- Experience home theater audio with ground-shaking realism
- Smaller, better and more responsive than its predecessor, with a more
affordable price
- Virtually indestructible and maintenance free
- Saves money by recreating the effect of up to six voice coil shakers
with one ButtKicker
Overview
Looking for the ultimate movie-watching experience? Then check out the ButtKicker®
LFE, a revolutionary home theater enhancement system that literally moves the furniture
and floor with ground-shaking realism! Considered by many to be the holy grail of
home theater components, the ButtKicker LFE infuses your existing home theater system
with a powerful jolt of energy, literally bringing the audio soundtrack to life.
Making it even better is the fact that this second-generation model is not only
more powerful and more responsive than its predecessor, it's also more affordable!
Performance Features
How does it work? Unlike typical loudspeakers that vibrate cones to send sound waves
through the air, the ButtKicker LFE isolates low-frequency audio signals and transforms
them into tactile vibrations with a powerful piston. The result is an amazing ability
to shake the surface on which it's mounted (i.e. the floor, sofa, or chair). No
wonder it was named as one of the best inventions of the year by Time magazine!
Hook one up in your home theater and experience the power of the ButtKicker LFE
for yourself. Pop Gladiator into your DVD player, and you'll feel like you're smack
in the middle of the roaring crowd during the coliseum scenes. Watch the iceberg
collision in Titanic and you'll literally feel the ocean liner's steel frame straining
beneath you. So impressive is the experience that these units have even been integrated
into the Mission Space ride at Walt Disney World's Epcot Center!
Design Features
The ButtKicker LFE is also extremely spouse and neighbor friendly. Because the
low end is effectively isolated to a specific area, it virtually eliminates low-end
sound from "bleeding" into adjoining rooms or connected housing units. It's also
a great tool for night owls, since the increased tactile sensation reduces the need
for subwoofer volume. You'll still get the sensational experience you crave, but
at volumes scarcely noticeable to family members sleeping in other rooms.
The ButtKicker LFE offers scores of improvements over the original, including an
enhanced magnetic circuit that increases the unit's overall efficiency and power,
and reduces the amount of amplification it requires in certain installations. This
efficiency increase makes the ButtKicker LFE even more responsive, with a tighter,
"on-the-beat" transient response that even the most demanding home theater enthusiasts
will appreciate. And although the piston weight has been slightly reduced, the ButtKicker
LFE still moves the tremendous amount of mass it has become famous for. It's also
easier to mount now that the mounting feet have been incorporated directly into
the housing.
Specifications
Dimensions: |
5.375" high x 5.5" wide, oval |
Frequency Response: |
5 - 200 Hz |
Weight: |
11 lbs., 5 kg. |
Nominal Impedance: |
4 ohms |
Power Handling: |
400 watts min. / 1500
watts max. |
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