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Over the last couple months I’ve been reviewing tons of massage chairs from brands I’ve never heard of. OHCO’s M.8 more recently, and before that Synca’s Wellness CirC. Both of them are fantastic chairs in their own right and both had me pleasantly surprised!
Before we dive right in, I wanted to share 2 fun facts about Kyota:
Looking at the E330 specifically, there’s a few things I picked up on right off the bat.
I don’t have an opinion on pricing yet, but I will later when I get to the comparison section to demonstrate how the E330 compares to similar chairs in the market. For now, let’s look at a few interesting features on the E330!
Shorter than average, and taller than average: being on either side of the spectrum always makes things slightly more difficult for just about everything. Whether it means shopping for clothes, shoes, and even furniture for that matter.
Then it’s always difficult finding a chair to comfortably suit your body type. It’s not to say there aren’t any chairs to fit XS or XL users, it’s that they usually come attached with an expensive price tag. And I’m the type of guy who won’t budge, even if it’s an extra $100-200 bucks! Unless I see value then and only then, but otherwise price is my deciding factor (as it should be for you as well).
Very rare that you’ll find a massage chair capable of comfortably fitting someone who is 4’8 ft.! Kyota do have the upper limit as 6’2 ft. but if you’re over 6’0 ft., I strongly suggest you consider something else as the E330 might be too tight a fit.
Also interesting to note is the 305 lbs max weight capacity/loading. Most massage chairs can only do up to 285 lbs.
One of the first terms you come across when browsing massage chairs are “rollers”. Rollers this, rollers that, rollers here, rollers there! So what are rollers and why are they so important in a massage chair?
The E330 comes packing 2-dimensional (2D) quad (4) rollers. 2-dimensional basically describes the roller’s movements. In 2D rollers, there are 2 types of movements/motions: up and down along the back, and side to side across the back. The image below explains this better.
Just like you have 2D massage chairs, you also have 3D and 4D. Of course the price for 3D and 4D is typically more expensive than 2D. 4D chairs are the priciest ones you can find today.
For the E330 L-Track, you get 43” of coverage from neck to glutes/hamstrings. This extended coverage is great because the rollers can target far more than what was previously possible.
Auto modes to massage chairs are like TV channels to a TV. Well these days everything can be streamed online through Netflix and Amazon, but back in the day we had TV channels and an antenna on the top of your roof!
What good is technology if user experience is lacking. I say this in literally every massage chair post, because people look at all the other bells and whistles (Bluetooth speakers) which they don’t really need, and forget about auto modes. You may not regret it right away, but in the future you will.
What are these 9 auto modes and how do you activate them? These are stretch, all air, sooth, night, lower body, upper body, renew, relax, and quick. All 9 can be activated by the push of a button directly on the remote control!
Space saving is a simple feature that you can find on majority of massage chairs today. It works like this: as you recline backward, the chair slides forward on a base thereby saving some much needed space from backrest to wall.
For those of you who have tons of space in your home, this is a moot point. However, for the folks who live in apartments or smaller residences, space saving might end up being the deciding factor when buying a massage chair!
The E330 has been designed such that it can be placed as close as 2 inches adjacent to a wall. This means you can place the chair pretty tight and not have to worry about clashing.
The E330 can perform a total of 5 different massage techniques. These are:
Because the E330 is a 2D chair, you can expect a massage anywhere from gentle to high-moderate. Deep tissue massage is not possible with this chair. If you’re looking for true deep tissue, your best bet is to consider a 3D/4D massage chair. That being said, the E330 is still very much able to deliver a strong, intense massage!
This will end up being sufficient for what most people need.
Yes it does! I may not have spoken about the airbags, but the E330 does come loaded with a total of 24 airbags located in various parts of the chair such as the arms, legs, waist, hands, shoulders etc.
Airbags are simply empty pouches that pulsate with compressed air to provide a compression style massage to nearby muscle and tissue.
Because the E330 is a 2D L-Track chair, a comparison against similar 2D chairs is warranted. For this purpose, we will do a comparison against Osaki’s Champ, and Ogawa’s Active L. Both are fantastic chairs that have garnered tons of positive feedback/review over the years!
If you’ve gone through the above table carefully, you’ll have noticed that all 3 massage chairs vary in price. The Champ is the cheapest, followed by the E330 and then the Active L which is the most expensive.
This comparison section is only to give you an idea, a sample of what is available and how to compare one chair to another. You can do the same exercise with 5 or 10 chairs and pick the one that performs the best in the areas you consider to be important.
That being said, for this example, if I had to pick from the 3 chairs I would most likely go with the Kyota E330. Out of all the chairs, it offers the best balance between price and functionality. It performs better than the Champ even though it costs a little more, and it is almost equal to the Active L but costs much much less!
Do you agree/disagree? Leave your opinion down in the comments!
That’s all from me for this review. I hope you enjoyed reading and got some value out of this. If you did, as always a share would be appreciated. If there are any unanswered questions you may have about the E330 or any other massage chair, please drop a comment down below and I’ll be sure to get back to you.
Otherwise, stay safe, be well, and I’ll see you next week!
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