Review: Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen Rumbly Thumping Wand

Thuddy AF thumping competing with the gold standard of rechargeable wands

Hot Octopuss's Pulse Queen com­bines wand-​level pow­er with a point for more focused pussy-​pounding. Rather than using the typ­i­cal spin­ning weight, its motor puls­es back and forth for seis­mic sen­sa­tions that throb and shake the exter­nal and inter­nal cli­toris.

It's undoubt­ed­ly made for rum­ble roy­al­ty — but to what extent?

The Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen reigns its sub­sec­tor of strong vibra­tors and right­ful­ly lives up to its lux­u­ry label — indeed, it's one of the best vibra­tors I've ever tried.

Think of it as occu­py­ing its right­ful ter­ri­to­ry rather than out­right over­throw­ing the likes of:

• Fun Factory's Vim wand massager
• Vibratex's Magic Wand Rechargeable
• XR Brands' and Playboy Pleasure's Ring My Bell

Pulse Queen Shape, Scope, and Size

Think of the Pulse Queen as an upgrade to the Hot Octopuss Queen Bee. In addi­tion to the potent Pulse Plate Technology™, the Pulse Queen's sil­hou­ette strik­ing­ly stands out from full-​sized wand massagers:

• Its cushy sil­i­cone head con­verges to a dis­tinct peak, like a hill
• It's more com­pact, mea­sur­ing just over 7 inch­es long by 2 inch­es wide 
  • Memories of hair­brush han­dles, anyone?
• It's super light­weight, at just over six ounces
• The stur­dy back edge makes it great for light strad­dling and hands-​free humping

How Does the Pulse Queen Feel In Use?

Its oscil­la­tion is over­whelm­ing — the focused apex digs right into my clit effort­less­ly, like a mis­sile of mass seduc­tion. Vibration doesn't even begin to describe it!

It's hard to com­pare the Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen to oth­er wands because — like many oth­er cli­toral thumpers — it's so sen­si­tive to pres­sure. Wand mas­sagers will damp­en but gen­er­al­ly keep on keep­ing on when you crush it against you. Meanwhile, the Pulse Queen will stall and some­times stop mov­ing entirely.

That draw­back is not enough to both­er me; there's a super sur­plus of pin­point pow­er to over­whelm me — with­out that much pressure.

But if you're the type to expect opti­mal per­for­mance under duress, don't get the Pulse Queen. And yes, you can ride it — but don't low­er much of your weight on it.

If you're still think­ing, "GIMME GIMME MORE POWER," take the next sec­tion with a grain of salt.

Strength Comparison to Other Wands

I'm com­par­ing the Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen with mod­er­ate pres­sure to the oth­er mas­sagers at the max­i­mum com­fort­able pres­sure for me. It's only fair — if you're get­ting a wand, you might be doing things that it can han­dle, but the Pulse Queen can't.

Here's how the Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen mea­sures up:

• Its high­est speed is just a hair above the Magic Wand Rechargeable's 3rd speed out of 4
• It's about a 3 out of 5 com­pared to the Fun Factory Vim at max­i­mum pressure
• It's way rum­bli­er than the Doxy Die Cast but can't mea­sure up in absolute strength

(Bear in mind that the Magic Wand Rechargeable's inten­si­ties are more spaced apart — the Fun Factory Vim's high­est speed is just below the Magic Wand Rechargeable's.)

Vibrator Strength vs. Rumbliness Levels

And that brings me to anoth­er rea­son it's so hard to quan­ti­fy which wand-​style mas­sager is more pow­er­ful — their vibra­tion qual­i­ties all feel very different!

There's vibra­tion strength, and then there's rum­ble. If I had to define the dif­fer­ence, it's that:

• Rumbly vibra­tors feel deep­er with more weight — often with­out rely­ing on speed as much 
  • Think of a low wob­ble bass's reverberation
• Strong vibra­tors can feel intense with vary­ing com­bi­na­tions of depth and speed
• A shal­low, fast vibra­tor is what we call "buzzy," like a tee­ny mos­qui­to in one's ear

Ultimately, vibra­tion strength and rum­bli­ness are up to per­son­al pref­er­ence. For the absolute pow­er sluts, I'll com­pare the top speeds here. And for those who want some sub­tle options, I'll dis­cuss the set­tings and con­trols in a lat­er section.

Strength and Rumble Rankings

If I had to rank my strongest vibra­tors by absolute intensity:

• The Doxy Die Cast is the strongest
• The Magic Wand Rechargeable is a far second
• Fun Factory's Vim is a close third
• Hot Octopuss's Pulse Queen is still suu­u­u­u­per strong, but not as much as the others

Their rum­bli­ness rank­ings are reversed:

• The Pulse Queen is the rumbliest
• Fun Factory's Vim is up next
• Then, the Magic Wand Rechargeable
• Then, the Doxy Die Cast's high­er frequencies 
  • It's still way bet­ter than the Magic Wand Original, though!

Again, with the Pulse Queen, you're get­ting less absolute inten­si­ty but more depth and focus — which might feel over­whelm­ing­ly, orgasm-​forcingly pow­er­ful all the same!

Controls, Settings, and Charging

Though Hot Octopuss's Pulse Queen out­right ham­mers my clit at its high­est set­ting, you can still ramp up a leisure­ly journey.

This lux­u­ry mas­sager features:

• Nine speed set­tings, from "I just nut­ted and need to turn this way down" to "WHAM-​BAM!"
• Seven vibra­tion pat­terns — enjoy your edg­ing experience
• Three but­tons for easy con­trol, what­ev­er mood you're in
• Up to 40 min­utes of con­tin­u­ous play­time on 150 min­utes of charging

If you're into the "Morse code" type set­tings, here's a summary:

• Patterns 1–3: three options for rhyth­mic puls­es of vary­ing lengths
• Pattern 4: three short puls­es and one long pulse — 1–2‑3–444444‑1–2‑3–4444
• Pattern 5: two short puls­es fol­lowed by a pause — 1–2‑pause‑1–2‑pause
• Patterns 6 and 7: low-​to-​high-​to-​low thrums of dif­fer­ent lengths

I'd use the steady speeds the most by far and mix it up with pat­terns 1, 2, 3, and 6.

Which Rumbly Vibrator Should You Get?

There's no such thing as a per­fect vibra­tor — but you can get the per­fect one for your pref­er­ences. Here's a recap of the Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen's pros and cons and a few oth­er pow­er­ful vibra­tors to consider.

Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen Pros and Cons

Here's what I love about the Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen, in a nutshell:

• It's super rumbly with its per­cus­sive pound­ing — feel­ing deep­er than most wands
• It's pow­er­ful, with more pin­point focus on my clit or a partner's frenu­lum than a wand
• The 3 but­tons make it easy-​breezy to click through and cus­tomize your orgas­mic journey
• Nine speed set­tings, from "I just nut­ted and need to turn this way down" to "WHAM-​BAM!"
• It's light­weight and easy to maneu­ver and position
• Unlike most wands, it's water­proof and submersible!

What you might not love about the Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen is:

• It stalls eas­i­ly under pres­sure, as with most puls­ing vibrators
• Because of the pre­vi­ous point, you can't place much weight on it when riding
• You won't get to mas­sage your whole vul­va with it
• It's not quite as strong as full-​on wand vibrators

But its inten­si­ty is def­i­nite­ly up there, and if it's rum­ble you're after, the Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen is more than enough! It also costs less than full-​on wands, with the trade-​off of more thud for less versatility.

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Or read on if you'd pre­fer to get some­thing else.

Fun Factory Vim vs. Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen

Get the Fun Factory Vim if you:

• Want more pow­er­ful vibra­tions but still love rum­ble and pressure
• Prefer mas­sage your whole vul­va with a broad­er, rounder wand head
• Still care about com­pre­hen­sive con­trols and gen­tle set­tings — Vim has a micro-​adjustable con­tin­u­ous speed range!
• Love edg­ing with jour­neys that grad­u­al­ly ramp up
• Want to mount your massager

Vim costs a bit more than the oth­ers, but it's worth it. Consider also wait­ing for a sale!

Magic Wand Rechargeable vs. Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen

Get the Magic Wand Rechargeable or Plus if you:

• Want more pow­er­ful vibra­tions and don't mind a bit of bite at high­er speeds
• Would rather mas­sage your whole vul­va most times — and some­times use the edge near the top for juu­ust a bit more focus
• Jam your junk with high pres­sure against your vibrators
• Don't care that much about hav­ing gen­tler speeds
• Want the option to use it while plugged into the wall
• Would enjoy a wide range of attach­ments for tex­tures and squishiness
• Want to mount your mas­sager — try the Liberator Wanda

Playboy Ring My Bell vs. Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen

Get Playboy's Ring My Bell if you:

• Enjoy shal­low pen­e­tra­tion or need it to cum
• Want to pum­mel your clit while slight­ly stretch­ing via tip drilling
• Would pre­fer some­thing com­pact and submersible
• Have a clit-​vag gap of about 1 inch, mak­ing you a prime buy­er for many mass-​manufactured rab­bit vibrators
• Don't care about hav­ing lots of but­tons — just one to click through three steady speeds is fine
• Don't need a lot a lot of pressure
• Are on a bud­get — its pow­er is still va-​va-​voom for the price!

Summary & Closing Thoughts

If you're the kind of per­son who appre­ci­ates a rumbly vibra­tor and you don't need to total­ly crush it against your cunt, then this is the vibe for you.

The Hot Octopuss Pulse Queen is a pow­er­ful vibra­tor with a unique puls­ing motor, offer­ing oscil­la­tions in a league all its own. It also stands out for its:

• Lightweight, com­pact design
• Easy-​to-​use controls
• Nine speed set­tings and sev­en vibra­tion patterns

However, if you press too hard, it might stall, and it's less ver­sa­tile than full-​sized wand mas­sagers. However, its next-​level inten­si­ty means that I'd nev­er actu­al­ly push that hard any­way. Despite the draw­backs, its deep oscil­la­tions are a game-​changer for its soul­mate user.

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