TL;DR;
- 2B, Tri-phase, A-Head Loop, B-Balls Loop, Common-Moaner. 2B->PC with a stereo cable, ~20% PC volume, Channel A volume ~7-9%, Channel B volume ~20-25%.
- Channel A felt "harsh" with small increments, but ok in the 7-9% range. Channel B felt pretty good, and I was able to make decent volume jumps to experiment.
- Only got a "stroking" sensation toward the end of the session. Not sure if it was the particular video , or enough of my fooling around with settings.
- Figure out 3/4 the way through I should mess with the fader - found 70-80% toward Channel B felt good. I wasn't really able to dial A up much more, though.
- Am I losing detail by only getting sub-10% on A? Should I be adjusting the PC volume more? Any way to get 10+% on A, or is it even important to?
- Should I insulate my "ball loop?"
- Should I entertain a DIY or other make/model to get the best experience (and play more complex audio files)?
My equipment (all from E-stim Systems):
- 2B box
- 2 4mm loops
- 1 Moaner (it's actually a bit large, I may consider downsizing a tad).
- 1 Small Egg
- Tri-phase cable
- 3.5mm cord to connect to computer.
- Electrogel
- Connected 2B to computer's headphone jack, using AC power adapter. PC volume to 2B ~20% (before connecting anything, checked that levels were roughly in the middle of the range).
Loop around tip of penis, loop around base of balls, Moaner. Lots of Electrogel, and made sure the loops were tight so they made good contact.
- I only messed with Tri-phase, and experimented with where things connected. I think it varied a little bit based on the track (for obvious reasons), but my consistent consensus seems to be A-Head, B-Balls, Common-Moaner (in mono mode, center jack).
- Video's I experimented with: Estim with Liya Silver (spent the most time with this one), Klinik Industries Vi89, Estim with Lily Ivy, CH Twisted Tales.
- My comfort range seemed to be ~6-9% on channel A, and ~20-25% on channel B. I dialed each up and back in different combinations to see how things felt, and that's about where things felt good. Right away I noticed the head stimulation went from feeling descent to very "sharp" within a single percent step.
- With each video change, I started the process over - all the way to 0, and tested 2-3 different plug configurations. I'll say, overall, the config listed in my Setup section was consistently the best.
- For most of the session, nothing ever felt like "stroking" perse; however, toward the end of the session, after a lot of fiddling, I did actually get some fairly descent "stroking" feeling - it was near the end of Estim with Liya Silver; however, this also leads into my questions...
- A consistency I noticed between all the videos was there were sections where I could see "activity" on the 2B, but couldn't feel anything (or only light tingling). I'm sure this is normal early on, or through certain sections of a video, but a couple that stand out are during "Edging" and "Cum" sections... In Liya Silver, for example, the Blue Bars is suppose to be the "connection" (which I assume to mean good feelings), but those sections were rather boring for me... The Green Bars got quite intense and very pleasurable (sometimes too intense, had to dial things down a bit); however, once it transitioned into the Cum stage, things got less intense, and that "stroking" feeling sort of went away.
- About 3/4 through the session, I remembered that I had a fader between the channels. It was initially set at 50/50, so I started tinkering with that. I found pushing toward the B channel felt really good, and I ended up settling on 75-80 toward B.
- Is only getting 7-9% on A affecting the "detail" I am able to get out of the audio file? In a bit of a daring attempt, in some of the lighter sections I cranked up the A channel and definitely started feeling more of what I think they wanted me to feel; however, once things went to full intensity, I would have cooked the top of my member off at those levels (at least based on how I was feeling sub-10%). I don't know what adjustments or changes I can make in order to push past the sub-10%'s, if I can, or if I even need to... but I can say, going from say 8% to 10% went from "this feel pretty awesome" to "dayum, that effin hurt."
- Deeper into the session I was able to crank up the numbers a bit(mostly B, pushing high 20%'s, never crossed 30% I don't think)... I know it's normal to build tolerance through the session a bit, so I expected this... Especially after messing with the fader, I feel like I really got into a grove; however, after stopping the session and disconnecting, I noticed that my balls, and that whole area, were numb. Is this a sign I dialed things up too high, or is this a normal experience? At the higher settings, I definitely felt thing contracting fairly strongly, and things are back to normal today (no numbness).
- Do my numbers and placement/configuration check out in general? I know there are a million variations, but just as a general "getting started config" are there any recommendations?
- Just a little more of a pointed question - should I prioritize PC->2B volume, how high I can get the dials on the 2B, or does it really not matter at the end?
- How can I minimize the harshness to the tip - different electrode type, different placement of the loop, more/less electrogel (I did my best to keep it pretty lubed and tight), etc?
- Should I be insulating my "balls loop?" In the research I have done, there have been some recommendations to do so.
- Finally, the really big question - so many stimmers seem to be moving toward DIY boxes, and I'm seeing that the 2B isn't really able to process some of the more complex audio files (eg. Mistress and the Control Box)... Should I entertain a DIY or another brand/model? I'm a tech by trade, so fiddling with electronics doesn't bother me.