Nexus Range

In part 2 of this feature series, the discussion turned to prostate massage, beginning with a bit of history followed by a discussion and comparison of several specific devices design to improve and intensify male orgasms and — if you're lucky — even make them spontaneous.
Two more male G-spot massagers arrived in the mail subsequent to that feature, along with a box of insertable vibrating toys.
    The Nexus Range (www.nexusrange.com) is a collection of toys made in the U.K. that are being marketed as "The Next Generation of G-Spot Toys." They sent me an Excel (MSRP $81.60) and a Duo medium (MSRP $34.66). Read the instructions: some of the Nexus products can be used with silicone-based lubes and some required water-based lubes only.
    The Excel is the monster of all the prostate massagers I tested. At 4" long, 1.75" in diameter and nearly 5" in circumference, it certainly leaves a feeling of fullness. It comes in black, white, red, orange and purple. The Excel was the first of the Nexus prostate massagers, and it won "Best Product Design" at the 2006 Brussels Erotica Awards. A stainless steel ball bearing in one of the external arms is supposed to massage the perineum, but I don't know how it's supposed to rotate when the device itself is stationary after insertion. It's a feature that's more interesting in concept than in execution.
    I found the sheer mass of the Excel overwhelming, leaving little room to perform the contractions that make prostate massage work. The Nexus Duo was a better choice. This toy calls itself a "G-Spot Massager for Him & Her." It comes in Small, Medium (the size I tested) and Large, all of which are white.
    The Duo also vibrates — battery included. To switch the thing on and off you press a button hidden inside the base. Unfortunately, the button is a bit finicky and sometimes takes several tries to turn the vibrations on or off. If you're caught up in sexual rapture, you probably don't want to be annoyed by an ornery on/off button. Although my Duo was a good fit, the pointed tip was a bit harsh.
    The Doc Johnson company (www.docjohnson.com), which has been manufacturing sex novelties for 32 years, sent samples of its entire new Candy line of insertable vibrators. Each of the five Candy products comes in hot pink, purple or ivory. They are waterproof, non-toxic, compatible with silicone-based lubes. All of them vibrate — some at multiple speeds. Best of all, these toys are widely available online at very competitive and affordable prices.
    The G is a 6.5" multi-speed vibrator with a curved tip and a diameter of about ¾". The Ripple is the same length and width, but it doesn't curve and the leading 2" are ridged, like a stack of lifesavers. Each of these will need two AAA batteries, which are not included. Though they claim to vibrate a multiple speeds, I could only get mine to turn on or turn off. If you are using one of these models, or the Blaster, described below, you will need either a hand, foot or partner to prevent the device from shooting across the room. Unlike the prostate massagers, whose shape keeps them in place, these Candies slide out as easily as they slide in.
    The Drop model, on the other hand, has an external controller, connected by a slender wire, that allows you to adjust the vibrations from slow to fast along a continuous range. The Drop is 3.25" long and ridged like the tip of the Ripple. Because of the attached cord, you can insert it all the way. No worries about it flying across the room or getting lost inside you. It will require two AA batteries.
    The Blaster, which requires a singe AA battery, is 5" long and 1" thick, with a curved tip and the most powerful vibrations of all the pieces of Candy.
    My favorite of them all is the Bullet. Only 2" long and ¾" thick, it may take some creativity to use, since this morsel can get lost in your rectum. It's the only toy in the Candy line with its own battery. The push-button bullet at the end activates seven different vibrations, including a couple of intermittent modes that demand to be tried. I solved the problem of removal but dropping the entire bullet into a condom so that once it was inserted I could yank it out again. Unfortunately, you're not going to be able to operate the push-button controller once the thing is inserted.