Sound Conditioner Sound Screen SleepMate Electro-Mechanical White Noise Machine

by Marpac

Product Features

• Creates white noise for a soothing consistent sound conditioned environment
• Adjust volume tone and pitch to suit you and your surroundings 980A dual speed model has two speed settings for maximum customization
• Great for infants children apartments dorm rooms snoring spouses and more
• Operates on normal household current with no batteries required
• Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging

Product Description

Size: Dual Speed Model 980

Since 1962, Marpac has combined ingenuity and quality craftmanship to bring you the -Original Sound Conditioner. The Marpac SleepMate creates white noise, the soothing sound of rushing air, to mask disturbing noises and provide a consistent and unobtrusive sound environment. Use it to sleep better all night long at home, to mask private conversation in the doctor's office, or to improve concentration in noisy locales.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 5.8 x 3.8 inches ; 1.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000KUHFGM
• UPC: 036005009809 753182721095 036005009816 028485010093
• Item model number: SleepMate 980A
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1,875 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #1 in Health & Personal Care > Health Care > Alternative Medicine > Sound Therapy

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

970 of 984 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great product, even covers most of my obnoxious neighbors' noise, April 4, 2006

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Captain Tetanus (WI) - See all my reviews

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I've had trouble sleeping because of background noise for years. I finally bought this because I live in a duplex and my neighbors are loud and erratic in behavior, arguing and moving furniture around at 3:00 am. I was afraid to even try to sleep at home after several days with little sleep and my roommate made me buy this because I was ready to move out.
This product is great. It makes a very fan-like sound, but with no mechanical or cycling sounds, or rattling. This is just a constant whoosh. It has two speeds and you can change the sound of the whoosh by changing the postition of the vent holes on the device. It has a switch right on the side of it, not on the cord so it's easy to use. It's even padded on the bottom to make sure it doesn't vibrate.
I used the low setting last night and slept through the night for the first time in the month since the crazy animals downstairs moved in.
I've been relying on ceiling fans and box fans for background noise for years, this is much better. It's a fuller sound, it covers more, and it doesn't make me cold.
As many others have said in previous reviews, this is unlike those pre-recorded white noise sounds. This cannot repeat, because it's actually making the sound as you hear it.
I travel for a living and stay in a lot of hotels. I look forward to taking this thing with me and blocking out the sounds of neighbor's TV's and talking and vehicles, etc. . . It's very small and lightweight, and seems durable.
I don't know why I didn't buy this sooner. Shooting my neighbors is the only thing that would help me sleep better, but this is legal so perhaps a better choice.

227 of 228 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best one available, October 19, 2006

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Freudian Park Ranger (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews

I researched many white noise machines and read many reviews before deciding on the Marpac 580. The 580 is less expensive than the 980 with no speed adjustment, but it performs quite adequately, and truthfully the speed control is unnecessary. The Marpac machines operate mechanically rather than electronically, which in my opinion is a more reliable way to go. Also these machines don't experience sound or volume problems like other brands. The adjustable volume and tone can accomodate a very large room. The average bedroom requires much less than its maximum volume is capable of. The 580 is simple, basic, and sturdy. It performs well not only for children but adults too, drowning out typical city background noises. We like it so much, we have purchased two...and now my mother wants one. Everyone who has used it has remarked on how uninterrupted their sleep is. I highly recommend the Marpac 580

166 of 169 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Finally found a good white noise machine!, December 4, 2005

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M. Chess - See all my reviews
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I started using a white noise machine years ago, and had been using the same device for all that time. In the past few years, it's been breaking down, so I've been searching for a replacement with no success. Most of the products I've tried have prerecorded sounds (even for white noise!) that repeat in a obvious way -- at least for someone who uses the device for the whole night. This machine actually seems to use a fan or something to generate the white noise, thus eliminating the need to reproduce the sound. It did seem to have a low whistling sound at the lower speed that was annoying (that wasn't there the first night but appeared subsequently soon thereafter). But the higher speed seems fairly good, if loud. I am definitely very satisfied, though. If you're looking for a white noise machine that will run through the night and produce good white noise to sleep by, this is the machine for you.

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