Tactile transducers have been around for years, but to be honest, I’ve always been a bit skeptical about them. The thought of adding something to my home theater to shake my seating seems gimmicky and artificial. After all, my reference system already includes two Velodyne DD-18, eighteen inch woofers capable of creating low frequency extension and sound pressure levels, far exceeding what any reasonable person would want. Why would someone like me need to augment bass, when I already have bass in abundance? A friend purchased Berkline Home Theater Seating with factory installed ButtKickers and convinced me they are worth trying. TechnologyA tactile transducer is an electro-mechanical device that will shake almost anything. Most tactile transducers are very similar to a loudspeaker woofer driver minus the cone, driven by an oscillating force (the voice coil). They can operate at higher frequencies, but people typically cross them
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