Wish you well
I think what your missing in this discussion and also in refernce to
@Moxley6969.
My experience or advice would lead me to state that, if seeking the best tactile enjoyment and immersion. It is important to take into account the nature of different frequencies. How we can then apply specific Hz based on how they uniquely feel. Using these to represent specific roles/purposes in creating the various effects.
Tactile is not all about watts or the sheer output strength. It's more about having hardware that can deliver the widest range of Hz from the lowest of 10Hz or under to over 90Hz and if desired up to around 130Hz. Covering all these frequencies and being able to produce them with a suitable level of energy and detail.
The BK Advance is possibly, in general, the best all-around unit for this.
The only way to improve such is to have "Dual Role" using two units to cover all the frequencies to provide both the very rich low-end bass and greater mid/high range detailing.
Different models have variations in their operating characteristics and performances can vary quite a lot. Having some experience or understanding of this allows us to learn, adapt how to best tune a tactile unit to then output (via PEQ/DEQ etc found on the iNuke DSP).
An example of different characteristics, from my own testing with creating SSW effects.
Is that I can create an effect that may feel superb on the largest Buttkicker LFE & Advance with it using really low frequencies. It delivers such wonderfully, feels superb for the desired effect (Lateral G). A vibration that needs this level of frequency. Why, well as other frequencies just won't feel the same or as accurate. They don't present the effects desired gutsy, weighty, yet controlled vibration offering something that relates to a real sensation.
Yet when testing on a $549 Clark TST model it will barely do anything.
Simply because this model cannot output those frequencies with sufficient power. Yet it can deliver much richer detailing in engines and in particular above 60Hz. So indeed tactile units can be used for specific roles and purposes and this is evident in peoples rigs that have taken the advice and went that route.
When you have spent as much time with tactile these are things that become apparent.
People that will use only models like the Gamer/Mini or the vast range of $30-$100 type products are not going to be able to get the full dynamic range from below 30Hz or indeed the subharmonic based frequencies below 20Hz. It is these that can add a difference to how good the tactile sensation is.
This is not to say people cannot enjoy tactile on budget models, but until a user feels for themselves and compares then they will not really grasp why I try to encourage people to seek better hardware.
I don't care what specs list, prefer real-world testing and operation as what I base things on.
We all have perhaps different perspectives and levels in what we may find sufficient.
