Covers noise

Lightweight, compact and plenty of volume!

Good quality!

The machine works great but the power cord doesn't last. I first reached out to the customer service on the back of the machine when the cord wouldn't work anymore. I asked for a replacement cord, but was directed to purchase a different cord because the cord with the unit cannot be purchased separately. I bought the cord but it didn't work. Customer service sent a new machine, 8 months later that cord didn't work. I have been reaching out to customer service since December 2024 but they have not responded.

I've struggled with severe insomnia my whole life, until I got this sound machine. Now I'm sleeping full nights with no problems.For a gentle wake up, I turn up the volume a little on the bird song.Easy to operate, works well, portable, and has a battery option (nice if the power goes out.)I wish I had something like this 50 years ago, but better late than never!

I love this little sound machine. Easy to use, lots of sound options, can plug in or use batteries, can select different shut off intervals, and it is compact. I really like that the volume is controlled by a knob, which is easy to locate in the dark. When I listen to this machine, I feel that I go to sleep more quickly and that I sleep better. The sound quality is fine for me. It is not fancy, but does what I need it to do.

Oh my god what a sleep. Da other half never moved!!!

I read a lot of sound machine reviews before picking this unit. Price was a major factor, in that, if it wasn't good enough it wasn't so expensive to replace. A lot of people complained about the volume control not functioning well. Some people went to the trouble of opening the unit to spray the contacts on the volume control to try to correct the problem. I have owned a simaliar looking product (possibly the same manufacturer) for many years and have had to wiggle and jiggle the volume control knob to get a steady sound. So I knew what to expect with this unit. So far there has been no trouble with the volumecontrol. But, every so often it stops making noise. It immediately starts back up again. As far as I know it has never awakened me but when awake I hear it stutter now and then. Not a good thing for the unit to be doing and I am afraid it will someday not start back up. I am concerned for the units longevity. The types of sounds and being able to choose between three different forms of these sounds is amazing. I have found some very soothing sounds and I switch between these on a regular basis. I have owned many sound machines. Some of these machines are very compact for travel (hence the 3 stars for traveling). None of these machines have offered such a variety of sounds. As far as sounds go, they get 5 stars.

This is going to be an odd review for me, I admit. Even I am conflicted on this and what I feel about the product. This may be the first product that I have returned that I (tried to cancel before it shipped) ... I do not TRULY dislike despite some issues. I don't want to go super in depth but ... well here is some of my thoughts.Pros: - Price - Some of the sounds are really relaxing .. I had tested this using the bird singing option (My favorites are usually Ocean and Rain without thunder ... or sometimes with).... THIS IS ONLY ONE example though ... there are issues with one ... I will get to that later - The one test I did with an mp3 player lower on it's charge, charged find in one of the USB charging ports ... very handy to be able to just lean over and plug in or unplug something to a sound machine "right there" - (I ADMIT I have on no experience with this first-hand) I hear even when there are problems with units not working, the company REALLY stands behind their product and trys to make the customers happy ... it the products keep having issues (note in my short time, I cant say I noticed ANY issues with my unit), that is not great, but at least the company doing this really means something. - I see a number of reviews saying after say 10 minutes, everytime they use the unit, the sound goes out and then comes back in for no reason at say the 10 minute mark (note: these same people also say that the company reached out to them and made things right, as I said above)... In two nights of testing this ... that NEVER ONCE happened on my unit. - PORTABLE - if you did one to throw it in a bag to use when traveling - It may sound silly but I just like the button layout on the front ... not even sure why vs other units I looked at, but even using the unit for a few days... I like the way they did the buttonsCons: - The Ocean sound ... sounds off to me ... too artificial ... MAYBE due to another con, right below. IF you can picture say (picture the sound) "Wave coming in ... then a few seconds of it slowly going back out, where you hear that.... then another wave coming in" .... Unlike my two old model HoMedic's and even the new one I purchased ... it's like the "slowly going back out" between waves part was cut out of the sound loop they use .... it's borderline "White noise" or "fan" sounding ... I mean I don't want to go overboard like it's terrible or something ... but it just doesn't sound nature and since this was going to be for a gift and that may be the one this person uses the most ... I like the Ocean sound from HoMedic machines alot better. - Compared to a new model and even (before the internal speakers blew on it) HoMedic Sound machine ... it has a sound like a lower quality speaker or something .... I mean I am not expecting alot but just in comparison, there is more of a clarity or something with HoMedic Sound Machines I have - I don't want to go overboard here, but when I turned my unit off, there was a little pop or something from the speakers ... that I have heard before ... in my Radio Shack desktop speakers, that are from the late 1990's but still work. This is not a huge deal, but the other sound machines I have do not do that. - Volume knob - part 1: I have to say I have NOT noticed any static or odd sounds with any of the sound options ... I have my preferences, but none sound "terrible" ... what DID NOTICE that like some people said there was a problem with the volume knob ... it's like "hard" to turn to get the unit on, and after you twist it like a half turn or full turn (I forgot really) then it moves like it should ... If i kept this machine, I am sure opening it up and spraying some contact cleaner would help (it did on my HoMedic sound machine ... the model from say the last 1990's with the same issue), but this is a new item... one shouldn't HAVE TO do that. Though to be fair about it... this NEW Homedic machine I bought, have some people saying that over time they had to do the same thing ... though in my experience with that sound machine, turning it on what I'd expect right away ... not hard to turn on, like the knob is binding on something perhaps, at all - Volume knob - part 2: I did notice that right when you turn it on you don't really hear anything so you turn it up more, and then things are loud ... not SUPER loud or anything, but louder than you are likely trying to make the volume. I know some others said this happened to them, and it happened to me too. I COULD live with this ... there is like a few second delay before any sound starts I guess ... OR MAYBE that contact cleaner spraying around the volume knob fix, I mentioned, would work to help this to, I don't know - THIS IS A PERSONAL PREFERENCE here - I loved the Thunder + rain option, but I wish there was a "rain only" sound .. in place of maybe the "white noise" or "fan" option ... the fan one (note: i have a real fan on in the background alot of the time, anyway) is not bad at all .. but I just like the sound of rain WITHOUT thunder too ... I'd not want them to remove the "thunder" option, but just add one more or something.Summary: I have to admit even packed up... right before i put it in a UPS drop-off point to return... I hesitated ... thinking maybe I should wait and give this more of a chance. I just like the new model (even though this all was for a Christmas gift, I am thinking of picking up a backup for my old HoMedic unit, for myself) HoMedic a little bit better. The sound on two of the main sounds I like (rain and Ocean) sound better or more nature on a different machine, then this one. (The rain only option, is not even on this unit).. but I do like a few things like the USB ports that seem to charge and work just fine ... also the new HoMedic unit I have DOES NOT have a headphone jack and the only way my OLD HoMedic unit is in use now, is with external speakers plugged into that one's headphone jack, so that is a nice feature to have.Despite getting a refund and returning this ... I can't say I do not recommend this unit .. .I just can't for some reason. I even hesitated before finally going through with processing the return. I cant even say I'd never re-buy this again (not sure why I would but ... hey I have to be honest).For what I paid I am glad I made the switch and got a refund ... but hey ... may be the exact unit i sent back, someone else will enjoy and comparing the two units (this one vs the new model HoMedic) ... maybe they will like THIS ONE better. If you are reading this and ordered this already ... I'd give it a chance ... like I said ... this may be the first return I almost hesitated on... nut being 100% sure if i WANTED to return it despite a number of "issues"... I still cant say I "really didn't like it"