Really good Sound Appliance
I have been using various sound appliances for the last 20 years because I am a very light sleeper.  My children are also light sleepers and naptime, especially, is problematic because any little sound from another room wakes my little ones up.  I have had 2 digital sound appliances go haywire in the last 2 years.  We leave them on all the time because we are busy and we don't want to take a chance that we might forget to turn one on in the kids rooms.  They start making very loud stuttering, crazy noises which woke my children up!  So, I started looking for something different, better.<br /><br />I seem to have found it with this appliance.  I like that it is mechanical, not digital.  Who needs or uses rainforest sounds?  The idea is to mask outside noises, not have your baby believe he is sleeping in the rainforest!  So far this appliance has been very reliable and helpful.  My only complaint would be that I would like it to be just a tiny bit louder.  I adjusted it to its optimal setting and we just leave it go on a table across the room from the baby's crib and it just fills the room with a soothing, soft sound.  Very womb-like!<br /><br />Next time I purchase another one, I will spend $10 more for the more expensive model in hopes that it will be a little louder.  We like to use a sound machine inside the baby's room as well as outside the door.  Right now the humidifier is running outside baby's door, but when winter is over and we won't need that anymore I will buy another Marpac for that purpose.
Rating: 4 stars