It also seems to yield the best results when used more often, so when the hair is shorter as the problem of flat-lying hairs is not quite as bad. Again thanks for your reviews, it helped narrow down what I really needed and am looking for in a shaver. When removing (and inserting) the blades, make sure to grab them only by the plastic ends between your thumb and index finger as they are very sharp and just as you said, you can get cut.

And that’s a welcome bump in battery life since the 9385cc/9390cc will only work cordless, so you can’t shave with it while charging (if you try turning it on, a red plug symbol will flash on the display, reminding you to unplug the cord).Braun shavers don’t particularly excel when it comes to closeness, but the Series 9 is one of their more capable models if that’s what you’re after.

The 9385cc in our review does have it, along with a battery countdown that shows up instead of the 5 segments when the remaining shaving time drops below 9 minutes.Finally, there’s the range-topping Arc 5 (with models like the ES-LV65-S or ES-LV67) with 5 blades and excellent performance (closeness and comfort). The station of my 9385cc still only selects the Intensive mode even after using the shaver for a few minutes. So while you will get a slightly smaller battery in the case of a 92xx model, it can cost less, in which case it will be the better pick. The 9330s, as well as all other current 93xx Series 9 models (solo or cc shavers), are only fully compatible with the cc stations shipped with the 93xx models. When using the shaver daily or every couple of days, it has worked well for me to take the cassette off, tap out the debris, and brush out any other debris inside to get the job done quickly.

I’ve spent the last month shaving with the Braun Series 9 9390cc shaver under various conditions, including daily, every 2 days, and up to 4 days of growth.From charging to shaving, the 9390cc is easy enough to use, and the SmartCare charging and cleaning unit is easy to use as well. I’ve been through the instruction booklet of the new shaver (9330s), but this situation is not covered. The 92S (left) and 92M (right) cassettes are the same except for the glossy and matte treatments respectively. I have just spent the last few months using, testing, and reviewing a lot of safety razors and some very high-quality models that shave as close as a razor could get.

the easiest way to check this is by locking the head in the next to last position and than to push the pusher gently inwards with a small screwdriver. The motor is more powerful than any of the other Braun Series, and the cassette has more shaving elements which would naturally bring up the cost of the shaver compared to any of the other Braun series. My expectation was that the Series 9 must outperform or offer something considerably better than the Series 5 and up to make the extra money spent well worth it. Some things that have stuck out for me are the comfort and lack of irritation from the Series 9 and other factors like great battery life, ease of cleaning, useful indicators, and of course, the closeness of the shave. Two motors, operating simultaneously at different frequencies, produce sonic micro-vibrations that cause the blades to make over 40,000 cross-cutting movements per minute.This might sound odd, but with the Series 7 I could barely have it next to my ear because the machine was so loud, most likely due to a shaving head going bad and the motor itself rattling loose, and funny enough, the exact same days as I got the 9385, the S7 broke in the shaver head so that I could not replace it, so the 9385 really came when needed most.