Wow !  Looking for an indulgent new showerhead.  Reviews got me interested in the Thunderhead.  Various posting and snippets indicated you could easily remove the flow restrictor. I did.  My gosh, "indulgent" suddenly became decadent !  My wife, for whom I really purchased it, refuses to use it without the restrictor...and she's a true SHOWER SNOB.  For about $ 10-  I purchased a simple cut off insert and added it to the construct.  A little more noise, but,  now she can be either "conservative"..."indulgent"...or "decadent" as she chooses.  The flexible rubber spray tips are a great idea too.