Dayton Audio DAYTONAUDIO BST-300EX, 300 Watts RMS,Tactile Bass Shaker, 4 Ohms Impedance - Turn Any Surface into a Speaker System - Generates Subwoofer Lows

Update: 12-14-25 I am now on my third computer chair, and this thing is still rocking. My latest setup has a surround speaker mounted to the back of the chair and it reflects off the wall and back to my ears. Works perfect. I did end up upgrading the amp to the Fosi Audio M01-BT Bluetooth 5.0 300 Watt Subwoofer Amplifier and it drives this much better than my smaller amp. Original Review: My goal with this setup was to build a immersive bass system I could use with my Sony V-6 headphones and not bother anybody else in the room. So I purchased the Dayton BST-1 50 Watt and paired it with the Fosi Audio MO4 Sub amp that was rated at 100 watts. It did "ok" but would get unbelievably hot to the point of not being able to even touch it after only playing some good bass music for about 1/2 hour. Amazon was gracious enough to let me send it back. So I was looking for a replacement and walla, this beautiful thing had just been released. And the first reviewer was having the "exact same problem" as I was. I was a bit nervous as I did not know if the Fosi M04 had the beans to push this big boy. So I got to doing some research and found an amazing article that talked about the chip that they used in the Fosi M04 amp and how amazing it was, and if I wanted the most out of it, I needed a good 24v 5amp or better power supply as the one that comes with it is only 19 volts and is a cheapie. So I got to looking and found the Shnitpwer 24v 10amp power supply and ordered that too. Got it all on the same day and went to work bolting it to my "gaming chair" : ) To say I was blown away would be an understatement! I simply did not realize how under powered the BST-1 really was until running this for the first time. I could tell immediately, the quality of bass was not only much more powerful, but way more defined. Sub 30hz lows were really lost on the BST-1 but on this bad boy it came out powerful and clear. So I decided to test how many beans this setup really had and found a very nice track, POWER GLOVE @ DIGITAL MIRAGE 3 on Youtube and let it ride. If you like 80's retro techno and like bass, this will be a real treat. This is a hard hitting track that last 30 minutes. I figured, if anything was going to show it's limits, this would do it. 30 minutes of intense music later, the BST-300EX was not even fazed and was still cool to the touch. The new 24v 10 amp power supply didn't have any issues at all and the Fosi Amp was cool and happy. If your even considering getting a quality bass shaker for your setup, I would not even look at the BST-1. For the small difference in price, this is simply a no brainer. The Fosi M04 Sub amp was more than enough to run this on my setup, but keep in mind that I'm running a pre-amped ASUS XONAR SE sound card with a boosted output of 64ohms. I think that if I was just running normal outputs, this would not be able to push the BST-300EX to it's potential, as you would need more juice to make it, "or you" happy. Fosi makes a 220 watt amp, the Fosi Audio TP-02 TDA7498E that should do the job quite nicely. Over all, this is a impressive shaker and paired with the above mentioned extra's, it really pounds. I would be hard pressed to go back to just using my headphones by themselves again. The immersiveness that this thing brings to the table is unbelievable. Using this with games like Starwars Jedi Survivor is simply next level, and makes you feel like your really in the game. And all this while my wife sits across the room doing her own thing, and not being bothered by my "going on's" is worth every penny.

Otimo

Fantastic shaker would highly recommend very usefull for people who live in flats and can not use subwoofers.

Great for the price Quite large and heavy...so check it will fit where you intend it to go. Performance is great so far

Wow.... I never expected such an affect. Powering using the Behringer A800. I fit 2 of the Dayton Bass Shakers in single solid wood chair. Enjoying the thud. Listening to Boys II Men: Legacy. Every track has the punch in your base.