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After reading the reviews and searching the web for reviewers saying that this could work/couldn't work for subwoofers other than the Buttkicker, I'd thought I'd give it a try, not wanting to run 40-some odd feet of subwoofer cable. I have the transmitter pointing out from the front of my entertainment console, directed at the receiver unit (which I have on the floor under the nonsofa bed couch), which is about 15 feet away. Seems to be working fine with my Definitive Technologies powered subwoofer, and I'm not hearing any noise or outside signals/interference. I don't have any wireless units using the same frequency and I'm using it in a single home, so that might be a factor. I tried having the receiver sitting on top of the sub behind the couch, and that worked fine as well. The only downsides I see currently is that all the units have power running to them so they're always sucking juice, and if you have the transmitter in view, the bright green LED could be distracting; otherwise, it does just what I wanted it to do.
If the humm is there before you start and you hook this up and the hum is still there is is not the fault of this product it is something you have mucked up in your system. Ths works fine. This is not for a sub so why would you give it a negitive rating trying to use it for something it is not intended for. This is actually doing the right thing and transmitting the hum. works well for it's intended purpose.
Thanks, Amazon, for taking them back. Needless to say, these don't work in our environment.
Unfortunately, while the BK-LINK setup eliminated the hum, it introduced a weird "thump": every few seconds, not on a regular schedule, the subwoofer would emit a low "thump", as if the RF receiver attached to it had received a channel change request or something. It was incredibly annoying since (a) it happened all the time, not just when music was playing, (b) it happened irregularly.ever 10-30 seconds, and (c) it was at the max volume of the sub, so it was quite loud.
I bought this to eliminate a 35' subwoofer cable run that was generating some RF noise ("hum"). I then heard another bump and thought someone came in our house.
In fact, it was so loud that soon after I got it hooked up, I started thinking that my wife was moving things around upstairs. I went up to see what she was doing and she was sitting reading.
Maybe our cordless phones or WiFi network or microwave or something is interfering with the transmission, but they weren't acceptable. :-)
I hooked up the ButtKicker, and sure enough it works with the powered sub-woofer. When trying to decide whether to try this product or not, I read 2 Amazon reviews. The only caveat I have is that sometimes when I walk by the sub-woofer, it "woofs" (a low rumble) at me, which is some sort of feedback. One said this product would defintely work with a sub-woofer, and the other said it definitely would not work with a sub-woofer and the vendor specified it wasn't meant to work with one. I decided to try it as I have recently installed an LCD flat panel, and I now have a totally wire-less set up, except for my powered sub-woofer. Even though I have this small annoyance, the overall operation is quite satisfactory. Note: The previous reviews I read did not specify whether or not their sub-woofers were powered sub-woofers.
I'm using the Buttkicker wireless system with a Sony subwoofer, and it works fine. Only downside is that, occasionally when we walk between the units and the signal is disrupted, a low-freq sound is generated by the subwoofer.
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