[Azure]

I'm planning on picking up a pair of these to try with my SA5000s:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Aura-PRO-Bass-Sh...QQcmdZViewItem

However, I don't know which amplifier I should get to drive them. I will be running a cable out of the sub output on my CE595, so I'm guessing I need a y-cable (one RCA into sub output, the other two in the left and right inputs of the amplifier)? That's if I use a stereo amplifier, which I'm not sure I can because I believe the pair of bass shakers have to be hooked up in series. Do I have to find a mono amplifier then or something?

 

[SR-71Panorama]

http://www.lightav.com/car/aura/aurabass.html

 

[cotdt]

don't get the bass shakers! it is a gimmick! all they do is vibrate!

 

[TreAdidas]

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Originally Posted by cotdt /img/forum/go_quote.gif don't get the bass shakers! it is a gimmick! all they do is vibrate!

Wait isn't that the point? To vibrate your couch/chair in order to add that feel of bass that is missing with headphones. thought about this myself. I was planning on running them with a whatever POS receiver I can find on craigslist.

I guess any naysayer could say the same about headphones too... I mean after all all they do is vibrate! heh I'm just messing with ya

 

[cotdt]

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Originally Posted by TreAdidas /img/forum/go_quote.gif Wait isn't that the point? To vibrate your couch/chair in order to add that feel of bass that is missing with headphones. thought about this myself. I was planning on running them with a whatever POS receiver I can find on craigslist. I guess any naysayer could say the same about headphones too... I mean after all all they do is vibrate! heh I'm just messing with ya

no but feeling is different from a real subwoofer!

 

[Wodgy]

A subwoofer plate amp is the most cost-effective solution. You don't have to put it in an enclosure, but you can if you want. eBay and Parts Express are good sources.

 

[NightWoundsTime]

I have a bass shaker on my chair, and it's very effective. Of course it just shakes, lol.

I actually power mine with a 100W mono amp, but that doesn't give me any crossover capabilities. The shaker actually acts as a full range speaker, albeit a really bad one. It can be annoying hearing mids from it but if you've got headphones on you probably won't care. In any case I should have gotten a sub amp with crossover, but I wasn't thinking.

Here's what I've got:
http://www.partsexpress.com/pe/showd...number=302-610

 

[Sherwood]

I couldn't disagree with you more here, cotdt. Bass shakers are fantastic if used correctly. Of course, you want to use them in addition to a system that truly extends full range, but for movies the sensation is great, especially for those with neighbors. Like any speaker in your system, it needs to be tuned correctly, and it should really only be used with the amp designed for it.

I also use a bass shaker for the drum throne in my band's practice space. The shaker is wired to the kick drum and the bass guitar. Crazy fun.

 

[NightWoundsTime]

I wouldn't call it hi-fi in the least. What it is great for is listening to metal on headphones where you can never truly *feel* the drum assault.

 

[Azure]

SR-71Panorama - I should have mentioned a budget. That amp is a lot more than I'm willing to pay just to drive a pair of bass shakers (it costs $160). I'm looking for something cheap (<$125) that can get the job done well.

cotdt - A subwoofer would annoy everybody else in the house; I imagine I can get a somewhat similar effect with bass shakers, but on a smaller scale that won't annoy others (and consequently it won't be as great as a subwoofer, but I'm ready to accept that).

So, I can just use this: http://cgi.ebay.com/225WATT-EOSONE-P...QQcmdZViewItem

 

[LawnGnome]

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Originally Posted by NightWoundsTime /img/forum/go_quote.gif I wouldn't call it hi-fi in the least. What it is great for is listening to metal on headphones where you can never truly *feel* the drum assault.

Yeah, thats the feeling that is so hard to reproduce with a sound system, and impossible with headphones.

Nothing like a double kick that takes the wind out of you.

 

[Azure]

Anybody else? Should I get this or this? Or maybe something else?

NightWoundsTime - What does it mean to not have crossover capabilities?

 

[Wodgy]

Both of those amps are fine. Note that Parts Express has a special right now on part number 300-793. That's a good deal.

 

[Chipp]

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Originally Posted by Azure /img/forum/go_quote.gif Anybody else? Should I get this or this? Or maybe something else? NightWoundsTime - What does it mean to not have crossover capabilities?

Not having crossover capabilities means that you cannot choose when the bass shakers will start, well, shaking. They'll operate at their whole frequency range, even if you don't want them to. Thats what so great with sub plate amps, as they allow you to better integrate the sub (or shakers) with the system you already have.

 

[Azure]

Would a 2-channel subwoofer plate amp work well (why do they even make 2 channel subwoofer amplifiers??)? Would hooking it up the shakers to just one channel on the 2-channel amplifier be the same as hooking it up to the one channel on a 1-channel mono amplifier?

The two plate amps I'm looking at:
http://cgi.ebay.com/EOSONE-POLK-1RF0...QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/225WATT-EOSONE-P...QQcmdZViewItem

The first one is 4 ohms and the second one is 2 ohms; each bass shaker is 4 ohms (I plan to get 2).