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The Buttkicker is a great addition to the home theater. This BKA-300 kit transducer is a little less than half of the power of the LFE series that packs a serious punch and is meant to shake the whole floor or stage. This kit is meant to shake your couch and does a good job. Their shakemycouch dot com (appropriate name by the way!) site explains how the kit works.

I set this up last night, set up was easy as there is not much assembly required except mounting the transducer on its platform. What was difficult was getting the transmitter and wireless receiver to talk, but a reviewer suggested a resetting tip and I was able to get them to handshake.

I think this is a great investment if you really like to get into your movies, we watched I, Robot on blu-ray last night and it felt like we were in the movie, when the machines turned on it felt like they were in the room and my couch almost jumped off the floor!

I found an advance review here of the buttkicker... pretty awesome. The review is by Brett A. DiMichele about the Buttkicker Advance wireless it. Check it out.

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the butt kicker works great and feels great. After you adjust it properly it really helps intensify the movies. I have a dedicated home theater and this is probably the cheapest upgrade I have made and oddly enough it has made one of the biggest impacts in my movie watching experience.

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.

I've been enjoying my ButtKicker for five months now. The build quality impressed me and the instructions for installation are easy to follow. I've used it with Blu-ray discs/DVDs, an Xbox, and a Wii. To say that it adds another dimension to one's home theater is an understatement. As a gamer, I was blown away. The vibrations are proportionate to what is happening in the game. For example, while playing a WWII shooter, grenades resonate more strongly than bullets, etc. Also, being able to in essence, feel the proximity of an enemy adds an amazing degree of realism. Surprisingly, games on the Wii in Pro Logic II were just as impressive as Xbox games in digital 5.1. Using the ButtKicker with movies feels like being at an IMAX. I was concerned I might be disturbing neighbors when I watched The Dark Knight for the first time using the ButtKicker as it was so intense. My neighbors in the apartments below me and those next door said they heard nothing. I haven't spent a great deal of time using the ButtKicker with music but as was the case with movies and games, it delivers. That said, there are a couple things to consider before purchasing. As stated on their website, the BKA300 can't be expanded. So know going in that this will work with only one couch or chair. Also, while there is a remote, there are no level displays on the unit's receiver or remote itself. This was initially frustrating as I like different levels of intensity depending on the audio source. However, any smart remote can be used to control the ButtKicker which overcomes this issue. As an audiophile trapped in the budgetary constraints of being a full-time graduate student, the ButtKicker was the perfect purchase. It provides me the bone rattling experience of a dedicated home theater system before practicality allows me to have one. Any home theater enthusiast that lives in an apartment, dorm, or who uses their living room as their theater room should take a serious look at this product.