Starting off the first of hopefully many sex toy reviews with a classic! The marketed purpose of the Original Magic Wand (first known as the Hitachi Magic Wand) is a personal massager (mostly for back/shoulder aches and pains which it actually does do wonders for!) but has been used as a sex toy since the mid to late 70s. There is no particular smell to the toy unlike some sex toys which was nice and made it easy to jump into using it.

Unlike most vibrators which are battery operated (or, as what is still somewhat of a new trend, rechargeable), the Hitachi Magic Wand is corded. The cord is roughly 6ft long so even though you must stay close to an electrical port, you do have a significant amount of wiggle room. Since it is powered electrically, it is on the louder side. Usually, if the door is closed, you can't hear it outside of the room, even if walls are thin (I've tested this in two separate homes). It seems like it's louder than it really is.

It only has two settings but both vibrations speeds are intense. This is not a toy I would recommend to someone who has never used a vibrator before nor someone who gets easily overwhelmed by clitoral stimulation. I, myself, need a lot of stimulation and find most other vibrators somewhat lacking, which made the Hitachi Magic Wand a godsend. I've had quite a few vibrators but none can even compare to this one. It is absolutely top of the line. That being said, I myself can only manage the second speed for a short amount of time because it is a lot. If I had to rate the vibration intensity for the higher setting, it would sit at a hard 10 (the actual specs here have the higher setting at 6000 vibrations a minute), while the lower setting (which is 5000 vibrations a minute) would be an 8 and a half. What is great though is that, due to the round and flexible head, it can be used to stimulate both my partner and I at the same time. Luckily, we both need the intense stimulation. It is also quite nice to have some sort of penetrative element along with the vibrations (the feeling of being able to clench around something is an added stimulant) but definitely not necessary to achieve orgasm. If anything, it could making the orgasm slightly more overwhelming (whether that is a good or a bad thing depends on your sensitivity level/sexual "goal." For myself, it was definitely an added bonus but does lead to jelly legs afterwards).

Also, due to the strength of the vibrator, it can get warm rather quickly. I’d say you have a solid 10-15 minutes before the body of the toy starts warming beneath your hand (the head of the toy, however, will not warm). However, you’re pretty likely to get off at least once in that amount of time as it is.

One worry I had about this toy is the skinny neck of it which is also flexible. I had a previous wand toy that was wonderful but ultimately broke due to the skinny, flexible neck. However, I’ve had this toy for two years now and it’s still going strong. The head of the toy is soft but firm and there are a variety of attachments that can be added for penetration elements (for women or men) or for different textures. I personally do not have any of the attachments but it does seem preferable. Clean up can be somewhat worrisome due to the electrical nature of the toy and as the attachments sold are sleeves for the head of the toy, clean up could be as simple as popping off the attachments and cleaning those.