Hismith Premium Pro

What we tested

We own and use the Premium Pro, and we have for more than four years. We have run it across the power range, swapped KlicLok attachments, and controlled it with the included remote. We have not used the app.

Living with it

We've had the Premium Pro for more than four years. It's very powerful and quieter than we expected. It gets louder the faster it runs, but it's still very quiet, and for us the sound doesn't carry through a closed door. Between uses it goes in its case or stays set up, and when it's put away it lives in a locked closet.

Nothing has worn out or worked loose in that time. We clean the attachments with soap and water, then a toy sanitizer.

Our one regret is waiting. We wish we'd known how good it was and tried it sooner. If you're new to machines, spend some time just playing with it before anything real, so you get a feel for the speed and how far each stroke travels.

The Premium is the one with the great height adjustment. It comes with standard legs, you can buy it complete with longer legs, or you can add the leg kit, Hismith's modular upright rod set. Changing the height makes trying new positions easy. We liked it enough to go further with Hismith and also own the smaller Table Top 2.0 Pro.

One tip for both of our Hismith machines: there are a lot of attachments out there, so pick up the interchangeable adapters, like Vac-U-Lock, KlicLok and the suction cup adapter. With those you can use Hismith attachments and other brands' attachments on the same machine.

Pairs with

• Liberator Wedge/Ramp ComboThe positioning support we mention under what doesn't work.