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Top Shelf Studs

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This site features really hot gay hunks, studs and other really handsome gay guys, all for your viewing enjoyment.


Primary Niche: Gay Porn

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Cost & Billing

Trial: $1.95 Limited Access (3 days, recurs $39.95/mo.)

Details: Trial access allows users to view the first five (5) minutes of the latest fifteen (15) videos. Users may also view and download photo content from those clips. For more content, full archive access, and downloads, users must upgrade to a full membership.

Verified 11-13-14
Monthly: $39.95  Our Price $29.95 (recurring)

Simply enter the site (this link or any on this page) and look for the lower price on the credit card billing page.
Multi-Mo: $69.95 (3 months, non-recurring)
1 Year: $94.00 (non-recurring)
Payment: , Diner, Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Online Check, VISA
CC Processor: Primary: CCBill
Cross-Sells: Beware of Pre-Checked Cross-Sells! Be sure to uncheck additional offers (if undesired) to other sites when inputting your credit card info.
Notes: Geo-targeted pricing may apply. Content offered in limited trials and 1-2 month memberships varies.

Videos

Quantity: 35+ Scenes (approx. 26 min. each)
Format #1: Flash (in-browser), bit unknown, 960x540 (streaming)
Format #2: MP4 (.mp4), 3100k, 1280x720 (downloadable)
Notes: Movies can be resized in browser. Formats are for latest movies and multiple bandwidths are available; older movies may have smaller specs.

Images

Quantity: 35+ Galleries (avg. 200 pics each)
Zip Files: Yes

Misc

Exclusivity: All content is exclusive (Content is all original, but may be sold as plugin content to other sites.).
Download Limit: There is a daily download limit (Per a user who wrote them, there are download limits which are in contradiction to the site info. 1st, 2nd mo. members have limits. See Notes.).
Other: live cams, pics, videos and more.
Dates

Site Launched: Feb 2009
Facts Updated: 04-29-14
Listed Date: Feb '09

Content Updates

Update Log: No
Content Dated: No
Last Content Update:
No Data Available (as of 04-29-14)
Details: Counts increased since 2013.

Company Info

Topbucks
0 Sites Listed
Partner: Top Bucks

Important
  • Important Download Info: 1st month members can only download the most recent 24 episodes per site. 2nd month members, 48 episodes per site. 3rd month, all videos.



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05-03-2014
67.0

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Top Shelf Studs Review by Maggie Top Shelf Studs

Review by Maggie

Released May 3, '14 , Written Apr 30, '14
Intro

Top Shelf Studs is a collection of gay scenes featuring hot, studly men having sex with each other. These handsome young men can't get enough of each other, and it's all captured in high quality original scenes. Membership is offered to our readers at $30 a month.


The Pros

  Original hardcore collection.

These are all original scenes with hot men having sex with each other. Some of the scenes begin with introductions and scene setups, others go straight for the action. You'll see blowjobs and sex, along with a few threesomes, as well. The men are sexy and live up to the Top Shelf in the title, with great bodies that they share with us and each other.

  High quality videos.

The latest movies here are HD and they look good. There are high definition downloadable mp4s in addition to high quality Flash streams. The mp4s play at around 3000k and are 1280 x 720 in size. They're sharp and really good-looking. The photos are also not bad, if a little on the small side.

Other Good Stuff:

  • Videos can be streamed in your browser using Flash in three quality settings and downloaded as an mp4.
  • Members of Top Shelf Studs also get access to the Male Spectrum Pass network. Multiple sites are included for even more original hardcore action.
  • Readers of The Best Porn can join Top Shelf Studs at a special discount price of $30 a month. The regular price is $40 a month, so this is definitely a nice savings that puts an otherwise too-expensive site within reach for a lot more people.

The Cons

  No longer updating.

It looks like it's been about a year since anything new was added to Top Shelf Studs. There are no update dates, so it's hard to get an exact date, but our counts haven't changed since 2013, and there's nothing to suggest updates are going to start up again either.

  Small collection.

Top Shelf Studs is a small site, with just 35 scenes online. While each scene includes around 200 photos and 25 minutes of video, it won't take long to see everything.

  Monthly download restrictions.

Members are limited to downloading 15 videos a month. That's extremely restrictive and would be a major issue for me if the site actually had more content.

  Content is leased out.

Though the content here is original, it is not exclusive. All of the sites produced by this company (Top Bucks) are leased out as plug-ins to other sites. While they create all the scenes, it is possible that you've seen them before on other sites.

Minor Negatives:

  • Needs more browse tools. You can sort the scenes by date and rating and name and that's it. It's a basic set-up; even for a site this small I'd like to see more tools.
  • The site could use more viewing options. It would be great to see other download formats offered and the choice of clips, as well.

Bottom Line

The scenes are hot but the small, inactive site just isn't worth it.

Top Shelf Studs unfortunately is a small, inactive, and basic site whose only saving grace is a couple dozen original HD scenes. The download restrictions are so bad, though, that it'll take you months to save even this small collection. Unless you're joining for the rest of the network, Top Shelf Studs just isn't worth it.

Site Details

About the Content: 
Downloadable photos and videos of hot gay hunks having sex.

Download Managers: 
Yes, should work.
Channel Max: 1
Unable to pause/resume.
Test Software: Speed Download

Download Speed: 
Download Mgr: 4.0MB/sec.
Browser: 1.0MB/sec.
(400MB video, 40Mbps cable internet)

Exclusive Info: 
Advertised: Exclusive.
My Opinion: Content is original to company but resold to other paysites as plug-in content.

File Sizes (HQ): 
JPG = ~100KB
ZIP = ~30MB
MP4 = ~400MB
(average size, HQ)

HD Video: 
Yes, latest videos.
File Type: MP4 (h.264)
Bit-Rate: 3000k
Dimensions: 1280x720
Quality: Sharp, high quality.

Live Cams: 
No free live cam shows.

Logging In: 
Only user/pw required.
Videos don't require pw.

Model Appearance: 
Mix of white and ethnic models.
Mostly amateur looking.
Body types from average to athletic.

Model Info: 
Ages 18-28.
Mostly U.S. based.

Other Content: 
3rd party feeds.
Network access.

Other Details: 
User scene ratings.
Music in some videos.

Pic Details: 
Amateur photography.
No airbrushing.
No lighting issues.

Pic Dimensions (HQ): 
All = 800 x 600
Sizes vary a little

Streaming Player: 
Medium Flash player.
Can jump ahead immediately.
5-10 second buffer.
OK playback.
Good quality.
3 quality options.

Updates in Last 7 Days: 
No update log or dated content.


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