Overall, the 9385cc shaved close and the vast majority of users will be pleased with the performance.

TLDR version: the Braun Series 9 9385cc shaves exactly the same as the older, ongoing models like the 9290cc, 9295cc and the likes. I know that there are more important things in the world, but it’s also important to have some distraction from those. It was the first time I was going to spoil myself with what I thought was the ultimate electric razor. The battery level indicator features the same 5-bar display, each representing 20% of the battery charge available. I have always used Braun shavers but this was my most well informed purchase by far thanks to this site!I also find I have a habit of operating the head locking switch inadvertently as it’s placed just where I hold the shaver. It’s still an incremental improvement over the 93xx models in my opinion, but I was able to notice it. It’s a lot less likely for the four rectangular pushers to wear out, so this issue should go away when you replace the cassette. Overall it’s probably as good as you can expect from an electric shaver, not as close as wet shaving but perhaps less skin irritation.

There have been reports especially regarding the original 90s and 90b cassettes that would fail prematurely.Every face is unique – from the underlying bone structure which gives your face its shape, to the thickness of the skin, no two faces are exactly alike. So the 92s, as well as the 92b (black) will fit the 9385cc perfectly fine, so you don’t actually have to get the 92M that originally came with the shaver. 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 9385cc and some other country-specific models in the 93xx generation were initially only available in a few markets, particularly in Europe and Asia. Measured with a smartphone app in a relatively quiet environment (23 DB) from a distance of 10 inches, it emits 57DB, which is not too bad.

Braun reserves the right to verify information and deny Guarantee requests for suspected fraud or abuse. That means an impressive four layer shaver head, smart adaption to facial hair length and a makes-life-easier automatic cleaning station as standard.Sonic technology and 5 synchronised shaving elements comprising two specialised middle trimmers, two ultra-thin OptiFoils and one dedicated skin guard work in perfect harmony to give you a super-efficient and exceptionally gentle shave. If you’re on a tighter budget, shave daily/every other day and you have a light to medium beard, the Arc 3 should be good enough. I’m sorry about the bad experience, it’s totally understandable why you would want to stick to a different brand. After 1 second or so, the battery icon will turn off and the shaving head icon will turn on and at the same time the vertical bars will change to the shaving head status like for example 5 bars for indicating a new shaving head.