Friday, June 19, 2009

Turbo 8 Accelerator Double Bullet


The Turbo 8 is hands down THE BEST massager out there for the money. An incredibly designed and versatile tool, it offers two bullets with removable textured sleeves and independent speed controls. It runs on 4 AA batteries. By the way, DO NOT USE RECHARGEABLES. It burned my last one out. That said, with standard AA's, the overall battery life is actually pretty good.

I strongly prefer the dual bullet design. By having two bullets, you are free to explore a bit, massaging anywhere you chose, trying different areas simultaneously. I never stop discovering different combinations.

The removable textured rubber sleeves are made of a super soft rubber, but the texture I find a little rough in some areas. But the designers may have thought of this. On high speed, if I find the power and sleeves combination to be too intense, I have the option to simply remove the sleeves.

But what really makes this unit stand out are the independent controls. This thing packs serious power, too much for more sensitive areas. For those areas, you can slow it down and customize each bullet to what feels best for you.

I honestly have yet to find a tool that is built as well and offers so much. But it isn't perfect. There are two design flaws in the Turbo 8. Each bullet is actually two pieces screwed together. If you remove the sleeves often, as I do, the gap between the pieces seems to loosen ever so slightly. It is just enough that,without care, will allow moisture, creams or oils to get inside and short the unit out. Secondly, the thin wires from the control unit to the bullets take a lot of abuse and after a while may short at either end. A simple reinforced flexible guard where each cord ends would have solved this problem.

If these two design flaws were fixed, I would pay twice as much for the Turbo 8. It really is that impressive. But with just a little care and caution, you won't even have to deal with the design flaws for several years. It is hands down the best buy out there.


PROS
* two bullets
* removable textured sleeves
* independent speed controls

CONS
* Two piece bullets risk moisture damage
* Cords may get damaged after long term use

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