thought it would be worth the trouble, and it is!
I installed a 15/16", 1/2" ratchet socket to the back of the chair that gave it a 3" long cylinder about 1-1/8" in diameter to attach the Buttkicker to. This was accomplished by drilling a 3/8" diameter hole in the back to one side and using a 3/8" socket head cap screw with large washers on the inside and outside back of the chair. The cap screw went from the front to the back to attach the 15/16" socket with a lock nut. The lock nut fit on the inside of the socket and I was able to use a 1/2" socket to ratchet it tight to the chair. Then it was easy to attach the Buttkicker to the socket on the back of the chair.
I have a Denon receiver that I attached the RCA splitter to at the sub-woofer output. One end attaches to the sub-woofer the other to the white plug on the back of the Buttkicker amplifier. I had to purchase different male/female couplings for the splitter though because I needed a male rather than a female attachment to my amp and also the sub-woofer required a different coupling.
Once I set everything up, just took a few minutes, I could not get it to work at all (at least that is what I thought). Then I realized that the Denon was not outputting the bass at a high enough output to use the Buttkicker. I was able to change all the speakers to minus 12db and to change the sub-woofer to plus 12db and that fixed the problem after I also realized that the volume of the included amp needs to be increased way up, at least for my setup.
It seems that the volume resets to the lowest setting each time the amp is turned off. I have the remote attached to my setup so that I turn everything on and then increase the volume or intensity to the max. Also it seems that the amp goes into standby mode after 20 minutes (even when I am racing on Forza 3) and so that I will be racing along and have to hit the remote on button to turn it back on. A minor inconvenience.
The results are that I can feel the road, on some of the tracks through towns are cobblestones, feels just like the real thing. Go off the road onto a strip or grass and you can feel that. Just a whole new dimension to the game. The Fanatec wheel and pedals have their own force feedback but this brings the chair alive too. Well worth the trouble of the modification for sure.
Two points. If you are having trouble getting it to work with a receiver make sure the receiver settings for bass are set to high. Also make sure that you have the volume (intensity) of the included amp turned up.
Description of ButtKicker BK-GR Gamer
For PC & Console Gaming and Digital Music-attaches to most center post chairs. Includes gamer, Gamer Amplifier and all wiring. 120V version, for North American use only.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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