Review of the Hand-Held Thruster Mia Maxx

The Hand-Held Thruster Mia Maxx is a very unusual sex toy: a sort of mini fucking machine that fits in your hand and also features vibration modes.

The prospect of a vibrator that could also produce a mechanical back-and-forth motion didn’t put me off. I had to try it to find out whether the Mia Maxxx could live up to its promises.

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Sex toy packaging

The Mia Maxx arrives in two-layer cardboard packaging. The outside is a thin box decorated with images of the sex toy. Inside, you’ll find a thicker, sturdier box, which you might keep for storing the vibrator (if you have space).

A soft velvet case is also included.

Appearance of the Mia Maxx

The Mia Maxx is big for a vibrator, but tiny for a fucking machine.

This sex toy has 3 parts:

• An insertable part, 13 centimeters long, with a diameter of 3.7 centimeters at its narrowest point and 4.4 centimeters at its thickest,
• A piston extension, whose length varies between 7 and 13 centimeters when the sex toy is switched on,
• And finally, a handle, 10 centimeters long and rather wide.

That makes it between 30 and 36 centimeters long in total.

The Mia Maxx, with its piston in the short position, next to the Goodfella by Vixen Creations.

It’s black, with a metallic plate around the controls and a ring of the same color between the piston and the insertable part.

It’s certainly a little bulkier than a regular vibrator, and the piston gives it a “mechanical” feel, but it still looks nothing like some of the sometimes dubious-looking fucking machines.

Texture and material

The Hand-Held Thruster Mia Maxx is made of silicone.

The insertable part is rigid and fairly firm. In fact, it’s a removable silicone sleeve that covers a plastic tube containing the motor responsible for the vibrations.

The sleeve can be replaced with other accessories sold by the brand. The replacement sleeves currently available for the Mia Maxx are:

• Arya, phallic in shape,
• Irah, smooth and thinner,
• Xara, with a wavy surface,
• Mezz, with a curved tip for stimulating the G-spot.

The extendable piston also has a silicone covering, shaped like an accordion, allowing it to stretch without damage as the piston extends and retracts.

The handle is made of rigid plastic.

The Mia Maxx, with its piston in the long position, next to the Goodfella by Vixen Creations.

Power

The Hand-Held Thruster Mia Maxx vibrator is rechargeable using a cable that plugs into a USB port. The end that plugs into the sex toy, into a socket concealed by a plastic cover, is a jack-type plug.

The Mia Maxx is not waterproof. However, since the insertable part is removable and has no electronic components, you can simply take it off and clean it without risking damage to the rest of the sex toy.

One notable drawback is that the battery doesn’t hold its charge for very long. After a week without use, the sex toy had discharged on its own.

Mia Maxx controls and modes

The controls are a little unusual because the Mia Maxx’s features differ from those of a “classic” vibrator. But ultimately, they turn out to be fairly simple and intuitive.

The sex toy has three buttons:

• The power button at the top switches the sex toy on and off.
• The button on the left lets you switch between vibration modes.
• The button on the right lets you adjust the speed of the piston movements.

Note that you can combine vibrations and the back-and-forth motion, or use either feature on its own with the other switched off.

You can combine seven vibration modes (three constant and four patterned) with three speeds for the back-and-forth motion.

Noise level

As for the noise level, well, the back-and-forth motion is loud. It’s not subtle: there’s a lot of mechanical racket, similar to that of a fucking machine. The vibrations, on the other hand, are quiet.

Handling

Here, it’s important to distinguish between the two possible ways of using it: solo or with a partner. With a partner, the person operating the sex toy simply holds the handle, and everything works fine. When using it solo, the toy’s length means that keeping it at the right angle requires some contortions, which isn’t particularly comfortable for the wrist.

In either case, as with a fucking machine, you’ll need plenty of lubricant because of the back-and-forth motion.

Effectiveness of the Hand-Held Thruster Mia Maxx

As with handling, effectiveness varies greatly depending on whether you use the Mia Maxx solo or with a partner.

With a partner, it’s brilliant: in terms of sensation, it’s quite similar to what a fucking machine provides: a straight, mechanical motion that evokes the back-and-forth of conventional penetration, with a more robotic feel. It’s an intense and unusual form of stimulation, an experience well worth trying.

On your own, it’s difficult to get an adequate penetration angle. What’s more, the Mia Maxx’s motor slows down by itself when it encounters resistance (whether that’s a safety feature or a lack of power, I’m not really sure). So as soon as the angle is a little too steep, the motion stops, which is rather frustrating.

Conclusion on the Hand-Held Thruster Mia Maxx

The good points:

• The Mia Maxx is great for use with a partner.
• It’s a sort of portable fucking machine!
• It’s made of silicone, a body-safe material.

The bad points:

• Its solo use turns out to be a little disappointing.
• Its battery doesn’t hold its charge for long.
• Its price (nearly 180 euros) is high (though still less than that of a fucking machine).

 

I’m torn about the Mia Maxx… On your own, logistical hiccups make using it somewhat disappointing. However, when used by two, it’s brilliant, with intense, out-of-the-ordinary sensations: a genuine portable fucking machine, all made of silicone.

 

 

Thanks to Rue des Plaisirs  for providing us with the vibro Hand-Held Thruster Mia Maxx for this review