Homedics Envirascape Sound Spa Alarm Clock Radio
by Homedics
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Customer Review: Gets Job Done but Could Use Improvement
Summary: 3 Stars
I gave 3 stars for "fair," which may be on the generous side. The machine sounds definitely provide "white noise" to drown out background sounds, which was the purpose for purchasing it. However, when the machine is plugged in, it mysteriously turns itself on, even when no one is in the room. When it turns on by itself, it switches off whatever sound we'd set it on to the harshest, least-soothing sound on the machine. When we used batteries, rather than plugging it in, it was even worse: it would run for a certain amount of time and then blare out what sounded like a cacaphonous guitar riff before falling silent. When you're using it to lull your infant to sleep you can imagine how well that went over. Also, none of the sounds are particularly soothing - very tinny. We were unpleasantly surprised because I'd received one as a gift years earlier that works wonderfully and has never faltered. We expected the same performance from this one. Maybe the higher-priced models work better. The machine gets the job done but could definitely use improvements.Customer Review: The sounds are repetitive
Summary: 3 Stars
I suppose this clock is ok for the price, but the repetitiveness of the sounds makes it useless for relaxation while falling asleep. With the lights out and nothing else going on, it takes surprisingly little time to realize that the sounds repeat every six seconds or so. A real babbling brook may be relaxing but the same glub-glub-gurgle-BLOP--glub-glub-gurgle-BLOB--glub-glub-gurgle-BLOP over and over again isn't.On the other hand, I do like this clock as a part of my waking-up routine. I have this thing start up a half-hour or so before my regular alarm clock. It's a nice, gentler way to wake up.
Another thing -- this clock must be plugged in to use most of the features, but it uses batteries to keep the time. It's nice to have one clock in the house that isn't flashing 12:00 when the power goes out!
Customer Review: Good theory, quality not there
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the second Homedics Sound Machine I've purchased. The other one broke after a week so I got this because of all the features. It's in my babies room. All the sounds sound very similar and not that soothing. The stand has already broken. We also couldn't figure out how to get the sound to stop coming on at a certain time everyday - not easy to get all the features to work (or stop working) unless you can find your directions. All in all, it's ok but I prefer my stripped down Conair by leaps and bounds. In all fairness, it's difficult to find a sound machine you really like; my parents have been looking for one forever.Additional note: The sound feature has stopped working after about a year of use.
Customer Review: Compact but not for traveling
Summary: 3 Stars
This clock radio has the expected features:snooze button, wake to alarm,to music,to sound of choice,timer to fall asleep to music or to sound. The sounds quality is not good; fair to poor. I like rain and ocean best. Radio quality is good on am and fm; I like the telescoping antenna which gives the compact unit a feel like a radio-remote control device. There is a removable piece on the back so unit can stand upright or lie flat. Only the clock will run on battery so the power cord is needed for radio and sound making the total weight impractical for an overnight bag. There is an area for AA batteries, but no mention in the literature as to why. Instructions are for AAA batteries and power cord only.Customer Review: Poor volume switch
Summary: 3 Stars
The SS-400B is a great item that I purchased for me and my kids. I am afraid that the volume switch is too cheaply made to hold up to constant up and down volume use. Mine is left at a low volume for the Ocean sounds by which to fall asleep by. My girls were constantly using the radio (high volume) and various sounds for sleeping. The switch [broke] within a month and I had to send it back to Homedic. Mine still works but I worry about its longevity.