audio transducers and simvibe help?

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hi there people this is my first post here and im new to all this sort of stuff im looking at getting parts for tactile feedback but dont want to go for the buttkicker gamer 2 for £150. I just need help in choosing parts I will be mounting to a office chair and im useless with all this ohms watts and stuff I was recommended these products

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/300955691716?nav=SEARCH
http://www.shakercentre.co.uk/aspbi...uctsID=124&content=reckhorn_bs200_bass_shaker

I already have a external usb sound card so thats ok but is the amp powerful enough and not just gona kill everything ?

as I said im a total noob with this stuff so any help is much appreciated and go easy on me haha :)
thanks
 
George Smith
hi there people this is my first post here and im new to all this sort of stuff im looking at getting parts for tactile feedback but dont want to go for the buttkicker gamer 2 for £150. I just need help in choosing parts I will be mounting to a office chair and im useless with all this ohms watts and stuff I was recommended these products

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/300955691716?nav=SEARCH
http://www.shakercentre.co.uk/aspbi...uctsID=124&content=reckhorn_bs200_bass_shaker

I already have a external usb sound card so thats ok but is the amp powerful enough and not just gona kill everything ?

as I said im a total noob with this stuff so any help is much appreciated and go easy on me haha :)
thanks
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Hi George, first of all, welcome to the forums!

The solution you have shown isn't ideal for a number of reasons.

The amp needs an external power adapter to be able to be plugged in which will provide the correct voltage to the amplifier. While this isn't totally a problem, it makes it quite inefficient - you lose efficiency every time you transform voltage so in this instance you are going from your mains voltage, down to the voltage of your amp before the amp even does anything. Try to find an amp that runs at your mains voltage so it can be connected directly.

Also, the amplifier is very weak - 20W RMS. Those shakers you posted are themselves very small but they still recommend around 5 times the power that amp can provide.

I haven't had any experience with those shakers so I can not say if they are powerful enough for what you want.

For the price of an amp that size, and the fact that I don't know how good those shakers are, plus the added complexity of having to mount them, I would actually recommend saving up and going with the Gamer 2 option, as it is easy to mount and comes with the amp required.

Anyway, best of luck.
 
yes after a bit more research i do think going for the gamer to is a better option as its my first time i just cant justify £150 every time i want to expand .... thansk for the help my friend
 
 
Hi guys I'm looking at getting just one transducer for now obviously there's the butt kicker gamer 2 I was just wondering if you lot can help me find compatable parts in the UK for less as I'm not sure I can justify nearly £200 including simvibe jus to make my chair shake
Thanks in advance
 
You didn't need to start another thread for this, you've already asked a similar question.

Also, if you use the search function you will find multiple threads related to this, it's worth having a read through those.
 

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