Hello! A friend recently asked my partner and I what the big deal was about a sybian vs a hitachi/acuvibe/rabbit /etc and why it was so expensive. We enjoy this site and noticed that there wasn't a detailed explanation like in so many good reviews here(thanks btw!) so thought we'd share our reply and experiences and return the favor. We are in no way affiliated with the company and just wanted to help and hope that maybe people on this site might eventually sell some improvements! We own one and have taken it apart and rebuilt it and have experimented with it quite a bit with a handful of friends.
What makes it so different?(technical explanation)
The vibration function works completely differently than other vibes. Almost every other vibe spins a weight so that it wobbles, just like an off-balance washing machine, mixer, or car tire. The problem we've found, especially with weaker rabbits, is that the amount of stimulation decreases significantly as hands or vaginas clench and press against them closer to orgasm. The vibration also isn't necessarily going to the same spot as different parts of the vagina clench it and stop its movement. The sybian actually uses very high quality high torque machinery motors that move the pad and insert through the exact same motion at whatever speed you want, regardless of the amount of clenching or pressing against it. The controls are extremely smooth for both rotation and vibration from 0 to waywaymorethanahitachi speed. I saw a post here where they mentioned you could slide something back and forth so didn't think it was a sybian, but they were probably referring to the wedge that you can place underneath the nubby pad to raise and curve it for greater clit contact in different positions or for different people. The wedge can move forward or backwards about 3 inches to cover a full range of anatomical differences or not be used at all.
Rotating Internal Attachments: These can rotate with firmer pressure if you slide the included plastic peg intothe center of the insert to keep them upright and stiff or softer pressure if you instead use a flexible spring or nothing at all. Again, this is much different than the rotating motion of a rabbit or vibrating motion of a gspotter like a Lelo Gigi or an attachment to a Hitachi because it's not weakening, shifting the focal point of the vibration, or stopping competely when the vagina tightly clenches around it in pleasure. The internal attachment also vibrates with the same intensity of the external pad if using the peg, slightly less with the spring, and again, slightly less with nothing, but still stronger than a hitachi with an attachment or a Lelo on full speed.
Performance:
There has been quite a variation in results, but in a good way. You can go from 0 to 100mph in 10 seconds at just medium speeds, even for those who typically need a Hitachi, for a ultra fast intense orgasm or start out slow and relaxing, enjoying the smooth rotating internal motion and gradually ramping up the vibration to a strong finish. Depending on the angle at which you sit and the attachment used, it can stimulate the *entire* pelvic region at the same time with high intensity vibrations. The clitoris is perched on tissue that extends along the vulva and then wraps around parts of the vagina inside, and every last bit of it, the gspot, and the deeper hotspot fornix regions can all get set off at the same time, which is probably the reason that most of the orgasms are those really deep, throbbing full body tingling ones. A very nice side perk is that after use, that whole region stays alive for quite some time with that all over warm tingly goosebump feeling with burning toes and nipples and strong aftershocks that can turn into hair trigger orgasms during intercourse afterwards or during in doggy. The hitachi sometimes leaves you numb for sex afterwards while the Sybian sometimes acted as the ultimate foreplay for very intense intercourse after. Instead of carefully angling thrusts with a specific rhythm for a couple minutes for a g spot orgasm, all it took after some sybian rides was a penis going in the general direction of it and orgasming on the first few strokes. Another unique feature is that you can build up for a very long time by ever so slightly decreasing the speed when close to orgasm, maintaining, then inching back up in ever increasing waves until you're about to explode and when you finally do a partner can take the controls and slowly taper it down, making the orgasm last much longer. Depending on the speed and duration of use, the orgasms can best be described as ranging from a fluttery soft moan to downright feral with guttural screams resounding from deep within the soul of that completely flushed, twitching, sweaty mess of pure sexual being that you used to think was a sweet, shy woman.
The Acuvibe and Hitachi do a good job stimulating the external parts of the clitoris, but it is an entirely different experience when EVERYTHING gets set off at the same time, as much or as little as you want, with very consistent motion, and being hands free also has large benefits. Some who were capable of multiples orgasms but had never and assumed they couldn't squirt were gushing all over.
It's mostly used seated but can also be used while lieing in bed with it leaning on you on it's side.
Why is it so darn expensive?
We took it apart and saw that the motors and speed controller circuit board are much higher quality than typically seen in the sex toy market and cost around $400 from the manufacturer(Bodine Electric Company), perhaps $300 if bought used on ebay. Also for the different inserts and the part the insert wraps around, each individual one is inexpensive but the upfront cost of hiring a machine shop to make the tools and molds used to make the inserts can be upwards of $10,000 and I doubt they have the volume to make up for that initial investment in new attachments easily. Those motors and controllers should last decades, however.
What makes it so different?(technical explanation)
The vibration function works completely differently than other vibes. Almost every other vibe spins a weight so that it wobbles, just like an off-balance washing machine, mixer, or car tire. The problem we've found, especially with weaker rabbits, is that the amount of stimulation decreases significantly as hands or vaginas clench and press against them closer to orgasm. The vibration also isn't necessarily going to the same spot as different parts of the vagina clench it and stop its movement. The sybian actually uses very high quality high torque machinery motors that move the pad and insert through the exact same motion at whatever speed you want, regardless of the amount of clenching or pressing against it. The controls are extremely smooth for both rotation and vibration from 0 to waywaymorethanahitachi speed. I saw a post here where they mentioned you could slide something back and forth so didn't think it was a sybian, but they were probably referring to the wedge that you can place underneath the nubby pad to raise and curve it for greater clit contact in different positions or for different people. The wedge can move forward or backwards about 3 inches to cover a full range of anatomical differences or not be used at all.
Rotating Internal Attachments: These can rotate with firmer pressure if you slide the included plastic peg intothe center of the insert to keep them upright and stiff or softer pressure if you instead use a flexible spring or nothing at all. Again, this is much different than the rotating motion of a rabbit or vibrating motion of a gspotter like a Lelo Gigi or an attachment to a Hitachi because it's not weakening, shifting the focal point of the vibration, or stopping competely when the vagina tightly clenches around it in pleasure. The internal attachment also vibrates with the same intensity of the external pad if using the peg, slightly less with the spring, and again, slightly less with nothing, but still stronger than a hitachi with an attachment or a Lelo on full speed.
Performance:
There has been quite a variation in results, but in a good way. You can go from 0 to 100mph in 10 seconds at just medium speeds, even for those who typically need a Hitachi, for a ultra fast intense orgasm or start out slow and relaxing, enjoying the smooth rotating internal motion and gradually ramping up the vibration to a strong finish. Depending on the angle at which you sit and the attachment used, it can stimulate the *entire* pelvic region at the same time with high intensity vibrations. The clitoris is perched on tissue that extends along the vulva and then wraps around parts of the vagina inside, and every last bit of it, the gspot, and the deeper hotspot fornix regions can all get set off at the same time, which is probably the reason that most of the orgasms are those really deep, throbbing full body tingling ones. A very nice side perk is that after use, that whole region stays alive for quite some time with that all over warm tingly goosebump feeling with burning toes and nipples and strong aftershocks that can turn into hair trigger orgasms during intercourse afterwards or during in doggy. The hitachi sometimes leaves you numb for sex afterwards while the Sybian sometimes acted as the ultimate foreplay for very intense intercourse after. Instead of carefully angling thrusts with a specific rhythm for a couple minutes for a g spot orgasm, all it took after some sybian rides was a penis going in the general direction of it and orgasming on the first few strokes. Another unique feature is that you can build up for a very long time by ever so slightly decreasing the speed when close to orgasm, maintaining, then inching back up in ever increasing waves until you're about to explode and when you finally do a partner can take the controls and slowly taper it down, making the orgasm last much longer. Depending on the speed and duration of use, the orgasms can best be described as ranging from a fluttery soft moan to downright feral with guttural screams resounding from deep within the soul of that completely flushed, twitching, sweaty mess of pure sexual being that you used to think was a sweet, shy woman.
The Acuvibe and Hitachi do a good job stimulating the external parts of the clitoris, but it is an entirely different experience when EVERYTHING gets set off at the same time, as much or as little as you want, with very consistent motion, and being hands free also has large benefits. Some who were capable of multiples orgasms but had never and assumed they couldn't squirt were gushing all over.
It's mostly used seated but can also be used while lieing in bed with it leaning on you on it's side.
Why is it so darn expensive?
We took it apart and saw that the motors and speed controller circuit board are much higher quality than typically seen in the sex toy market and cost around $400 from the manufacturer(Bodine Electric Company), perhaps $300 if bought used on ebay. Also for the different inserts and the part the insert wraps around, each individual one is inexpensive but the upfront cost of hiring a machine shop to make the tools and molds used to make the inserts can be upwards of $10,000 and I doubt they have the volume to make up for that initial investment in new attachments easily. Those motors and controllers should last decades, however.
