Current Member for over 2 months (at the time of review).
Pros:
-Exclusive content with exclusive models
-Huge selection of videos
-Streamline of videos from other sites available
-Gorgeous models
-constant updates of new material
Cons:
-not many photosets for those who collect
-can be high priced for a monthly site
-8TeenBoy no longer available for download or streaming
-Can be a pain to cancel (although not through ccbill)
-Cross checking of sites when odering
Bottom Line:
Helix Studios are still the place to go for high quality videos and content. The young men are fantastic looking and they always update at least three times a week with new content.
The site can run a bit high ($37 a month including downloads), but you do get what you pay for here. Be sure to check if you are getting downloads if you want them as they do offer streaming only.
There are many other sites which allow streaming of some of their videos. Straxus and BoyCrush are two that immediately come to mind with several others. They do not offer download so be sure to take note of that when ordering.
The videos themselves are of high quality and consistent in great looking models. As other sites become lazy when it comes to content, Helix is among the few which still work hard to get the right boys.
8TeenBoy video has been separated from Helix for some reason. They have their own site now with their titles. I'm not sure why this is unless there is more profit in having another site. It does mean less videos available for downloading now.
The site does claim over 3000 videos with more than half downloadable. That is a huge catalog of videos for a site. Many brag about having over 100 videos, but nothing compared to Helix.
Canceling this site has been a problem in the past but now they do use other places to pay. I still put it in the cons as they can always change back to their old ways.
The Bottom line is Helix is one of the better sites out there. There is room for improvement as always, but one can't go wrong when it comes to twink/college sites.
Was a member approx. 4 months prior to this review.
Pros:
-High quality videos and photosets
-Many exclusive models
-Videos of other companies available for streaming
-Unlimited downloads
-Over 1000 videos available for download
-Updates nearly every day
-Great looking models
Cons:
-The site is expensive ($36 monthly to download as of April 2016)
-The guest sites are stream only (mentioned by the site as well)
-It can be difficult to cancel the site as they do not use the usual e ticket companies.
-Limited photosets of the models
Bottom Line:
This is one of the better sites when it comes to quality. The models are among the best looking and they seem to enjoy their scenes.
The price is a bit steep as most companies charge $20 to $25 for the ability to download, but the quantity of videos available is quite high.
As I stated in the cons department, it can be difficult to cancel a membership as you must contact them first. It can take a month or two just to get them to respond to the request.
The quality of models and the scenes make up for the drawbacks to this site. Add the constant updates and the price doesn't seem as high for what the customer is getting.
Current Member for less than 1 month (at the time of review).
Pros:
- huge amount of models (715 @ September 2012)
- huge archive of videos (1899 @ September 2012)
- works on mobile devices
- unlimited streaming and download
- support for download managers (links expire though)
- newer videos are 720p
- exclusive models appear only on this site
- includes access to 8teenboy.com, hotstuds.com, fratboy.com, latinstuds.com and spankthis.com
- free live shows with model chat
- photo sets for every scene including zip-download
- site has many search and filtering options and is easy to navigate through
Cons:
- most content tagged HD isn't HD (960x540)
- download links expire after about 30 minutes
- archived live shows are streaming only
- file names don't include model names
- pre-checked cross sales
- older videos offer a really low quality (320x180)
- most photo sets are vidcaps
- $29,95 is a very high price for recurring members (about 20 updates per month)
Bottom Line:
HelixStudios offers a huge variety of content for twink, college guy and spanking lovers. Most models stay with Helix and have a high number of videos available, still, the model mixture is very good and you don't get annoyed by models easily. The model quality standard is very high and they seem to enjoy their work. Live shows give you the possibility to get to know your favourite models better and request your wishes.
Videos are H.264 at 3 different quality options for most scenes. Files work on iPod, iPhone, Apple TV, Xbox360, PS3, PSP and are optimized for streaming to your DLNA-device, too. Older HD-scenes are 960x540, newer scenes are 720P (1280x720). The production standard is very high for an amateur site, especially the latest scenes look very professional. Most scenes offer a photo set as zip-download.
Navigation is very well done, you can browse by video, movie, model, then it's split into their sites 8Teenboy (twinks), HotStuds (bareback), Fratboy (college guys), SpankThis (spanking), LatinStuds (latin men) [NOT UPDATED RECENTLY], rawlads (euro boys bareback) [NOT UPDATED RECENTLY].
Scenes can be filtered by type (movie, behind the scenes, live show) and theme (like double penetration, facial, group sex, toys, etc.). There is a search field on top of every page, too, so you can easily type in, what you want to see.
The site offers two different options to join, one is streaming only for $19,95, the other is streaming and download for $29,95. The price of $29,95 is absolutely fair as initial charge giving the huge amount of content the site has to offer, but is quite alot as rebill for about 20 scenes offered per month, especially if you are not into all their niches (spanking for example).
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