GayDemon's review of High Octane

High Octane is one of several sites from Pistol Media, the studio that brought us Rear Stable and Fisting Central. This is a studio that has always put the focus on masculine men - hunks, bodybuilders and jocks - and their newest site has plenty of scenarios featuring soldiers, firemen, cops, mechanics and construction workers. It's worth mentioning that this is not a solo site - the videos here are all hardcore, showing 2 or more men sucking cock, rimming and fucking. So lets go deep inside this site to find out more.

The member area of High Octane has everything laid out so users can see what they want very easily. The top navigation is a constant no matter where you go within the site. There is easy access to movies, videos, photos, live shows and bonus features. Scrolling down are the latest news, updates, coming attractions and most popular updates. Plus there is a search box allowing members to find what they are looking for quickly. The only thing you may need to know is that the videos in the MOVIES and VIDEOS sections are the same ones - but in one section they are organized by DVD title and in the other, they're just laid out one video at a time.

There are currently 99 videos, all dated so we can see that a new vid is added weekly. Each video is offered in both downloadable WMV and streaming Flash formats. The biggest and best versions of both formats are shown at 640x480 with a bitrate of around 700k. The movies look fairly good at that size and speed, although neither format can go full screen without losing a little quality. Sound is good and playback is smooth, and there are 3 more speeds in streaming Flash for those on slower broadband or dialup connections. The one real video issue is that the downloadable videos use DRM, which means Mac and Linus users won't be able to watch them and the movies you download will not play forever after your membership has expired. As a result of the DRM the site uses, you are prompted for your login to watch the videos once every 24 hours.

In addition to the videos, High Octane offers members 49 action photo sets and 59 solo photo sets - a total of 108 sets of digital stills. The photos are shown at up to 600x900, are good amateur quality, and consists of between 30 to 60 pics. They can be browsed in thumbnailed galleries or enjoyed as a hands-free slideshow. There are also 99 sets of vidcaps for those who want to get a preview of the videos or who just want more pics.

The video themes here rock, and include a number of masculine themes such as a fireman instructing trainees, and things getting hot during the CPR demo. With many other scenarios featuring doctors with patients, military men, cops, moving men - even the mob! And the guys in these videos are hot and horny, most with muscular bodies and very hard cocks. I also liked the threesome scene from Euro Tools where 2 construction workers service their box, with close-ups of all of their holes being penetrated.

Now let's talk about the bonuses. They include Rear Stable, Sex Gaymes, Hot Barebacking, Twinks, and Fisting Central. Here's the thing about these sites - you may have joined other sites with bonus content that included some of those sites, but those were probably the "light" versions. High Octane is part of the same network, so members get full access to those sites. Since all those sites - except Twinks.com - offer more hot masculine men, these sites add a lot of value for members. In addition subscribers get access to 35 feeds ranging from Jake Cruise to Military Recruits. And on top of all of that, there are exclusive live shows with some of the biggest stars like Michael Brandon and Jake Deckard. Every live show has been archived, so subscribers have access to 292 streaming archived live show replays.

The thing about High Octane that is most likely to be an issue for members is the DRM that is used on the downloadable videos. Mac and Linux users won't be able to watch these videos, and the videos members download will not play after their memberships have expired.

The bottom line is does High Octane deliver, and the answer is yes, it does. Most of the men here are bodybuilders or hunks starring in great all-male scenarios including cops, firemen, construction workers and soldiers. There's plenty of cocksucking, ass fucking and loads of jizz. The site updates weekly and the videos can be streamed or downloaded, although the downloadable vids do use DRM. There's also pic sets, scheduled live shows and some excellent bonus sites, so there's still lots to keep members busy. If you're looking for professionally shot gay porn rather than amateur stuff, and you don't mind DRM'ed videos, why not check out High Octane - I think you'll like what they have to offer.

Things we liked:

• Exclusive content
• Hot masculine men - masculine video themes
• Videos are downloadable
• Scheduled live shows twice a week
• Weekly video updates
• Site is searchable

Things we didn't like:

• Videos use DRM
• Videos could be higher quality
• Site is unclear that the videos are scenes from the listed DVDs

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