Buttkickers with two Berkline 12003s

Yes, you should be fine with a 'Y' splitter at the end of this cable.



I would suggest the Buttkicker Advance for these chairs. You will either need to purchase a mounting system for them or make your own. The spacing is tight with the reclining mechanism. Also, the Crown XLS 1000 would be a nice amp to power the BK's. You may need a line-level amp to boost the line signal from your AV Receiver going into the Crown, however.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I'd be glad to assist.

Thank you, and you're welcome.

Yes, one unit per chair.

In my discussions with Guitammer (the folks that make the Buttkicker products) they have recommended one BK Advance per chair at a minimum. The Buttkicker Mini was designed for the Berkline 088 (now the 45088) and other similar, smaller-framed chairs. It works in that chair well, but I wouldn't use it in a larger chair.

They physically sit together next to each other. If they are going on carpet this won't be an issue since they weigh about 100 lbs each. If they are going on tile or hardwood then there are ways to connect them together. But the usual scenario, especially in a home theater, is carpet.

You mean two wireless BK-300-4 Amps? The Crown, line level amp and cables would work out to be a little less than two of the BK-300-4 amps. Or course you don't get the wireless functionality of the BK-300-4's: Each amp is controlled with a small wireless remote if you go that route. It's a nice setup if you can stash the amps right behind each chair. One word of caution on the wireless amps, though. They all use the same wireless frequency. If they are positioned direcly behind the chairs there does not seem to be much cross-talk at all. I was able to get a demo in High Point, NC where Berkline and Guitammer had a display of four chairs with Buttkickers and four amps. They seemed to work fine with that setup.

You do not need two wireless BKA300-4 amplifiers. You can get one BKA300-4NW and one BKA300-4 (w/wireless link). The amplifiers can be daisy chained. Advantage of using individual buttkicker amplifiers is the fact that you can control each chair independently, and they will not be more expensive then the CROWN amp.

One BKA300-4NW amplifier can either power one advanced BK4-LFE or up to 4 BK-minis.

If you already have the chairs you can purchase the mounting kit, or build one yourself depending how handy you are. I do recommend getting the rubber isolators and replacing all plastic feet under the chairs to damp all the vibrations that come from the buttkickers.

Depending on which chair oyu have, you man need between 8 to 12 isolator per chair.