Best shaker for iNuke NU3000DSP ?

[Martin68]

I would like to extend my simxperience-style motion rig..
Lookig for tactile, i´ve been studying it a little and decided to build it around this amp (find a decent deal about it).
So now i´m looking for shaker(s), what do you guys reccomend best?
Options - 2* Buttkickers Advance - pretty popular here it seems, however pretty prizey here in EU..
1* Buttkicker LFE (or Concert) - dunno much about, does not seems you guys are using it much..?
and the one i like most - 1* Earthquake q10b. However it is 8ohm, i´m not sure if 3000dsp can be bridged in 8ohms and how is the power...

Maybe there are any other options..? Clarks etcs..?

 

[Martin68]

It´s possible to buy LFE in EU for reasonable prize, i will probably take that.
Should be very well fed with bridged 3000.. and maybe even with possibility to add one more in future - but i can´t believe iNuke really have anything close to "2 x 900 Watts into 4 Ohms" as declared..

 

[RaceNut]

I used the BK-LFE with that amp. You can bridge it for more power but, if you mount it effectively, one channel can run it quite well and at 5-10hz. Bridged mode is a bit more limited in the effective range for use with the LFE.

I tested my rig with the BK-LFE mounted on a drum-throne bracket directly attached to the frame and it had very little tactile affect. I also had it mounted under my seat which was suspended (Sprung and dampened) to great affect. The difference that leverage and mounting solutions can have is amazing.

Dampening and suspension can also be very useful to isolate the vibe-energy and direct it to places where it can be felt more by the player. If done successfully, the LFE can be the next best thing to having a 1.5" D-box rig at a fraction of the cost. I love the D-box but, the LFE can do some great shift-bumps / road-bumps / and impacts and SimVibe offers a wide variety of effects and tuning options. If the seat can be isolated from the rest of the rig, you can have a great deal of vibe energy to work with.

 

[Mr Latte]

I have always been curious about the Q10B, from what I have read it offers less low end slam than the LFE but costs more.

The only real drawback with the LFE is that the detailing over 60Hz is limited. This is also a factor apparently for d-Box tactile, according to some owners with d-box Home Cinema recliners.

I get around this lack of mid-high bass detail, by combining a TST 429 model to work as a secondary unit on the same channel. This can work a treat as the increase in detail is very evident but each unit needs individually configured/tuned as very different.

The low-end energy using LFE or BK Concert with custom effects can be pretty awesome. I can offer to have you guys try some bump effects for SSW that I believe will be much better than those of Simvibe. Its upto you, if curious but it would be good to have more LFE owners doing some testing with files I have created a while back yet still try to tweak.

 

[Martin68]

Thx for info i pushed the button for LFE.

I have to think about mounting, cause of limit space (and movement) under the seat. Probably i will try to mount it at the back of the seat frame. I´m kinda worried about dampening - i ´m afraid it´s impossible to dampen the seat frame properly on seat-mover motion rig. We will see after it arrives and after the first tests

Mr Latte thx, i have read something about your upgrades of effects of SSW, however it is not a SW i would like to start with - looking to begin with Game Vibe in xsim Tool - as i´m using it for motion..

But as i know myself i will defo experiment with other tools later)

 

[Martin68]

Soo ordered this setup, waiting impatiently to recieve that, however LFE will be at stock next week..

Well in meantime i´m thinking about mounting it. As i said i have simxp-style seat mover full motion rig. At first i thought i will mount some plate behind the back and bolt BTK into it. But i found better idea - i have space to mount it directly under the seat.

This is my seat frame, so i think i will make some plate (thinking about 5mm steel - or aluminium or wood would be better?), bolt it on the seat frame and mount BTK under it and seat directly to this plate..
And i will have some options to dampen it from rest of the rig, my idea is to mount buttkicker / seat plate to frame via this small 30mm diameter/ 15 height M8 rubber silentblocks.. This way should be buttkicker completely separated from rest of the rig, but very well connected to the seat..
And maybe dampen the seat/btk plate with some dynamat or something like that..

What do you guys think about it?