Dayton Audio BST-1 High Power Pro Tactile Bass Shaker 50 Watts RMS, 4 Ohms Impedance - Turn Any Surface into a Speaker System - Generates Subwoofer Lows

I'm using two of these on my sectional couch. They work great and are definitely strong enough. They are small enough to be installed under my couch with enough room to the floor. I'm enjoying them for a few weeks now.

The Setup: I’ve integrated five Dayton Audio BST-1 High Power Pro Tactile Bass Shakers into my sim racing rig, and the difference is night and day. I have them mounted at the four corners of my rig to simulate individual tire data (kerbs, wheel slip, and road texture) with a fifth one directly under my seat for engine RPMs and gear shifts. ​Performance & Feel: At 50 watts each, these shakers have more than enough power to vibrate a heavy aluminum profile rig. The tactile feedback is incredibly crisp and precise. When I’m driving, I can actually "feel" which tire is losing grip or hitting a rumble strip before I see it on screen. It adds a physical dimension to racing that makes you a more consistent and faster driver. ​Why the BST-1? ​Clean Power: Even with five running simultaneously, the signal is clean. They handle low frequencies (down to 10Hz) beautifully, providing that deep "thump" without sounding like a noisy rattle. ​Build Quality: They are built like tanks. They handle long endurance races without overheating or losing intensity. ​Easy Mounting: The 4-hole mounting pattern made it simple to bolt them directly to my rig's frame and pedal plate. ​Pro-Tip for Sim Hub Users: If you're running a multi-shaker setup like mine, spend time in SimHub tuning your frequencies. Setting your corner shakers to a different frequency than your seat shaker helps your brain distinguish between road effects and engine vibration, making the experience feel 100% realistic. ​Final Verdict: One BST-1 is a great start, but five is a total transformation. If you want to feel every gear change, every bump, and every slide in your bones, this is the best investment you can make for your rig. ​Recommended Companion for Your Rig ​To keep your 5-shaker setup from vibrating through the floor (and potentially bothering anyone else in the house), isolation is key. ​Dayton Audio ISO-4 Isolation Feet: These rubber feet decouple your rig from the floor, ensuring all that tactile energy stays in your seat and pedals where it belongs.

Bolted one of these to my computer chair with a VESA Pole Mount and run it with a stereo amplifier. Use it to feed telemetry from flight sims to the bass shaker for things like engine rumble, cannon fire, stall buffeting, g forces. It works very well and really adds amazing haptic feedback to the flying! Definitely recommend if you are trying to add that extra dimension to your simming or movie watching!

My first foray into these transducers was when I sold my VR headset in anticipation of the new model coming out. Missing the immersion and playing flat screen games, I was thinking, what can I do? I remembered years ago a friend showing me this thing called a Buttkicker he had in his home theater setup so I looked into that. Too expensive. I stumbled across these guys. I initially bought one. I removed the bottom of my office chair, cut a piece of plywood, got some longer bolts and bolted it all back together. Now I had a solid place to mount this. I got a cheap Nobsound 100w amp with an adjustable low pass filter. I plugged it into an extra usb sound card on my computer, ran my audio through Voicemeter Banana, and was blown away. I don’t think I could ever play games without it again. At half volume this thing shakes the chair like crazy. It adds so much immersion! Love it! Fast forward, the new Vr headset came out, I missed the shaker when playing standing VR. I began figuring out how I would make my own bass transducer vest. I initially was going to go with the small Dayton pucks. I bought a four pack and one was dead on arrival. I still wired them up and they have an impressive shake but I didn’t like the flimsy wires and just really like these bigger Dayton transducers I can plug my own wires into. I bought a second one. I ran them parallel, pulling a 2 ohm load from my amp, which it can handle and puts out its full 100 watts at 2 ohms. I initially just threw them into a cheap chest bag as a proof of concept with a long speaker wire running to my amp. It worked like I hoped but I wanted to not be tied to a cord for room scale wireless VR. I got a cheap swat tactical vest, the kind with the insertable armor. I cut a 1x12 piece of wood to fit in front and back. Then I screwed these transducers to it front and back. I got a power wheels 18v Ridgid battery adapter and a plug that fits my Nobsound amp. The batteries put out 19-20v which is perfect for my amp. I wired it all together and now I have a mobile transducer bass vest, powered by my drill batteries. I plug it into a headphone splitter on my VR headset. Wow!! This thing is heavy. 15lbs plus. But it is incredible to wear while playing games. One of these is enough to shake a couch, two of these is overkill but oh boy, will it kick you hard. These transducer are heavy, well built, and just amazing to play around with. Have fun with them!

I have had a pair of these installed in my sofa ( actually, more of just stuffing them in the cushions) for well over a year now and I haven't looked back since. All you need to hook these up to a small, inexpensive bass amp and you connect that amp to the bass output of your AV receiver. Tune the bass levels according to taste and you are good to go. Some people will tell you that a good bass(from a subwoofer) setup in any home theatre should be felt and not heard. These bass shakers will complement your setup no matter how good your subwoofer is. It just completes the LFE setup. Every shot or explosion is felt, giving a more realistic experience. On the end of the spectrum, if you don't want to create unnecessary friction with your neighbors, you can watch your movies with the volume down and the bass shakers cranked up. This gives you the experience minus the overpowering volume of your setup and without waking up your neighbors. Of course, there's gotta be a downside right? If not tuned properly, the bass from the soundtrack can be felt and can make the entire movie watching less realistic. Especially if you are reaally particular, time is needed to tune the bass levels for these shakers. All in all, they are relatively affordable ( watch for price drops especially here in amazon) but a good investment to better up your home theatre.

I use this underneath my Andaseat PC chair mainly for racing games with Simhub to add immersion but I've also got it added to voicemeeter banana software to liven up movies when watching on my PC. It's perfect for racing games and flight sims, I wouldn't want to race without it now as I've got used to feeling the rumble strips and roads underneath me while I'm in VR driving on a direct drive wheel. The immersion is unreal and makes sim racing a whole lot better! Never had any issues, it's well made and does what it's supposed to. Had for around 6 months now and seems like it'll last for years.

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Im driving my Dayton Audio bass shaker bolted to my drum throne and it is fantastic. Amazing tech to get it small enough to fix it to the seat as well. I also bought a 5 metre xlr to rca lead to get a kick signal from the stage box. Best thumper setup yet!