A really good review. Thanks. I'm currently considering getting the Spediant so have watched every review I can find (yours is one of the best in my opinion) and based on my research, which includes joining and looking 3 Spediant Facebook groups and reading posts there, I have a few observations and questions... 1 - Isn't the Bluetooth ring supposed to help in getting in and out of awkward exercises - leave the weight off until you are in position then go? Did you try that? 2 - Some people have complained that the Bluetooth ring sometimes disconnects and others have reported slow WiFi connection issues so maybe you got lucky there. It's not a lot of people and I've seen reports that they have been able to fix it by swapping out the antenna at the back for a better one (which is easy because it's just a screw-in router-type antenna). 3 - On things like the pull-downs, if you pulled the machine out from the wall a bit is there enough clearance to move the bench to straddle the motor housing to get into the right position and, even if that is possible, do you think it's worth it? When you say those exercises are different in practice do you just mean "different" or in your case is that a euphemism for "unusable"? 4 - In theory people need to be a bit careful with the free lifetime subscription thing. Spediant say it's a limited time offer and they will start charging at some point (I think they even mentioned a price, I can't remember what it was but cheaper than Tonal; either $29.99 or $39.99 a month I think). Spediant has given no date for when it will start charging and given how much I suspect the free lifetime sub is helping sales that might be never - or at least not in the foreseeable future - but I think it's worth a mention. (Cynically, I suspect if Tonal ever went out of business that might prompt a change in subscription policy at Spediant!) That's all I can think of for now. After all my research I think I'm going to place my order tomorrow.
Great vid! Was considering the Tonal initially before I got my DBs, etc.. wasn't going to fit my space and wasn't a fan of the monthly subscription required to maximize functionality!
Whatever gets people to stick to doing some form of exercise. We are not their target market, just hope a decent percentage of those who spend the money on it, actually use it long term!
@@NoFate247 it's been discussed in the official speediance Facebook page. The company put in a tutorial for changing the cables and it looked... interesting. Fwiw, I've had the gym pal, the platform version, for almost a year, using it mostly for single joint movements and I haven't had any problems. It's a great product but certain things like the cable life scream of gen 1 syndrome. They could easily be corrected in a revised version.
Been in Speediance community after purchase. The quality assurance period of the rope is based on the number of times it is used, and the warranty period is 2 years
@@jackpearsondon it's not just the times used but the weight used also, as I understand it. But people are getting notifications to change cables after short periods of ownership, which is something speediance needs to address. Otherwise, I think the product has a ton of potential.
He’s all talk. He mentioned a couple of fundamental differences instead of making the video about functionality between the two. And what’s worse? He doesn’t even have the fucking Tonal to be talking about it and he got the Speediance for free. Worst review ever seen in my life.
Gotta say a big no to both of them. Doesn't feel right on ANY movement. Free weights are miles better, a lot cheaper, and aren't that hard to learn. This thing is gonna be a clothes rack, it's even shaped like one.
