new technology for the first time at May’s Vaper Expo UK and
have since been putting the Rhythm kit through its paces to see if
this new design could truly change how we vape.
Thankfully, Usonicig have made the Rhythm kit simple to operate
and maintain, despite being a somewhat alien vaping device. It
has just one button and no confusing menu systems. The device
is refilled via removable pods with a TPD-friendly 2ml capacity. A
simple turn of the affixed drip tip opens the fill ports, which are of a
forgiving size and should accommodate even the largest e-liquid
bottles without any spills or unwanted residue.
The pod easily slides into the top of the device and secures
magnetically. For me, this is the first shortcoming of the Rhythm
kit. The magnets which hold it in place are adequate for the most
part, but do not feel quite as solid as I would like. I predict that this
could cause problems down the line, but this is a very simple thing
to revise in subsequent batches of the replaceable pods.
After allowing 10 minutes for the pod to become fully saturated
with e-liquid, it’s ready to vape. The experience is quite unlike
anything that I have previously tried. Upon pressing the fire
bar, instead of an instantaneous rush of vapour, the ultrasonic
technology takes a few seconds to get up to speed. The result
is a cooler vape than most people will be used to, but the flavour
production is quite impressive. I must note that the first few puffs
had a somewhat muted flavour, but after this bedding-in period, I
had a consistently flavourful vape.
Using a variety of familiar e-liquids, I found that it has the uncanny
ability to sooth the throat hit of some profiles. Citrus liquids that
can sometimes irritate the throat were extremely smooth here,
which is a nice bonus for users who like to avoid a strong
throat hit.
E-liquid consumption also seems to be very conservative with
the Usonicig Rhythm. I typically found myself refilling the 2ml pod
only once during a day’s use of 3mg e-liquid, which is certainly
less than I would normally use on any given day.
With all of these positives, I would be remiss not to mention the
slight inconveniences of this new ultrasonic system. Firstly, the
lack of instantaneous firing is annoying when you are in a time-
dependent setting and simply need a quick hit of nicotine. The
ultrasonic chip does take some time to get to work and there are
no additional settings on the Rhythm to speed up the process.
There also seems to be a lot of heat transferred between the body
of the device and the removable pod. When removing the pod to
refill after a vaping session, the ma