Wayne, hope I'm not screwing up this thread w/a q about buttkicker...I found your long post of a couple of years ago and I'm requesting advice from you (tracked you down to here via google). Anyway, I'm nearing the point of installing mine with their amp. Looking at the big couch centered on my screen I realize it has thick leather covered cushions (don't ask -- I didn't do the decorating, just the equipment!). So the obvious q is where do I put the buttkicker...underneath, but it will have to pass through all that thick cushion. Under the cushion seems out of the question given the size/shape of the kicker. Any thoughts will be greatly appreciated.