The Hypervolt Plus is the newest massage gun from Hyperice. It is the next generation of their very popular Hypervolt. It is a percussion massage device that is designed to help relieve muscle soreness and stiffness, promote circulation and accelerate warm-up and recover. This device is geared toward those that want an aggressive deep tissue massage with max power and torque.
What’s the Difference Between the Hypervolt and the Hypervolt Plus?
Plain and simple, not a whole lot. The Hypervolt Plus boasts all the same great features that the Hypervolt has, but with one small added benefit – it’s more powerful. Just like the Hypervolt, the Hypervolt Plus has 3 speed functions, 5 interchangeable head attachments (fork, bullet, flat, cushion, and round), a strong stall force, a 24V removeable and rechargeable battery, and is equipped with a pressure sensor so the user can see how much resistance they are putting on their massager and into their muscles. However, the Hypervolt+ has a slightly more powerful brush-less motor. The Hypervolt has a 60W motor, whereas the Hypervolt Plus has a 90W motor. Therefore the Hypervolt Plus is able to deliver more power per usage. Surprisingly, even though it packs a little more punch, it is just as quiet as the Hypervolt and can easily be used in a public setting without interrupting those around you.
With the increase in power comes two minor drawbacks when compared the standard Hypervolt. The Hypervolt plus weighs in at a half of a pound more (3 pounds) as compared to the Hyeprvolt (2.5 pounds). Additionally, the battery life is a bit less in the Hypervolt Plus. The Plus has an advertised battery life of 2+ hours, whereas the Hypervolt is advertised as a 3 hour battery life. This is understandable as it would expected that a more powerful motor is going to require more power and cause the battery to drain a little quicker.
The last cosmetic difference between the two is that the Hypervolt Plus comes in matte black versus the well-known silver Hypervolt.
What’s Included With The Hypervolt Plus?
The Hypervolt Plus comes with the following items out of the box:
- Hypervolt Plus percussion massager
- 24V lithium ion battery (removeable and rechargeable)
- Wall charging cord
- 5 attachment heads
- Flat
- Fork
- Bullet
- Cushion
- Round
The Hypervolt+ does not come with a case, however there is a designated place in the box for each piece if you wanted to keep the box for storage. Hyperice does offer cases for both the Hypervolt and the Hypervolt Plus, but they need to be purchased separately.
What Are The Specifications Of The Hypervolt Plus?
- Weight = 3 pounds
- Dimensions = 9.34 inches x 6.34 inches x 2.5 inches
- 3 operating speeds
- 2,000 percussions per minute (30Hz)
- 2,600 percussions per minute (40Hz)
- 3,200 percussions per minute (53Hz)
- Built-in pressure sensor
- Strong stall force
- 1 Lithium-ion battery with a 2 hour operating life
- Charge 110-240V 50/60Hz – 5A 24VDC-1A
Where To Buy The Hypervolt Plus?
The Hypervolt Plus can be purchased directly from Hyperice or through their Amazon Store. Additionally, stores such as Best Buy and many fitness outlets carry the device.
What Are The Benefits Of The Hypervolt Plus?
The Hypervolt Plus, just like all percussion massage devices and massage guns, has a variety of possible benefits. It is advertised to help relieve muscle soreness and stiffness, promote circulation, and accelerate warm-up and recovery. The devices are used by many therapists to help loosen up areas of tightness or help warm up muscles before a therapy sessions. Some people see an increase in energy and an improvement in their quality of sleep. If you are injured or pregnant, you should always consult a physician before using a percussion massage device as the vibrations could lead to complications or further injury.
How Portable Is The Hypervolt Plus?
Similar to the Hypervolt, the Hypervolt Plus is very easy to take with you on-the-go. It is a relatively compact size and is light enough that it won’t weigh you or your bag down. It can easily fit into a backpack, large purse, day bag, carry-on, or suitcase. The removable battery makes it even easier to transport if you are trying to balance weight while packing.
The one negative of the device when it comes to transporting it anywhere is that it does not come with any sort of carrying case or pouch. So if you intend to be moving your device around a lot, you may want to find a way to keep all of your attachments and charging cord together. While you could keep the box, it’s not the most conducive packaging to carry around. Hyperice does offer a travel case, but it must be purchased separately.
If you intend to fly with your Hypervolt Plus, it is always recommended to consult current TSA guidelines. However, most airlines will ask you to remove any lithium-ion batteries from your checked baggage, so you will need to carry your device (or just the battery) onto the plane with you.
Check out our tips for how to travel with a massage gun for more information.
How Loud Is The Hypervolt Plus?
While this percussion massager boasts a powerful 90W motor, it is still able to operate with minimal noise. Even when the device is on it’s highest speed setting, a conversation can be had. Between it’s lowest speed setting and it’s highest speed setting, the noise it creates ranges between 50-65 Decibels.
The Hypervolt Plus, it’s the brand new percussion massager from Hyperice. It is the next iteration of the very, very popular Hypervolt, Hyperice markets it as a device for the power seeking enthusiasts. So there’s not really a lot of information on the device on the internet yet, so I figured I would take this time to do a quick review of it. Check out what comes with the device, maybe a little bit of what’s different compared to the Hypervolt, but you’ll see everything in front of you.
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This is what comes in the box. It does just come with a box. It does not come with a carry case. You certainly can store everything in the box if you’d like. You know there’s got a little compartments for everything, but there’s no carry handle. There’s no zip or anything like that. Like a lot of other devices have. You’ve got your standard instruction manual, recommend reading that if it’s your first time using a percussion massager, but not really anything in there, you know that you’re going to learn that you wouldn’t find just by trying the device.
Does come with a a wall charger to charge the device. Just like the Hypervolts, there is a charging port in the bottom. You just plug one end into the device, plug the other end to the wall. It does light up on the back when it’s charging. The nice thing is there are a few lights on the bottom here. There’s four green ones and one red one. Just shows the indication of the power level. Obviously when it gets to the red one, your battery’s pretty low. To turn the voice on and off, there is just an on and off switch on the bottom. You’ll see when it’s on, it does light up with a green ring on the bottom.
This device does come with five different attachments, so in it right now, we have the flat attachment. It also comes with a bullet attachment, a around attachment, a cushion attachment, so this one actually has some give to it. It kind of makes a little air noise if you can hear that, so there’s definitely a little bit of give to that cushion one. And then a fork attachment. So when I last reviewed the Hypervolt, the Hypervolt that I reviewed only came with four attachments. The new Hypervolt actually comes with five attachments. So this cushion one is new to me. I’ve not seen this before with the Hypervolt, but from looking at their website, it looks like the Hypervolt does come with this attachment now as well.
Similarly to the Hypervolt, it does have a removable battery. There’s just a button on the side here, you press that. Then to put the battery back in, just pops on, which is really nice if you want to buy an extra battery. The battery life of this device is about two plus hours is what they say with continuous use. That is a little bit less than the Hypervolt.
And so let’s just take a look at some of the specs. I’ve done a little bit of research and in terms of what they provide with the device, so it is a very powerful device. I’d say the stall force is right around 60 plus pounds, pretty similar to the Hypervolt. I’ve not been able to stop it, pushing pretty hard on the device. Amplitude, I would guess it to be around 16 millimeters. Again, there’s nothing on their website in terms of how far that is. The speeds are going to be the exact same as the Hypervolts. So it does have three different speeds. 2,000, 2,600 and 3,200 percussions per minute. For people curious on the power output, it’s 30 Hertz, 40 Hertz and 53 Hertz on those three different speeds.
When you do turn it on, there is three different blue lights at the top here. It lights up to let you know which speed you’re on. Now the other thing that’s new about this to me, but I do see it is on the Hypervolt now as well, is they have a pressure sensor. So the device actually recognizes how hard you’re pressing into the muscle area that you’re massaging, and there’s three white lights below the power button. Those light up based on the amount of pressure that you’re putting on. So the Hypervolt that I previously reviewed did not have that, but the new ones appear to both have that. So again that’s new to me.
But the real big differences are really the weight. So this device is a half a pound heavier. So this one comes in at three pounds. The noise comparison is about the same. I did it on the lowest speed up to the highest speed and got anywhere from 54 to 64 decibels. It is really quiet still. I’ll turn it on here just so you can hear it and I’ll put it on all three speeds. But you can definitely talk while the device is on, you know you can use this in a public setting just like the other Hypervolt. So this is on its lowest speed. Again, this is 2,000 percussions per minute. I’m just going to show the lights on the back just so you can see up here. It’s on the lowest level. Put it up to the second speed, a little bit louder. Again here and I’ll try to put some pressure on it so you can see these pressure lights that I was talking about earlier. Hopefully it lit up there. And then highest speed, 3,200 percussions per minute, 53 Hertz. Really quiet. Great device.
So again, there is no adjustability with the Hypervolt. You know it’s got this one fixed angle, but you know it is a really great device. I can definitely see the draw and people wanting to get this one. It is a little bit heavier, so it allows you to put a little bit more pressure and force on it. But to be completely serious, I couldn’t really find any differences between the capabilities of the Hypervolt Plus and the Hypervolt. For everything I could tell the speeds it offers are the same. It’s got a really high stall force. The battery, I guess. I don’t know. They both have 24 volt lithium ion rechargeable batteries, but for some reason the battery on the Hypervolt Plus, they say it’s only two hours. The Hypervolt, they say it’s three hours. So maybe there’s something a little bit different in the motor that I’m missing. And maybe the stall force is just a little bit higher. They’re not advertising that. So I can’t tell.
But again, when I tested the Hypervolt, I wasn’t able to make it stall. I’m not able to make this stall. So certainly, both great devices, but overall I don’t necessarily see enough between the two that would justify the large price point that’s between them. But hopefully somebody from Hypervolt will see this video and can maybe comment on something that I might be missing. But that is the Hypervolt Plus, and that’s a review.