Question 1

I will be using this transducer with my home theater setup, Witch speaker outputs would be best to use, is it better to use say Center channel output

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Please use SUBWOOFER OUTPUT / LFE = signal output / RCA jack - not speaker output. In some cases we can recommend to use the power of zone 2 speaker outputs (if enough power and not used for zone 2 speakers / another room). The best performance can be achieved with HIGH CUT / LOW PASS filter 40-88 Hz and strong amplifier especially strong at low frequencies.CENTER mostly has no low bass frequencies.

Question 2

Hi, could I run 2 of these in series from a Reckhorn 2.1 3 amplifier?

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I am driving one of these from a 70W amp output and usually do not turn the volume past 30% or it is too much. If you are driving two of these in series (8 ohm) from a single channel of your amp (I think your amp is 40W per channel and can drive 8 ohms), then you may be on the low-power side. If your using both outputs (80-90W) then your probably fine. These shakers seem pretty efficient.

Question 3

I'd like to hookup 8 of these, will the buttkicker bka1000-n amp work? or is there another suggestion to appropriately power 8, maybe even 10?

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You can connect as many BS-200 as you want with a combination of parallel + series wiring. But please make sure that the final impedance of all connected BS-200 is not below the minimum requested impedance of the amp speaker output. The amp delivers its highest power on its lowest allowed impedance, example: A 4 ohm capable amp with 4 x BS-200 in series & parallel = 4 ohms. If the bka-1000 really offers 1000 watts it can drive 8-10 x BS-200. But if you turn to max. the amp can be overloaded. We suggest an amp which has good protection circuits for overload, overheat, low impedance etc.. Further: The amp must not get down below 30 Hz like many lower cost amps because you need high power in the very low bass frequency range.

Question 4

Can I hook this up to my receiver without a separate amplifier? How do I turn the speaker wire from the transducer into a rca input?

Accepted Answer

if your receiver has a speaker level output you can hook the plus and minus to the bass shaker, if your receiver only has an rca out you will need a separate amp for the bass shaker. Most receivers only have an rca out to be used with a powered subwoofer

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