How Did I Choose Which Sex Toys To Test?
With two decades of being the “Intimacy Expert to Millions,” I’ve personally tested hundreds of sex toys. I’ve had my vagina weeping from being “burned” by plasticizers and phthalates from toxic materials. I’ve tried toys that are impossible to operate. “How do I shut this darn thing off!!!!!” And my drawers are loaded to bursting with “toy fails” of many varieties.
Over the years, four companies have distinguished themselves as having consistency of customer care; excellent training and support of sex influencers like myself; ongoing innovation; high-quality motors and toxin-free
components; a wide range of options for orgasmic cross-training; and support of all genders, sexual orientations,
and body types:
- Fun Factory
- Hot Octopuss
- MysteryVibe
- WOW Tech/WeVibe
Lowest Setting dB | Highest Setting dB | Felt Sense Description | |
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AMO Hot Octopuss | 39.00 | 53.3 | Very quiet bullet vibe with a point that blasts sensation exactly where it feels best to you, beautiful feel |
DiGiT Hot Octopuss | 37.3 | 55.7 | Ring pop handle keeps this super pleasurable quiet vibe from slipping away during intercourse, most quiet tiny device packs solid vibes |
Kürve Hot Octopuss | 42.3 | 48.1 | Best “dildo” format vibe for G-spot and intra-vaginal pleasuring with dual motors, treble and bass |
Manta Fun Factory | 39.6 | 51.3 | Expands penis pleasure to new heights, complements oral pleasuring beautifully |
NŌS Fun Factory | 35.9 | 45.3 | Favorite for couples play, a cock ring vibe with good mid-range vibration — not too buzzy, not too rumbly — a great all around toy |
Poco MysteryVibe | 35.9 | 45.3 | Most versatile vibrator of the bunch with a strong vibe and unlimited programmable patterns and flexion to fit all types of genitals |
Tango WeVibe | 48.00 | 50.0 | Smooth and tiny bullet vibe delivers compelling patterns with strong vibrations at the push of a single button |
Tenuto 2 MysteryVibe | 35.0 | 52.8 | Best for intercourse with extra sensation offers both a cock ring vibe for firmness and P-spot pleasure for him and clit vibes for her |
VIM Fun Factory | 53.1 | 70.0 | New and 32% lighter, 50% more quiet with a wider range of rumbles than the leading Wand, sculptural and addictive |
Womanizer Wow Tech | 60.9 | 74.1 | The ultimate clit sucker, worth the 10dbs of incremental sound |
When I decided to create this Quiet Vibe Guide I contacted all four organizations and asked them to send me their most quiet products for this auditory comparison test. I also wanted there to be toys for penis owners, vulva owners, toys for solo pleasure and partnered play, and toys for older people and those with disabilities or sexual function challenges. The final ten chosen represent a range of items such that anyone who downloads this guide will find one or more toys that suit them.
Testing Technology
How did I test the decibel level of each vibrator? Which instruments were used?
I used a sound enclosure with a Decibel Meter that features a highly sensitive and precise condenser microphone that is capable of measuring noise levels from 30 to 130 dB with an accuracy of ±1.5 dB.
The dB meter is A-weighted, which is ideal for the measurement of environmental noise, such as traffic noise, baby room noise, classroom noise, home theater noise, industrial noise, and device output. The sampling rate at 2 times per second is ideal for dB tests in sound enclosures.
We compared all of the tools at the lowest and highest settings inside the sound enclosure.
Then I performed a personal “felt sense” test on my genitals with each toy and recorded videos of my opinions of their stimulatory and use case potential while demonstrating them.
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Was there an “overall winner?” Yes and no. MysteryVibe came in with the quietest sound on the lowest settings for the Tenuto 2 male vibrator. However, this is a couple’s toy as is the other most quiet toy, the vibrating penis ring called the NŌS from Fun Factory.
How encouraging that two of the couple’s toys were also the quietest. Moms and Dads or couples who live with others rejoice! Now you have no excuse not to include a toy in your partnered pleasure.
That being said, there are plenty of toys for solo pleasuring as well as toys for penis owners in this list of top 10 award winners. Moreover, one of the other reasons I love that two of the quietest toys were for intercourse is that couples with kids are often the lovers that have the least time and privacy. Quiet pleasure rings are a godsend. Plus, the Tenuto 2 and NŌS both help female partners cross the ‘gasm chasm — closing the orgasm gap between how much harder it is for vulva owners to achieve orgasm from intercourse.