HoMedics SS-4000 Sound Spa Classic Deluxe Clock Radio & Sound Machine with Time Projection Review

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(More customer reviews)The HoMedics SS-4000 Sound Spa Classic Deluxe Clock Radio and Sound Machine is a handy little device to have around. It features a pretty good radio and six natural sound settings. The nature settings are Ocean, Summer Night, Rain, Rainforest, Thunder, and Waterfall. Of these settings, Ocean and Rainforest are my personal favorites. Rain and Waterfall are pretty good as well. Since I live in Louisiana, I only have to open my window at night to hear the real Summer Night setting. Thunder falls short due to the fact that it really doesn't sound much like thunder. It's more like a constant roar.
The clock is very easy to set up and use. Like another reviewer, I found no need to use the instructions to set up the time, alarm, projection focus and placement or any of the sound settings. I did double check myself by reading the instructions after I set up the clock, but I had everything covered.

The time projector is great for folks like myself who don't even want to turn over in the morning. When the alarm goes off, all you need to do in order to see the time is swing your left or right arm (depending on the location of your clock in relation to the bed) to the snooze button, press it and look up. The projector will display the time for five seconds on the ceiling. That's long enough for you to decide whether or not to get up. You also have the option of keeping the projector on at all times. It gives off a nice warm blue glow in a darkened room.
A sleep timer is also provided on the clock. If you need some soothing sounds to block out reality in order to get to sleep, this feature is really nice.
The only shortcomings I find with this clock radio are that the radio reception is iffy at times (but then again, most clock radios are) and the alarm isn't very loud even though I have the volume cranked up. I need a very loud alarm to wake me in the morning. The buzzer on this clock just doesn't wake me very well. You can also choose the radio or nature sounds to wake up to, but I need an annoying and loud sound to get me going.
Overall, this is an excellent purchase for folks who need white noise in the background in order to get to sleep, do a little work, or just to relax. It's also pretty handy in getting and keeping the kids asleep at night. If you need a loud buzzer to wake to in the morning like I do, you might want a different clock. However, I think the positives outweigh the negatives with this clock radio. I like it and recommend it.

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Model No. SS-4000. 6 Nature Sounds: Ocean; Summer Night; Rain; Rainforest; Thunder; Waterfall. Wake to nature sounds, radio or alarm. Time projects on ceiling in soothing blue light. Create the perfect sleep environment. Sound Spa Classic filters out background noise as you read, work or study. At night it helps you fall asleep faster and wake completely rested. Adjustable angle projection clock with 180 degree rotation. AM/FM Radio. Wake to nature sound, radio or alarm. Convenient snooze feature. Large digit green LED clock display. Due to continuous product improvements, the picture on the carton may differ slightly from the actual product. This product employs a UL listed adaptor. 1 Year Limited Warranty. Made in China.

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American Flag Clock, Plays National Anthem Patriotic Music Review

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(More customer reviews)I gave it to my 9 yr old son, great way to wake up in the morning.

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Nothing will get you out of bed quicker every morning than some patriotic music, a flag raising and the boom of a cannon from this alarm clock. Sure to get you off to a very patriotic start to your day. Easy to program and set. Uses 3 AAA Batteries

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Homedics SS-5500 SoundSpa Radiance AM/FM Alarm Clock with Time Projection, Light, Sound and Timer Review

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(More customer reviews)I've searched american innovative, hammacher schlemmer, brookstone, and other types of vendors with creative products to help me wake up gradually. I truly hate the beeping alarm clock standard and think it's too jarring and unnatural. Most of the ones I've tried have terrible, canned nature sounds and the 'low' volume of the progression is already too loud.
This clock is easily the best i've tested. To the user above who can't figure out how to make the lamp come on dimly at first, read my comment on that review - there's a simple switch on the back. When it's off, the lamp comes on full blast, but when you turn it on, it's a very gradual brightening.
This is one of the clock's best features - other clocks have a built-in bulb, but with this you get to use your own light instead of some gaudy towering clock next to your bed. I've got mine plugged into a lamp 20 feet away from the bed and it works perfectly. Another nice feature is that while in bed, if I forgot something, i can just press a button on the clock and turn the lamp on remotely, with fully dimmer controls. And at night, you can set it to gradually get quieter and dimmer until it shuts off at a preset time.
If you want a peaceful way to wake up, with either progressive nature sounds or slowly-increasing radio, plus a natural brightening of the room over 15 or 30 minutes, this is the right clock.
The only feature I wish they included is an iPod dock. For some reason you can't have progressive volume, light control, AND mp3 control in one clock. The ceiling projection is kind of cool, but I still don't see a reason to buy that feature alone. The one other reviewer who said the blue is too bright - this is true. Despite a dimmer control on the display, even the dim setting is far too bright.
Other than that, this is a great product. Just the remote lamp feature alone is cool enough to buy it and give it a try.
****UPDATE****
Around mid-2009 (seven months into use), the remote dimmer just stopped working altogether. So the coolest feature was now dead. Also, with more use, I found myself increasingly annoyed at the brightness of the display. It has a 'dimmer' that toggles between bright and very bright, but in either case it lights up the entire side of the room blue. I even taped some dark blue paper over it to dim it, and it's still too bright. I adjusted my review from 5 to 3, because at this point I probably would not buy this again.

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Homedics SS-5500 SoundSpa Radiance. AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio with Time Projection, Light & Sound, Auto/Off Timer

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Travel Tranquil Moments Alarm Clock Sound Therapy Machine Review

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(More customer reviews)When it works, this noise machine/clock is pretty nice. It keeps time and has a few nice sounds to choose from. It's a little pricey at $100, but if it would continue to work, I'd be fine with it.
The problem is that we've had three of these, and every one has died after a few weeks of use!
We bought the first one at a Brookstone in Vegas. It worked for that trip, but only lasted a few days into our next trip. The display went completely out, and it wouldn't respond at all - fresh batteries didn't do anything, plugging it in didn't do anything. I returned it and got a second from the Philadelphia airport - this one lasted a few weeks and died again! We returned that one at the King of Prussia Mall (Pennsylvania), and the same exact thing happened with the replacement they gave us after a few weeks!
I'm baffled that we've gone through 3 of these things, all gotten from completely different locations, and all have died after a few short weeks of use. This really is the worst quality item I've ever had. I would think that every one of these ever purchased would be returned, based on my experience with the three that I've had. I suppose it's possible that we just received 3 bad ones, and the majority are fine, but it seems extremely unlikely. There's no other constant with it - we've used different batteries, and have used them in different locations. We've kept them in their box, and haven't been rough on them at all. It's an alarm clock with noise - it's not like it's that complex of a piece of equipment. I truly am baffled at this piece of junk.
My advice is don't even consider buying one of these. I'm sure there's plenty of other choices out there at this price point that will do the same thing but will last longer than a month.

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Travel Tranquil Moments Alarm Clock Sound Therapy Machine. Clinically proven sleep sounds! Travel Tranquil Moments alarm clock and sound therapy machine has clinically proven sleep sounds to help you sleep better, anywhere you go. Brookstone's top-rated sound therapy machine can now travel with you. Immerse yourself in eight therapeutic sound programs, including clean white noise, designed to help you achieve healthier states of mind. Our travel sound therapy machines organize sound choices into two groups Sleep and Relax. Each natural soundscape or synthesized program is based on either Alpha, Delta or Theta brainwave frequencies that help guide you to deeper sleep and healthy relaxation. Ideal at home or away, this sound therapy machine is also a full-function alarm clock with dual alarm settings and a built-in calendar. Sounds play continuously or with 30, 60 or 90-minute auto shut-off. Also records and plays a 15-second sound or voice memo. Uses AC adapter (included) or 4 AA batteries (not included). "Tranquil Moments Sound Therapy represents more than two decades of research into using sound to heal and positively change states of consciousness. It is the result of successful work with thousands of patients and clinical research." Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, Founder of The Center for Neuroacoustic Research Sleep better at home or on the road with one of our Travel Tranquil Moments(R) sound therapy machines. Order today!

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Advance Time Technology 6050 Ball Alarm Clock with Nature Sounds Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm a light sleeper and I wanted a smoother 'wake up call' each morning. I received this as a gift. It's about the size of a baseball. The cord goes into the back at an angle and thus far it's sort of stiff and not flexible.I'm usually awakened by just the light alone, though sometimes it does get to the sounds, I chose the birds. Sounds are nothing special, since I just use it as an alarm that's not too important to me. The buttons are pretty small and close together, and in the dark (even with the clock lit) you can't read them. I have trouble finding the button that turns it all the way off (instead of snooze). It's sort of easy to set, but there are several steps since it includes a yr/mo/day/temp (the default is 2008). I've had to reset it several times when I couldn't find the button to turn it completely off and actually took it into the other room so as not to wake my husband. The battery back-up doesn't seem to be retaining the settings when unplugged so that means more resetting and a potential missed wake up call.
It does the basic job but it's nothing special. Spend a little extra and get one with larger buttons.

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LCD display shows time, day, date year and indoor temperature. Night light feature and sunrise wake alarm. 9 selectable nature sounds–rain, waves, crickets, birds, babbling brook, heart beat, rooster, ringing telephone and bell alarm

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Homedics SS-4500 SoundSpa Classic Clock Radio, Silver Review

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(More customer reviews)Usually when one needs a white noise machine they're sensitive to light too... the projection on this clock is like the landing lights on a 747 - and there's no way to dim it. Same thing with the clock face - it's so bright it's unusable.
As for the white noise aspect, the loops are so short you can hear a repetition of sounds - enough to give you a headache. It's more like a torture device than a sleep aid.
Avoid this product.

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Create a comforting environment. This Am/Fm clock radio has 6 peaceful natural sounds to choose from: Ocean, Summer night, Rainforest, Waterfall and Thunder & lightning. The LCD readout displayprojects the time in soothing blue light. Wake to natural sounds, radio or beep tones. Also Includes a handy snooze button.

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Conair SU7 Sound Therapy and Relaxation Clock Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)Conair's Sound Therapy & Relaxation Clock Radio, model SU7, which bills itself as "Soothing to babies," is misleadingly packaged for infants yet is identical in sound-selection makeup to its more expensive cousin marketed to adults: the Obus Forme Sound Therapy Relaxation System (which retails nearly double sans the grownup features). In what would appear to be a marketing mix-up, the infant version of this Conair-branded device offers a dual alarm, AM/FM tuner and a LCD readout, whereas the model marketed to adults has no clock, no radio tuner and no alarm. Go figure.
The good: ten sound choices, including rainfall, running stream, waterfall, songbirds, heartbeat, white noise, ocean waves, summer night, thunderstorm and tropical rainforest. What sets this apart from other clock radios that use batteries to back up the clock and alarm settings is that it is entirely functional on four AA batteries alone (although the AC power adapter is included).
Another strong point: This unit has good AM/FM reception -- better than a number of HoMedics, which I also tried.
Better yet, the unit was easy enough to operate that I didn't have to pull out the manual to figure it out. It should be noted, however, that the implementation of the alarm is somewhat different then other alarm clock radios. Snooze provides a 10-minute extension, but you cannot hit it more than three times without deactivating the alarm. To turn an alarm off, simply hit the alarm button OR your choice of the Radio or Sound Therapy button, which are placed to the right and left of the large round snooze button. (Fortunately the remainder of the buttons on the surface will not result in accidentally disabling the alarm.) Rounding out the feature set is the sleep function, ranging from 15-90 minutes. Last but not least, you may opt to wake to radio, nature sound or buzzer. There is a headphone jack, but no line-in by which to connect an MP3 or CD player.
The only significant downside unique to the Conair SU7 is the blue backlight. At certain angles/distances it is difficult to see the black LCD digits on the clock. I don't know who in the "high fashion" world of consumer product development decided it was cool to have nearly all today's digital clocks backlit by a blue or amber light instead of providing the high-contrast green-, blue- or red-on-black numeral readouts, but those product developers should be forced to squint through the nightlight-like light emitted from their products to try to read their poorly conceived black LCD digits across a darkened room -- no easy task even for someone with 20/20 vision!
As for sound quality, I would put this somewhat above the HoMedics natural sounds line -- although you shouldn't expect it to rival CD-quality audio. The sound samplings are more distinct than HoMedics and more varied than those offered by Timex nature sound machines, but they are also higher pitched. By contrast, the HoMedics models provide nondescript, relatively low-pitched sounds, which are more akin to white noise. Consequently, it should be noted that less distinct nature sounds are probably easier to sleep to if only because the loop is less obvious when the sound stage is somewhat muted and flat (or the speaker is poor, whichever is the case). On the flip side, the HoMedics nature sound generators are not quite as pleasant on the ear during the day. To create a daytime oasis, Conair receives my vote because the sound samples are somewhat more realistic (not to mention the fact that Conair offers the most natural sound selections in the sub $60 price range). Insomniacs, nevertheless, should consider the tried-and-true option of running an air purifier, which is a good year-around white noise generator (one that won't chill you like a fan or a running air conditioner in the winter, toast you like a forced-air heater in the summer, wear out your television set prematurely, or drive your electricity up like a running clothes dryer). Similarly, audiophiles should look to a CD for authentic, non-looping, stereo-quality nature sounds. (Consider "Echos of Nature", a five-CD set, also sold on Amazon. The great thing about this boxed set is the fact that there are no New Age soundtracks mixed in to detract from the outdoor/wilderness ambiance.)
Poorly legible LCD clock aside, the price of the Conair SU7 relative to the number of sound choices and the portability offered by the battery or AC operation really can't be beat. Don't allow the mother-and-child packaging or Amazon's product description fool you: There's nothing inherently "infant" about this unit's design. Because this product has the appearance of being a "baby item" that is not positioned in the baby section of most retail stores such as Target, it is seemingly a slow seller, which may explain why I found mine on clearance for half the $20 list price. If you have been considering the newly released $40 Obus Forme Sound Therapy Relaxation System, take advantage of Conair's marketing mistake and pick up the SU7 instead. At $20 it is a deal, but at $10 it is a steal!

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Plays 10 soothing sounds designed especially for infants to lull your little one to sleep.Sounds include summer night, white noise, thunderstorm, running stream, ocean waves, songbird, rainfall, tropical forest, waterfall and heartbeat.

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The Sharper Image EC-B100 Sound Soother Alarm Clock Review

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(More customer reviews)The Sharper Image Sound Soother has a very sleek and modern design, however, there are a few flaws that detract from the overall experience.
First, the digital display is very bright in a dark bedroom. Unlike a regular, cheap alarm clock where only the time is lit, the entire display of the Sound Soother is backlit. If your bedroom has little ambient light at night, this display will emit a glow that some people may find too bright. Although there are three display brightness settings, there is little difference between them and the lowest setting is still bright. We have to turn the clock away from the bed at night so it's not directly in our face, but the glow is still significant.
Second, the sound quality could be better. This could be a tradeoff for the sleek design, but the sounds are not very natural coming out of the small rear speakers and are a bit tinny as another reviewer has noted. The volume control is not very good either, as the difference between the first, second, third, etc. volume selections are very noticeable. In other words, 1 is too soft for some sounds, but 2 is way too loud. The audio loop on some of the sounds is too short as well, and if you are concentrating on the sound you may be able to detect the pattern, which can be distracting as you are trying to fall asleep. Also, the control buttons themselves make a very loud and abrasive "click" sound when you push them, which seems odd for a machine designed to relax you.
Overall, the Sound Soother is a decent alarm clock that gets the job done, but it could definitely be improved (display too bright, audio quality is lacking, and buttons take away from the overall experience). Although it is made by Sharper Image, it has a somewhat "cheap" feeling to it. Despite the flaws, it is one of the better sound machine/alarm clock I came across that was less than $50.

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Introducing the world’s most gentle alarm clock. Experience the most soothing environment possible when you have the freedom to choose your favorite relaxing sound. Feel calm and collected as you begin each morning by waking up to your personal choice from a collection of twenty of the most serene sounds. Fall asleep to another peaceful selection or just escape the everyday stress with the luxury of twenty digital sounds: Aviary, Brook, City, Dockside, Ebb Tide, Everglades, Fireside, Foghorns, Heartbeat, Northwoods, Oceanside, Rain, Rainforest, Roadside, Steam Train, Summer Night, Surfs Up, Thunderstorm, White Noise, Wind Chimes.The meditative rhythms will keep you fully relaxed. The innovative and sleek design includes an easy-to-read illuminated LCD with white backlight displays time & sound titles, Dual alarm clock for individual wake times and two alarm wake modes: Soothing Sounds or Beep Tone, two 2.5-Inch speakers, large touchpad controls, a large snooze, auto-off timer and nap bar; 15, 30, 45, 60 minutes, adjustable backlight; high/Med/Low and automatic reset after power failure and automatic daylight savings time adjustment. If you want to take the Sound Soother wherever you go then it is no problem since the Sound Soother can also be powered by 3 AAA batteries (not included) This product, along with the entire Sharper Image collection, connects innovation with cutting-edge design to provide you with years of dependability and enjoyment. Included in the box are 1 Sound Soother machine and 1 AC adaptor (DC 6V)

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