Buttkicker Gamer 2 - Unboxing - Installation - Software Setup and Review

[@randyflowers2968]

Found sim racing 3 months ago (and VR) and am now spending $6500 on a new computer, Valve Index headset and P1-X Cockpit/Accuforce DD wheel/HE Sprints/Fanatec shifter, and NOW i have to get a Buttkicker 2 also, doh! lol

[@jetcustomsdbz5821]

Am i pretty close with it bein about 2500 for the pc. And vr and then 4000 for the seat/wheel an pedals n shifter

[@themightyaswang17]

That's awesome. I started with a a used TM wheel, GTlite, and some Chinese parts. 4 mo later just dropped over 1k on the fanatec website. Lol

[@goob8945]

OMG relatable tho 😂

[@MeachPango]

Get the ho reverb if you are ONLY going to.use the vr for racing. The index is amazing(speaking from owning one) but the color and how the screens look on the hp beat the Index. If you are planning to play vr too, then 100% go to the index with their controllers and stuff.

[@gcg2927]

Me too, I’m 12k in

[@patrickbyr]

Will I can't thank you enough for these videos. I've learned so much in my 3 months of sim racing from you and these videos. Very much appreciate your dedication to the community. Installing my ButtKicker now and this made it so simple. Cheers!!

[@EFUwazurike]

I’ve been holding off on getting this for a while now but seeing your instant joy as soon as you started driving, I’m buying mine right now!

[@boostedmedia]

You won’t regret it :)

[@necrobrewer838]

Your reaction when it kicked on sold me! Great video!

[@Makatakuk]

Me too! “Over the moon”... and chuckling like a kid? I’m in!

[@stewrtcullom7924]

You talking way too fast for me.

[@jamesleegte]

Mine arrived today and I’m setting it up this weekend. This is the video that finally sold it to me! I can’t wait to play dirt rally 2.0 in VR with this ! Thank you for a great and enthusiastic video !

[@WorthlessDeadEnd]

12:36 - Wow. So _that's_ how it works. I never knew you could customize each specific sound like that. I would _love_ to get a Buttkicker now.

[@LaurenceDusoswa]

This is a brilliant review. Your reaction is priceless when you start driving but also your consideration for those of us who have families who we don't want to annoy with vibrations and sounds. Subscribing. Great stuff

[@boostedmedia]

Thanks mate. I have kids myself so it was a big consideration for me.

[@guert2000]

my buttkicker was stored since my ps3 because I did not knew how to mixte the sounds on PC. Thanks!\ I will now use it again! Such a big difference with it!

[@WarriorPleb]

your reaction alone has me sold on this, ima get one nice review

[@olddogg60]

You are awfully hard on my wallet Will...........and thank you for that. 😉

[@MrHeliflyguy]

Buttkicker ordered and wind machine now built and installed, its gonna be a fun weekend. Keep up the great videos Will, you are one of my favorite sim youtubers at the moment.

[@nathengonderman1491]

I ordered one of these kits after watching this vid. keep up the great work.

[@Peterjan1995]

How is it?

[@nathengonderman1491]

@@Peterjan1995 I can’t race without it at this point.

[@Peterjan1995]

@@nathengonderman1491 sounds good lol

[@BrainsBush]

Yep BK2.0 makes it more immersive. Great addition and also great video. Nice to see your enthusiasm. Keep up the good work!

[@ludacrisleon828]

Quick update; I bought the BK gamer 2 thanks to your review. Im not as exited as you, but thats more because the oculus rift s was much more of a wow factor. I tried the subwoofer mode 1st, but that wasnt good, then went the simhub route and that is an amazing piece of software. I like how that feels and how you dont hear the gamesounds through the speaker like with the sub mode. Overall Im happy

[@boostedmedia]

Thanks for the update! Yeah Simhub is brilliant.

[@davidtsmith33]

I have one and it's amazing. Definitely adds immersion. Very durable also.

[@Hipporider]

It's a blast for shooter games as well 😎

[@ThereWillBeCake]

Your reaction is what has sold me on this product. Gold! Thanks mate :)

[@craigdixon7881]

Holy Smoke Will from NZ...I watched this vid when researching bass shakers for using on my Sim in ACC and PC2 ..... This Really Really is as good as your reaction once driving ....GAME CHANGER does not even describe it.. Works so well and not noisy you just feel that Rumble.....I really need a lesson though on fine Tuning the Simhub bass shaking software I think this could be your next video mate Craigo

[@craigdixon7881]

Any chance you can send me a pic of your simhub screen with what you have turned on and the volume values and Amp settings...Cheers Dude [e-mail]

[@glgtv2144]

Nice purchase, I’ve been using these for years & just ordered 2 more for the front of my rig. I feel like it’s a must have for rig users. Enjoy!

[@ATLRIOT]

Do you have to run 4 amps one for each one?

[@glgtv2144]

Yeah, each buttkicker has its own amp.

[@BoltRM]

Is there an amp made for 4 buttkickers? Seems like there would be 🤔

[@TechWizMaster]

Came back here...almost 2 years later to say thanks for this video it helped me a lot get my buttkicker going...thanks for telling the world about simHub.

[@bigfella6629]

Just ordered...thanks mate, cant wait to get it hooked up.

[@SURG3NT]

Watching this video in 2021... the advances in ur Sim setup since this is mind blowin lol!! Sim racing the dark rabbit hole!! It gets us all!!

[@tonysmith3517]

Totally mint videos always super informative and really well explained

[@boostedmedia]

Thanks Tony.

[@TooManyChoices1]

Buttkickers are epic ... I have the “advanced” buttkicker 300watt version and it shakes my entire couch 🛋 decently for my sim driving. When I first got it with Call Of Duty, a friend fired his LMG next to me in game and I had to jump off the couch from the shock lol.

[@thewelsho]

My wife HATES mine! She says it crazy loud. LOLOL! Nice review and tutorial, thanks Will.

[@ludacrisleon828]

Liked for the enthousiasm

[@Seaster80]

This is an awesome way to get into somewhat of motion racing without breaking the bank thank god I watched this vid otherwise I wouldn’t have got it thinking I needed a motion set up

[@fukkoff2024]

The important input sensation is how accurately it relates the sensation of the back left and back right tires. I ca appreciate the "clunking" noises but it will be most useful when recognizing weather or not you are losing traction to the rear tires.

[@boostedmedia]

Absolutely agree. Ultimately I intend to have 4 set up.

[@M4rkV3n0m]

And thanks mate. Your video sold me. Received mine today for my F-GT rig. Will now go and get it going. Looking forward to my own outbursts 'Boosted Media'-Style. :P

[@fondoo]

Thank you for the ButtKicker review. I picked one up for my rig after SRS ShakeKit was hurting my butt even adding extra paddings.

[@tonezzy4352]

Thanks for this will , just got one as well!

[@coach9135]

Ok this is now on my list of things to buy! Thanks 🤗

[@Georgetx83]

Will..... man!! This is insane I follow you for about a year now, and there still so much to catch up on!!! After watching randomly your videos, I found this about but kicker ... bought one, installed and I attest everything you said!! This is ridiculous hahaha Cheers mate ...thanks one more time!!!!

[@greghill6117]

Loving your videos man! A heads up for you...pluging both the LFE and Centre (black & red RCA plugs) into the amp can cause slight phase cancellations (a large drop in amplitude). Use one or the other but normally recommend the LFE (black plug). If the sim doesn't output a specific LFE (like iRacing) then swap it out for the red centre channel or one of the front channels and crank up the intensity to get some low frequencies out of it. iRacing will get XAudio and it will fix all this. Cheers!

[@boostedmedia]

Thanks Greg. I’ll check this out.

[@edreed5571]

Aussie Greg Hill

[@paulphibbs7162]

My order is finally being fulfilled and I expect it in the next week or so but I paid $A375. You certainly got it for a great price.

[@JayKBra]

Finally on pc and can really see what this thing can do with “more” discreet audio signals… seems like I’ve had it over a decade on console. Thanks in 2024. 🥳🥳🥳

[@andystech5223]

Okay cool part is I am getting Next Level racing F-GT rig with triple monitor mount and the buttkicker so this is perfect. Letting me actually see how it works in my future rig

[@ProjectSimMedia]

I used to have a five transducer setup with simvibe (4 corners + 1 under the seat) but kept blowing the fuses in my amp. Still worth the money I think for the extra immersion before motion rigs. Lots of cables though.

[@jjmt5668]

thank you for this review 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

[@1984kylea]

Thanks for the review, answered a few questions for me.

[@boostedmedia]

Glad to hear it :)

[@alcamerc9923]

Maybe for racing machines, definitely not for truck simulators. Save your bucks. I had one of these things for about a month. The day I decided to get rid of it, was a happy day. I went out and treated myself to a grande Frappuccino to celebrate. Glad others have had better luck than I did. Enjoy!

[@cranberryjuice.3635]

Just bought one because your reaction🔥🔥🔥

[@raspberrypiploy771]

Really helpful and covers what is important thanks... mine arrives tomorrow am using for Fs2020 so looking forward to using it

[@staceybertran52]

Will I just got the Buttkicker 2 for Christmas. I really love the new immersion. But I cannot get the settings to what I like. Did you make a settings video for what you did with the SimHub settings? I would be curious how you have yours setup. Great videos and content. I am amazed at the 65's. That must be ridiculous to drive in.

[@andrew1977au]

I ran one of these back when they first came out. great product.

[@andrew1977au]

Here’s my build from back in the day, not much sim gear available back then and what was available was very expensive mysimracerproject.blogspot.com/2009/04/my-sim-racing-project.html?m=1

[@boostedmedia]

@@andrew1977au Oh man that's epic. Brings back some memories for me with some of that old hardware. Is that an N15 Pulsar dash you used?

[@andrew1977au]

Boosted Media GT Starlet

[@stevejarvislocksmith9178]

Just ordered one for my playseat challenge lol

[@aw4g9]

Looks like I'll have to get my hands on Simhub. I've got the same buttkicker and a f1gt cockpit. Great video mate, thanks for the pointers 👍

[@boostedmedia]

No worries. Glad it helped! SimHub makes a MASSIVE difference over just using the straight audio signal.

[@aw4g9]

@@boostedmedia i bet it does judging how excited you were when you jumped into f1 2018, you were like a little kid in a candy store haha

[@boostedmedia]

Haha yep!

[@aw4g9]

@@boostedmedia how did you have the amplifier set when running f1 2018. I've got a spare day so decided to get simhub and plug the amp in again. Just curious to what you recommend setting it to. Cheers

[@boostedmedia]

All filters off of n the amp when running simhub mate.

[@paulgreenwood69]

If adding a second kicker, where in the back of the PC do you connect? So I want a kicker on the seat and one for the pedal. How do I connect PC to both Amps?

[@daemon3spade]

Can you do some simple thin solution to prevent the vibration to transfer to the floor for those who are in an apartment?

[@TheCameltotem]

Im here with a g29 dreaming of a DD1 + rseat + buttkicker. God damn I want one now :D

[@guybrushthreepwood3002]

Mine just arrived, on an F-GT, so thanks for this

[@simond5583]

I just got one and found that it only lasts about 20-30min before it shuts down, probably due to overheating. It then takes about 30min before it comes back on. Really frustrating. I don't think I'm pushing it too hard as the clip light only flashes on for a moment every now and again. Has anyone else had this issue?

[@skinb088]

YeH it’s absolutely ridiculous. I pretty much stopped using it

[@drerodriguez3830]

Great Video! Wondering whether you have tried SimVibe at all? Also, what settings do you use on your amplifier? low filter cut off: on/off?, High cut off frequency number and High: on/off?

[@fasterrrpilot]

Hi, is it possible to use this with console ( PS4 Pro ) ?

[@GuidoGoyaBeans]

The coil wire from the buttkicker to the amp has a big and a small coil, make sure you put those in the right spot cause mine came off. I put it on correctly but the manufacture did ask if I placed it on correctly.

[@markkmotorsports9764]

Will, I'm looking at the ButtKicker Simulation Kit. If I want a second mini Concert, does it require a separate (2nd) amplifier?

[@mike_33gt]

Still using it ? ;) you got 4 in the end?

[@andrew4870]

Ciao nice video, i have one of this buttkicker gamer 2, but sadly its closed in a box in garage, i usuali play shooter type game i didnt find a way to drive it well, is sim hub able to do that or any kind of similar software?

[@boostedmedia]

Simhub requires a digital telemetry stream to work. So unless the game outputs that (I don’t know of any non-sim racing games that do) then no unfortunately. You’re limited to using the sub frequencies and high/low pass filters on the amp.

[@andrew4870]

I kind of imagine that, i think the game engine has to separate the various audio phaterns, but it could be a way of doing it outside the game engine, in a shooter like example the division? I whould like to see using your knoledge to experiment that, big thanks

[@boostedmedia]

Yeah exactly. The problem is most games don’t broadcast that data so you can’t capture it and use it for other things like you can in sim software.

[@Hipporider]

I use Voicemeeter , its free. You need VM if you use USB headsets

[@kevanhandley7521]

Is everyone happy with the amp that came with it? I’ve heard some say that they’ve bought a different amp because the one supplied is no good?

[@assasine75]

Did you ever get the settings tweaked to your liking for a single BK Gamer 2 Setup?! Mine comes in tomorrow and I'd love to have a great place to start with the settings.

[@SukhrajB]

7:51 is that true? you can connect into the line out to give stereo signal? I did not see that anywhere in the quick guide

[@kraftrobert4326]

How do i install multiple ones?

[@wuakaka87]

Hi. Nice video. Is your tv attached to your rig? I'm wondering if the vibration will do any damage to the tv.

[@adv5684]

how do i connect two buttkickers to my audio off my pc?

[@Russh75]

Where did you get the BK from for 299??? best I can find it for is $349 from Pagnian. Also what if you only going to use it on a console? its not like you can use the extra software that you mentioned. Are you able to put something out with the BK on its on as is for a console by any chance please. PS Great video

[@boostedmedia]

It was on special for the post Christmas sales when I bought it. If you’re using it on console you can’t use the special software like shown in the video.

[@jmooch82]

Ok after seeing all the praise for the gamer 2 I pulled the trigger. Would this still be the preferred setup method for iracing or using the lfe in the iracing sound menu. Thanks!!

[@bullzeyes23]

I'm so glad I found this video as I am getting a gaming PC and thinking of getting buttkicker gamer 2 as well. I got an old "Creative desktop theater 5.1 DTT3500 digital" and I am thinking to hook up along with buttkicker gamer 2..both on separate soundcard..will that works? And occasionally I would like to use my wired headset....I hope u understand what I intended to achieve. 😂 Thanks in advance - one of your big fan.

[@SukhrajB]

8:07 you were supposed to plug it into the black subwoofer out since you have a 5.1 card no?

[@federasta]

Thanks and congratulations for the video. Do you know if it is compatible with consoles (PS4 and Xbox)?

[@TeamSethRules]

I know this is an older video now but just wandering if you know where can get hold of the buttkicker mount that you have. I dont have a nextlevel rig but i have a similar point on the frame to be able to bolt a mount to and so i can then get a BK to work effectively. I assume that came with the rig I guess? Hatrd to find something that works. Even if tried to get some aluminim piping with a clamp and a piece of pipe but not sure where. Cheers.

[@bekrah5961]

I like the look of this product. I would like to use it with a theater seat. Unfortunately this ButtKicker Gamer 2 is not designed to be installed inside of theater seating. Could I use this setup with a different ButtKicker transducer?

[@garyholden8469]

Hi Will, loving the channel. Any chance you can review the Realteus Forcefeel Gaming Pad and compare to the Buttkicker?

[@eriknaamot]

Which frequenzy do you use on the buttkicker amp? Do you have it on high or low filter ? & what volume do you use on the buttkicker. Amp settings: Myself i have it on 60 on the scale, just tried the high filter, & 4 cliks on the volume, but I seem to struggle a little with the fine tuning, because every game seems to be a little different. Any tips and advice on the Sim hub settings? :) i want the rumble to feel as Realistic as possible :)

[@DEFBOY35]

Curious if you are still on this set up Or have added more to it now?

[@bradarnold4521]

i followed step by step buttkicker is set up but now i have no sound i have to choose 1 or other

[@JackalRacingNetwork]

is there any way to get rid of the simhub sounds

[@smp3d97]

Problem I've just become aware of is that using a Y-splitter for this device means the other speakers get a mono signal... To me, that's a pretty big detriment to using something like this. Is there a way around that?

[@gold333]

Can you verify if this device allows you to feel when tires lock in F1 2019? There is no FFB effect on the steering wheel to confirm locking wheels when you brake too much in that game. If this device would provide that it would be awesome.

[@boostedmedia]

Yes you can set it so it vibrates when the tyres lock if you wish to. I’d suggest turning on the understeer enhancement setting though to enhance the feeling of loss of grip on the front of the car.

[@gold333]

@@boostedmedia Cheers, I received mine today, one more question: I gather that we don't need to buy an additional soundcard or USB headphones at all if our PC has a normal sound output jack on the motherboard and at the same time is connected to a TV/Monitor through HDMI which carries audio. So in Windows 10 we can choose to output sound either through the PC motherboard Line out jack or simply through the headphone out jack on the TV (which can output the HDMI audio it receives directly from the Nvidia graphics card). I hope that's correct. In that scenario, which would advise to hook the BKG2 and Simhub up to? Obviously the soundcard in the PC motherboard is beefier, probably has better impedance, more equalizer options, etc. The TV headphone out jack carrying the HDMI audio directly from the Nvidia 1080Ti is tinny to listen to on headphones. In that trade off which would you choose? Better sound into your ears or better sound into the BKG2 amp via Simhub? Or does the quality/fidelity of the sound output not really make much difference to the operation of the BKG2 in Simhub? Thanks again! Your channel rules

[@scottdoleac5651]

just bought one because of his reaction

[@cranberryjuice.3635]

Me too just like 30min agi

[@AndietheLab]

A must have piece of hardware and a great video explaining the usage

[@_Jacks_]

Will it clamp on a 2 inch diameter piping? I have the TR8 and really don't like thier mounting solution on the left or right hand side.

[@jamessusbilla]

thank *YOU*

[@Thunderbolt0883]

Do you have installed other kind of buttkicker on your rig? If yes an lfe or an Advance one are a very step forward in the immersion?

[@gold333]

How do you fix the fact that the vibrations coming through simhub don't correlate with the FFB coming through the steering wheel? Like the wheel ffb will pick up a bump but the shaker won't. It's kind of mushy and confusing feedback at the moment.

[@Skippy-id9yt]

Can this be run from your tv with Xboxone with a generic setting or do you need the software on pc to get it started and setup properly?....perhaps laptop?

[@DanMorera]

I couldn't find the follow up video, could you please share the link?

[@arrakis101010]

I have NLR GRtrack+V3+traction+fanatec V3 pedals. What do you think, will this add some more immersion, or is a waste of money on this kind of rig?

[@johnheick3205]

I'm interested in buying one, except worried because of how many people have mentioned theirs breaking (blown amplifier). It's like 20% of the comments are about this breaking. Is there a decent alternative that won't break?

[@banfy211]

hi just got mine and this is a great addition to my VR setup. Only thing i could not get right till now is the vibration from the kerbs (in ACorsa). I can't feel them. did you find a good way to configure this?

[@justin__G]

Do you know if this works with emulated games? Or is it only specific to pc games?

[@aplomBomb]

I must have received a dead one, i've tried everything but the thing just wont vibrate

[@E69Qpassa]

Did you ever test on the swivel chair? It rattles on the wheels and the up-down system

[@simino46]

what i need help i made the connections one seen and i also have simhub set but it doesn't work. can you help me?

[@daduke7990]

Great review. I have a A/V receiver connected to my Nvidia video card (HDMI) driving 5 speakers and headphones are wireless connected through USB. Will the buttkicker work with both sound outputs?

[@boostedmedia]

You’d need to use a seperate output so maybe the headphone or audio out jack on your main board.

[@andrelizzi5236]

Where you install the buttkicker on you sim seat ? 1 or 2 but kicker ? thx

[@Munky332]

SimHub doesn't look like it supports DCS or Il2, what software options are there for flight simmers? Also, Buttkicker Gamer 2 vs Buttkicker LFE vs DIY option (like Dayton BST1 or Aurasound AST-2B)??

[@tehgusbus2716]

Can i hook this up to my xbox one,x

[@boostedmedia]

Yes but you can’t control the effects like I did in the video.

[@mattm1634]

Having used it for a while, do you have a starting point for iRacing settings?

[@renemore]

Darn. My wallet was hoping that you don't like it. Good review! Thanks for that.

[@YamyHaw]

Can it be used to simulate the vibration the Xbox controller would produce in any game that supports Xbox controller vibration? I use a flight and pedal setup for racing games but miss having vibrations.