Hello! I've just installed my new Silent Subwoofers, to use with my Hauptwerk Headphones, and the result is truly spectacular! From parts-express.com, I got a Dayton 100W Subwoofer Amplifier (which uses the output from our Headphones Amplifier as a pre-amp) and a set of four Dayton 16-ohm Hockey Puck Tactile Transducers ("mini-Bass shakers").
Actually using just one Puck is quite sufficient. The Amplifier has a variable high-frequency cut-off above 40 to 180 Hz. A mid-range cut-off seems just right for Pipe Organ music (Hauptwerk Live, or recordings on CD and MP-3). The Pucks are rated down to 20Hz, and the Amplifier down to 18 Hz, but because the cut-off are not sharp, there is a good response all the way down to 16 Hz (for low-C on a 32-ft rank).
No permanent installation yet, but I was impressed with how easy they are to use. Just placing the Puck next to me on the Organ Bench gives the perfect sense of "feeling the Bass" just like with live pipes. Each note (and each rank) feels distinctly different, just as with a real Pipe Organ. To keep the Puck from dancing right off the Bench from all the vibrations, I just weighted it down with a book (until I rig up something more permanent).
Purchased on "Cyber-Monday", the whole set-up (one Puck plus Amplifier) came to $95, plus audio cable, speaker wire, and connectors bought locally.
I would heartily recommend such a solution for any Hauptwerk user who wants to enjoy the full sensation of live pipes, but does not have or desire an expensive Subwoofer setup.
Actually using just one Puck is quite sufficient. The Amplifier has a variable high-frequency cut-off above 40 to 180 Hz. A mid-range cut-off seems just right for Pipe Organ music (Hauptwerk Live, or recordings on CD and MP-3). The Pucks are rated down to 20Hz, and the Amplifier down to 18 Hz, but because the cut-off are not sharp, there is a good response all the way down to 16 Hz (for low-C on a 32-ft rank).
No permanent installation yet, but I was impressed with how easy they are to use. Just placing the Puck next to me on the Organ Bench gives the perfect sense of "feeling the Bass" just like with live pipes. Each note (and each rank) feels distinctly different, just as with a real Pipe Organ. To keep the Puck from dancing right off the Bench from all the vibrations, I just weighted it down with a book (until I rig up something more permanent).
Purchased on "Cyber-Monday", the whole set-up (one Puck plus Amplifier) came to $95, plus audio cable, speaker wire, and connectors bought locally.
I would heartily recommend such a solution for any Hauptwerk user who wants to enjoy the full sensation of live pipes, but does not have or desire an expensive Subwoofer setup.