Sound Machine, White Noise Machines
Sleep Sound Generator

Sound Machine Recommendations:

As we start the new year of 2012, our top rated sound machine recommendation continues to be the highly rated and popular U.S.A. Made SleepMate 980A Sound Machine. The top rated Sleepmate 980A noise maker generates a simple fan or wind-like sleep sound without moving the air around. Have you found that you tend to fall asleep better with a soft mechanical sound such as that produced by a fan going in the background? If you have, then the Sleepmate is most likely your best choice in a sound machine. Of all the various White Noise Machines the fan-like white noise sleep sound produced by the Sleepmate 980A Sleep Sound Generator has been consistently voted as the best sleep sound by an overwhelming majority of users. The Marpac SleepMate 980A with its fan-like Sleep Sound is Made in the U.S.A. and is our top sound machine recommendation but the Sleep Mate is limited in that it only generates one kind of sound and can only produce a fairly low volume. If you prefer more variety in the sounds produced or would like to have the option of higher volume then our second highest recommendation would be the Sound Oasis S-650 which we rate as the best of the electronic sound machines since it has a better speaker and higher quality sounds than comparable units.

White Noise Machines

Do you find that you tend to fall asleep better when it is raining outside? Have you noticed how a baby has a tendency to fall asleep easily with the sound of a fan or motor running in the background? You are experiencing the effect of a white noise machine and its ability to help block annoying sounds and induce better sleep. While the Sleepmate 980A White Noise Machine generates only a single fan-like sleep sound, there is a large variety of electronic white noise machines that produce a whole array of different sleep sounds such as rain, waterfall, wind and ocean surf. In our experience the noise makers made by Marpac and Sound Oasis tend to be best in quality of sound and overall effectiveness.

Sound Generator

The only true electronic white noise generator, meaning that the sound is not a looped recording, is the Marpac TSC-330 White Noise Sound Generator, which is made in the U.S.A. by Marpac. The TSC-330 generates a true white noise sound that can be moderated with slider switches to sound like an ocean wave sound, rain sounds and waterfall sounds that some find particularly helpful in masking snoring and other irregular noises. The irregular pattern of an ocean wave sleep sound can prove especially effective at masking snoring. The irregular nature of the wave sound seems to be effective at cancelling or masking the irregular pattern of the snoring.

Nature Sound Machine

While most people seem to prefer the steady fan-like sleep sound generated by the Sleepmate 980A Sound Machine, if you prefer nature sounds (like sounds of a summer night, trickling brooks or a lake shore) you should definitely check out the Marpac 1288A Nature Sound Machine which is my personal favorite because the sounds can be combined, composed and created by the user. The 1288A has an array of nice nature sounds over which you can overlay other sound effects, such as adding frogs and loons to the lake shore sounds. If you really love nature sounds, you should definitely check out the Marpac 1288 as well as the nature sounds of the Sound Oasis machines.

Sound Oasis Sleep Machines

Among the electronic digital sound generators that offer a nice value combination providing an assortment of good electronically generated sleep sounds along with a combination of low price and overall good quality we recommend the Sound Oasis S-550-05 Sound Generator which we rate as our Best Value in an Electronic Sound Machine. The Sound Oasis Sleep Sound makers continue to perform well and have proven to be among the best white noise machines with good value and lots of features. Update as of January 2012: We handle a lot of Sound Oasis noise machines and get only a few returns or reported problems; this is another good indicator of the general overall performance and customer satisfaction of provided by the Sound Oasis sleep sound machines. If you are interested in high quality truly top of the line digital electronic white noise machines with tons of advanced features based on the latest sleep sound science, we recommend the Sound Oasis S-3000 Deluxe Advanced Sleep Sound Machine. What really sets the S-3000 Sound Machine apart is its 3 superior speakers (including a sub woofer) which produce noticeably better quality sound than other digital white noise machines, plus it is loaded with tons of advanced sleep sound features. The mid-range Sound Oasis S-650 Sleep Sound Machine offers a large selection of quality sounds played through a very good speaker, a built in alarm clock and sound card technology including an optional sound card especially designed to help with tinnitus. Our return rate on Sound Oasis white noise machines and particularly the Sound Oasis S-650 Sound Machine has been exceptionally low indicating a high degree of general overall quality and customer satisfaction. We continue to be more and more impressed by the quality and performance combination offered by the Sound Oasis white noise machines. One other recommended Sound Oasis sound machine is the Travel Relaxation Machine S-850 Soothing Sounds. As the name suggests this model has been designed for travel and portability with its 17 Nature Sounds, Jet Lag Reduction Sound, Dual Time, Compact Size, Battery capability and an AC Adapter which comes with different plugs for use in the sockets found in countries around the world. For those seeking help with snoring we suggest the ComfyRest anti-snoring facedown pillow in addition to the use of white noise machines as a possible solution.