I am looking at a Silouet-Tone Sequentium VMC. Can anybody tell me about the machine? What is a good price for a used one? How does it compare to a Apilus Platinum? Any information at all would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Jes
Where are you buying it from?
I am looking at a used machine from a salon
On the Silhouet-Tone VMC, anything $2500 and below is a good price. Don’t expect to get it for anything less than $1500 though.
The top of the Electrolysis machine arms race at the moment are the Apilus Platinum and Apilus Pure. They are essentially the same machine. The only differences are things only the practitioner would notice. Client comfort would be the same.
Next in line would be the Apilus SX-500 and Silhouet-Tone VMC. Men tend to like the SX-500 better, and ladies tend to like the VMC better, but they are about even on client comfort.
After that, you have the rest of the Apilus and Silhouet-Tone lines, and all the Fischer models. On the next plateau are the Instantrons, Hinkle, Gentronics and so on. Below all those you get the Kree, Proteus, and Berkowits machines.
Thanks James, that helps! What makes the Platinum and Pure tower above the rest? Is it just the frequency? And what accounts for the gender difference in preference at the mid-level?
I try to avoid the type of question you asked, because it starts arguments that go, “Its all hype!” “He is just a shill!”. However, I have stumbled across some information that said that Nicola Tesla stated that the human body is run on an electro-magnetic system, and that the closer currents got to the frequency that the human body runs on, the less sensation one would feel. This accounted for why people could sustain horrible burns from the Tesla Coils, and yet stand there in the electric field oblivious to what was happening. Now this is not what Apilus will tell you, so I will just say that, other than the frequency being more comfortable, the machine gives a higher burst of energy at a shorter period of time, and tries to work in between the reset of the sensation system.
So, are the VMC machines loud? Am I supposed to hear anything when the machine is on (besides the beep)?
The VMC is my backup to my Apilus Platinum. You shouldn’t hear anything. In fact, it is very, very quiet, except for the beeps when you are treating hairs.
Call the people at Silhouet-Tone in Vermont and ask to talk to a technician before you buy. It should probably be checked over if you are hearing “stuff”.
Dee
There are no vacuum tubes in the VMC 
The only thing other than the beep one could possibly hear would be the internal cooling fan for the computer motherboard.
This is slightly off topic but! I have a PBS special on laser disc about the father
of radio which is quite fascinating, but all started with the invention of the radio tube. The conflict between the genius of Howard Armstrong and Lee DeForest is also
quite a story which unfortunately ended quite sadly.
Some of us still remember the days of the tube, when that was all we had,
but it was the foundation of what we have today.
Alicia
I love that stuff. The motto for one of my favorite schools is “Knowledge for Knowledge’s Sake” I wish I could watch it.
I have been receiving treatments with a Clareblend Elegance for over a year now. While I am not an electrologist, nor do I know much about equipment, I can tell you that it seems to have a good comfort level to it.
I am always surprised to look when I get home at all of the insertions my electrologist has made. It doesnt feel at all like she is making as many as she actually does. Which tells me that I must not be feeling most of them. Either the machine or my electrologist are really gentle. I’m guessing it is probably a little bit of both.
I am so glad to hear this TommyW! Thanks for the review. The Elegance is one of the few electrolysis machines that I have not tried out. (never been in the same room with one) I was beginning to think that I would have to buy one to get to try one!
Trust me, it is a little bit of both. Her insertions are great, and the computerized machine is delivering on the extra comfort that it can give.