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Summary of Contents for Guitammer ButtKicker Concert
- Page 2 Thank you for your purchase of the ButtKicker ® Concert the most powerful, musically accurate and long lasting low frequency audio driver available today. This User’s Guide is designed to help you install and use the ButtKicker in order to receive the most possible enjoyment.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Product Description ............1 Quick Setup ..............2 Integration into Your Sound System ........3 Power ..............3 Low End Roll Off ...........3 Source Material ............4 Source Hookup to Amplifier ..........5 Stereo System .............5 No “Preamp Output” ..........5 Signal Levels ............6 Signal Source ............6 Vertical vs. -
Page 4: Product Description
Page 1 Product Description ® The ButtKicker Concert is a patented 2 ohm low frequency audio transducer that features a 3 lb (1.48 kg) magnetically suspended piston. The ButtKicker is musically accurate, has powerful low frequency response, and is virtually indestructible and maintenance free. -
Page 5: Quick Setup
Page 2 Quick Setup This section is for those who are more experienced with sound ® system installation. The ButtKicker is a passive, 2 ohm speaker load, which requires power from an audio power amplifier, which in turn requires an adequate signal feed from your sound system (Figure 1). -
Page 6: Integration Into Your Sound System
Page 3 Integration into Your Sound System Power ® The ButtKicker is a passive load and therefore requires its own dedicated audio power amplifier. Suggested minimum required power is 400 watts. The use of 14 gauge speaker cable between the amplifier and the ButtKicker is recommended. -
Page 7: Source Material
Page 4 Source Material ® The ButtKicker responds to a broad range of bass frequencies, including those far below what we hear, or deep down into the feeling range of sound. Today’s digital sound sources (DVD’s, MP3’s, etc.) are capable of carrying signals down to 5 Hz, but it is the producers who determine the content of a sound track. -
Page 8: Source Hookup To Amplifier
Page 5 Source Hookup to Amplifier Stereo System ® The ButtKicker works well in a regular, two channel, stereo system. In a two channel stereo system, the low frequency signals are very seldom only on the left or right channel, so a connection to either left or right channel preamp output would produce satisfying results (Figure 3-B). -
Page 9: Signal Levels
Page 6 Signal Levels ® The amplifier you use to power the ButtKicker will require a specific input signal level from your system’s control center (receiver/processor/preamp) in order to deliver full power output to the ButtKicker. The level of input signal required will vary from model to model. There are two standard levels prevailing today. -
Page 10: Vertical Vs. Horizontal Mounting
Page 7 Vertical vs. Horizontal Mounting The ButtKicker was designed for optimal performance in the vertical orientation, but will function at any angle. If installed in the horizontal axis, some additional internal friction will result in some distortion, best characterized as similar to “crossover” distortion in an amplifier. -
Page 11: Drummers
Page 8 Drummers The following are considerations when using the ButtKicker with your kit: ® ButtKicker Mounting When mounted directly to the throne seat, the ButtKicker will deliver the most direct kick. Our “drum throne mounting kit” bracket (DTM-1) as shown on the enclosed “Quick Start Guide”... - Page 12 Page 9 Signal Processing No signal processing is necessary to energize the ButtKicker, but some circumstances may warrant extra measures. Gate If the signal contains a lot of “garbage” between beats from other picked up stage noises, you may want to gate the signal. Hi-Pass Your kick drum signal could easily include infrasonic (below the hearing range) signals that are not...
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Page 13: Standing Performers-Bass, Keyboard, Etc
Page 10 Standing Performers – Bass, Keyboard, DJ’s, etc. Platforms ® The ButtKicker is an ideal monitoring solution for standing performers – bass players, keyboard players, other performers and DJ’s – who need accurate low frequency reproduction without increasing SPL (volume). -
Page 14: Thermal Protection
The Guitammer Company or an authorized service center. The Guitammer Company shall be the final authority in the determination of all warranty service claims. Please contact us before returning any defective products to... -
Page 15: Specifications
Power Handling: 400 watts min. / 1500 watts max. Wiring polarity: Red terminal is “Hot” Thermal Limit (internal): 150 F. (70 C.) ButtKicker Concert Dimensions All measurement in inches Contact Information The Guitammer Company Inc. PO Box 82 Westerville, OH 43086 support@guitammer.com... - Page 16 Feel what you’ve been missing P o s t O f f i c e B o x 8 2 / W e s t e r v i l l e , O h i o 4 3 0 8 2 i n f o @ g u i t a m m e r .
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