CalExotics Volt Electro-Beads Review

Personal Experience

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Design

The CalExotics Volt looks sleek, inviting, and simple. The shape is fine-tuned for the best experience alongside the other functions. The controls are conveniently placed and intuitive to use. The e-stim had exactly the right amount of kick for me at max setting, and I'm willing to bet there's a wide range of people for who the other 4 settings are perfect as well. The only thing holding it back from a perfect score is how high up on the toy the e-stim contacts are, making the best e-stim experience at a point when it's not fully inserted.

Ease of Use

As far as width, the toy starts narrow and doesn't get much bigger. It's pretty trivial to insert, and even if you've never had a sex toy before, it shouldn't pose much of a challenge (I am not recommending e-stim for your first sex toy!). The controls sound complicated at first but it boils down to "long press for off or on, short press to change setting". The controls are surprisingly always within reach as well; the angle for changing settings on the fly really isn't as awkward as I thought it would be. Just to drive home the accessibility of this sex toy, all three buttons light up when their corresponding feature is on. You don't have to search by feel in the dark. I love it.

Quality

The quality of the CalExotics Volt seems good. It is difficult to judge if the buttons or the charger will wear out over time, but at least for now, everything is holding up solid. The material seems sturdy, the controls are responsive, and the battery lasts a long time.

Price

The price seems to be about on par with other e-stim products that have other functions at the same time, such as vibration. If you just want to try e-stim by itself first, there are cheaper options, but I still think this is a pretty good value. There's a lot more than just the e-stim that the Volt brings to justify the price. If you are considering buying an e-stim toy, I'd recommend saving, if you can, to buy something like this.

Performance

The performance of the CalExotics Volt was good. There's a couple minor things here. Not being able to tell the difference between the e-stim settings easily means that it's possible to forget which setting you are currently on, making it a bit of a hassle when you want to change to a specific setting. I'm not good at counting in the middle of that kind of situation. Second, is that the vibration is quite loud. Other than that, everything works great. I've charged mine once and the battery shows no sign of slowing down. The vibration is steady, and the electrical shocks are as sharp as ever.

Packaging

The packaging was so sturdy it could have been delivered by canon. The CalExotics Volt comes inside a sturdy box, decorated with info about the Volt. Inside, there's a protective black foam insert, cradling both the Volt and its charger.

Materials and care

The Volt is silicone along the shaft, metal-coated ABS plastic around the controls, and the metal contacts are only described as "nickel-free alloy". While it is waterproof enough to clean under a sink, it should not be submerged in water. Like other silicone toys, clean with liquid soap and warm water, and use water-based lubes.