Conclusion

Dayton Audio TT25 PUCK Tactile Transducer Mini Bass Shaker

The Dayton Puck is so widely used in sim rig setups for a reason. It is cheap and has decent low frequency performance. It is best used right next to your body - pedals, seat cushions. In other applications if you have more shakers in your setup it is easily overpowered.

Dayton Audio EX32U2-4 Sound Exciter

Storng performance, we really had high hopes on that one, but extremely easy to break. You can always try to drive it at lower volume but we are not convinced it is suitable for such applications at all. Our recommendation is to stay away from this one.

Dayton Audio DAEX58FP Sound Exciter

Similar performance to the puck but without the low frequencies. Does not seem as feasible option for tactile feedback.

Dayton Audio EX30HESF-4 High Efficiency Steered Flux Sound Exciter 30mm

Currently one of the most popular transducers for localised effects. Have decent low frequency performance and above 50Hz it gets even better. Very good option to put on the side of your seat near shoulder, worked fine even on shifter cluster. Looks reliable enough and we could drive it at high volume.

Here we recommend to go for the new model because of the new mounting system even with the higher price. On the other hand if you want to save considerable amount of money especially with multiple units - the old model is still fine.

Dayton Audio EX32EP2-4 Thruster 32mm Sound Exciter

Very good overall performance for localised tactile feedback, on top of it looks pretty cool. Only downside is that it is unreliable. You need to be careful at what volumes you drive it, have to assign not so aggressive effects to it. Ultimately most of our units again failed even when observing these recommendations.

The new upgraded versions seems a little different, having less amplitude at same settings but we have not tested it so extensively and we cannot say if it has better reliability. Overall it seems the same design but with new mounting system. If you decide to go with this exciter - be careful and prepared that eventually the spider most probably will break.

Dayton Audio BST-1 50W High Power Pro Tactile Bass Shaker

Maybe the most popular full size bass shaker. It is suitable for mounting directly on back or under seat. Will perform decent also for wheel/suspension effects. The low price and good performance make it obvious choice.

Paired with some strategically placed Dayton Pucks you can get very potent tactile setup for decent price. We believe another "Best Value" award is due here.

AuraSound AST-2B-4 Pro Bass Shaker Tactile Transducer

The best performer here. Despite its similar performance to BST-1 it has quite noticeable upscale in low frequencies. When you pass 50-55Hz overall performance starts to be on par for both shakers. Because of its rich and powerful low frequencies this makes it extremely good option for suspension/wleel effects, seat application. Even placed on non-isolated part of the rig it is very powerful and we can feel vibrations throughout the whole construction.

Despite the steep cost it is worth if you can afford it. Just be careful - once you get one it tends to make you buy more!