1 is really quiet and level 2 is quite a bit louder. I would definitely buy it again. SOOTHING CLOCK ITS A GOOD CLOCK BUT IT NEED A AM/FM RADIO WITH IT. Great Product! There is a nice selection of sounds to choose from. Easy to use. White Noise This particular machine is cumbersome to set and if it is accidently unplugged you have to start all over. I would buy a "better" machine if I known. Much Better at Almost 1/2 the Price My Wife & I cannot sleep without sound in the background. We purchased another brand for nearly twice the price and it stopped working after a year. A small detail, but being able to turn the clock & alarm time back as well as forward saves aggravation when you need to awake 15 minutes earlier some mornings. It Works We live in the city and sometimes the noise is insane. This helps. The only problems is the light is to bright even on low and the timer could go for a couple of hours instead of just 60 minutes. Awesome and sleek! I bought this for my mom who wanted something to help lul her to sleep and it has done its job. She loves it!!! So much so that she is constantly bragging about it to others and then directs them to me so I can tell them where I got it. The sounds quality is excellent. The only thing that would have made this