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Pros:
*Easy Set-up
*Very Powerful
*Wireless
*Adds a whole new element to watching movies and playing games

Cons
*Remote is rather weak
*No LED display to let you know it's on or what volume it's set at
*Have to tweak the volume a little more than I would prefer but that's not really the fault of the buttkicker (read on)

I've watched Spider-man 3, U-571, Jurassic Park and Flyboys. The feeling and the sense of depth it adds to these movies is amazing. In jurassic park you could feel the weight of each dino step. U-571 really felt as if I were on the sub. Now I'm looking for any excuse to watch any old action flick just so I can fire up the old BK. Man I've watched a lot of bad Steven Segall movies (are there any good ones)

The not-so-good is that the remote is rather weak. Maybe it would be more accurate to say that the IR sensor is a bit weak. I find I have to lean towards it while on the couch with my arm stretched out to make sure the remote commands reach the IR Sensor. The other thing is that there really is no way to know you've turned it on or what the volume is set to. It appears there is no standardization in movies for sound. Some movies I find I'm cranking the BK up to really feel the impact. Other movies nearly blow your head off and I'm scrambling to turn this thing down. And sometimes movies that have a lot of heavy bass sound tracks start to annoy me. I want feel the puches, and explosions, and the crashes. I don't want to hear some annoying thumpity-thump-thump music fiddy-cent composed in his bathroom.

All that said, this thing is a blast and well worth the $300.00 I paid for it.

Both the "Buttkicker" unit and amp have both been slimmed down from their original versions and yet still deliver amazing amounts of power and physical presence.
The biggest improvement comes by way of the newly re-designed wireless hook-up which is more accurate and dependable.
What a pleasure, and ease to connect and use. The now added remote saves time and is super convenient in fine tuning the unit - no more getting up and sitting down to make adjustments.
The smaller size of the "kicker" allows it to be put it under the couch.
I really like the wider platform that is useful for accepting two legs of a sectional close together.
I found this version also responds better to audio sources that are non-Dolby Digital, like 2.0 Dolby Surround films and even some MONO sources.
The product brings a missing dimension to home theater akin to what theaters used to call "Sensurround". Actions film are exciting, Sci-fi more explosive, and concerts become a live experience.

This is a great product and i am more than happy with my purchase! Also I had some minor issues when setting up but one call to Guitammer and my problems were gone.

Superb Product & Customer service.

This is my second review ever and my review is more towards the Dark Night Blue Ray Edition, but if you read carefully you will see that the Buttkicker is included on this review so please read.

First of All Video:

I have seen better video but i must tell you the blacks in this movie are superb that makes the whole movie watchable because no matter how black it is is still watchable and it just makes you wait whats the next scene going to be.
The movie shifts between 2.4:1 and 1.78:1 to compensate for the scenes shot in IMAX but let me tell you probably most of you didn't even notice until you read this, and its understandable because the transition between 2.4:1 and 1.78:1 its smooth. for those with Projector will be more visible and i would say Video 9/10

Audio:
This is the part that will make me watch the movie again and again and again, now for most of you that do not have a decent sound/surround system whatever i say here would not make a difference and let me tell you you are missing a movie.

Let me start by saying from the begging to the end i enjoyed every second of it, the sound is so good that for every scene i was thinking that was the best scene until the scene where the hospital blows, the scene with trucks etc....i must say in long long time i haven't enjoyed the movie more than this.

I recommend to home theater enthusiast to buy the ButtKicker BKA300 for $299 now it will not replace the subwoofer but this blends with the subwoofer and the experience on dark room is unbelievable i had my sister watch the movie for 5 minutes and she was speechless, she could not believe that Buttkicker will add so much to the movie. Anyway for you who have surround sound be careful with the sub the Movie works the Sub to the limit Please be careful. i would like to give sound 10 but it was on 48khz instead of 24khz not that my ears would know the difference but it's just would be better for my eyes to see 24 so saying that i would give 9/10 or maybe in other words 9.99/10

I will add this same review to the buttkicker because that made the movie rock.

I have watched the movie on Blue ray Dolby Digital TrueHD 5.1
My rest of the setup is below.

My equipment is:
Fronts: Mirage OMD 15
Center Mirage OMD C1
Rear: Mirage FS2
Subwoofer: Mirage Prestige 8

Buttkicker: ButtKicker BKA300

Receiver Pioneer Elite 92
TV Samsung 750 52inq
PS3 : for Blue ray Audio Source PCM.

If you have any question i would be more than happy to answer you my email is Lbejta@gmail.com

Thank you.

Although I still prefer a traditional setup with a subwoofer (really just a preference), I have to say the Buttkicker kit is very impressive. Adds an extra bit of oompf to your system. I tested it with a few action movies and PS3 games and was pleasantly suprised. For the AV enthusiast with the complete setup (eg. 7.1, 40"+ LCD and audiophile cable and speakers) you might want to give this a try, its a nice kit to play with and works as advertised. But for the apartment dweller such as myself, it is not necessary and comes back to my initial point of why I prefer a traditional subwoofer. Still its a great product that delivers.