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Content
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| Quality : |
17.0 / 20 |
| Quantity : |
12.0 / 15 |
| Entertain : |
13.5 / 15 |
| Updates : |
7.5 / 10 |
| Exclusive : |
5.0 / 05 |
| Download : |
4.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
59.5 / 70 |
| Navigation |
| Easy : |
9.0 / 10 |
| Features : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Design : |
4.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
17.5 / 20 |
| Other |
| Originality : |
4.0 / 05 |
| Hard Facts : |
3.5 / 05 |
| sub-total : |
7.5 / 10 |
Scoring Criteria New
New Update!
As of Aug 15th, 07, price of a site is no longer factored into the overall score/rank. |
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1. Nice site design.
2. Good looking chicks.
3. Exclusive content.
1. Repetitve content.
2. Farily tame sex scenes.
"This is a fun site. In fact, it's almost as fun as the 'dream stash' I keep with my bong." |
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Dream Stash is a collection of hardcore videos and pictures with European models. You all know there are more and more sites out there like this nowadays. Guys film first-person porn shoots with models and build a website around the movies. It’s really just not that difficult with the digital camera and computer technology that’s now available. Personally, I kinda like these sites so long as their content meets certain criteria I look for including 1. hot chicks that enjoy performing the scenes, 2. good video quality, 3. constant updates. Dream Stash seems to meet all these requirements and goes above and beyond by including nice photo sets and a sharp looking site design.
Currently (as of 1/22/04) there are 38 models on the sites and for the most part they’re very hot European chicks. Obviously not all will appeal to everyone, but the site operator Steve seems to do a nice job hiring attractive girls. He’s also done a well to create a well-organized site. This is one of those rare sites where the member’s area has an even better design than the free tour. It’s almost like this guy put thought into the design and content instead of just adding up how much money he’s gonna make from the website. The content is viewable three different ways: recent pictures updates, recent video updates, and a model directory. The model directory makes things simple with a nice thumbnail face pic for each girl.
The same organization seems to apply to the content itself. Each girl, with few exceptions, has the same five pieces of content that includes 1. erotic solo photo sex, 2. hardcore solo set, 3. solo video, 4. hardcore video and 5. Steve’s summary of the girl and the shoot. You don’t have to worry about clicking on the hottest model only to find out she only posed for pictures. The pictures varied slightly in quality, but for the most part it’s very nice stuff, around 700x900 in size. Hands down this beats most video sites that usually rely on small video screen caps for their photos. All can be downloadable as zips. The videos are good quality too, although they’re not the sharpest I’ve ever seen, they are watchable on full-screen mode. Two video formats are available: AVI and WMV. The biggest down side is that they’re all repetitive boy/girl hardcore with the bj, sex, and cumshot routine. The Erotic Solo videos are self-explanatory, you know a girl stripping and showing off her bod. The content’s other negative is the quantity. While there’s a good amount here, it’s not near the amount offered by many video mega-sites.
“The Latest” is the site’s updates section. This guy seems to be adding a new picture gallery or video nearly every day or two. That’s a pretty impressive rate for a site of this kind. Also it should be noted that the webmaster Steve seems to be open to feedback and ready to help members out (so the site says anyways). Again, this is a plus since so many sites try everything they can to prevent you from getting support or knowing who is behind the operation. The price is $24.95/mo which is pretty much industry standard now. I guess I was hoping that since many other things were done so well the price would be something to brag about too. I suppose not.
| 1st Follow-Up Review |
Review: 02-15-05 |
Dream Stash got a positive review from me over a year ago because it had original pics and vids of euro sluts. The site had all the parts in place that make for a good site the only thing it needed was time to grow. Over the past year the number of models has more than doubled to a total of 80. Other than that nothing significant has changed which is just fine with me. The foundation was already in place, the site has a professional design, AVI & Mpeg video formats (clips & full-scene files), nice video quality, and a hardcore and softcore shoots from each model (with a few exceptions that only have one or the other).
Like I said in my initial review, I like Steve's collection of girls. However, the one area where the videos fall short is on the intensity of the sex. Many of the girls are quiet moaners and the hardcore action really never reaches the level of screaming, crazy, or climbing-the-walls banging. If the intensity could be ratcheted up then the videos would be that much more exciting.
Score remains at 85.0.
| 2nd Follow-Up Review |
Review: 10-26-05 |
It isn't easy to continually write follow-ups for a site like Dream Stash. These guys have been doing things right for years so there are no new innovations or significant changes to report on. One thing comes to mind though. Dream Stash separates itself from many other exclusive photo and video sites by including hardcore shoots. There are a good number of excellent sites with amazing pics and vids but a lesser number that deliver high quality content, sexy models, AND hardcore sex. Dream Stash does all of those things.
As far as specific changes go I see the total number of models has grown to 95 (as of Oct '05) and the price is now a bit higher too. They've also opened a DVD store which is no big deal unless you want to spend more on DVDs. Steve is also up front with members when problems arise. The month of this follow-up members were given bonus access to another site because he experienced technical problems that resulted in fewer updates than usual. That kind of stuff is a good sign that the owners recognize and pay attention to members. That's always welcome in this business.
Score decreased from 85.0 to 84.5.
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