Travel Tranquil Moments Alarm Clock Sound Therapy Machine

by Brookstone

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B001GZN7H6
• Average Customer Review: 2.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #30,672 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 30, 2008

Product Description

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. Brookstones 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 sound therapy machines. Order today!

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dies every few months!, May 10, 2010

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Morgan Clark - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Travel Tranquil Moments Alarm Clock Sound Therapy Machine (Electronics)

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.

***EDIT 7/19/11

I've been able to bring this back to life a few times, thanks to a comment on this post from "E. Mead". He points out that there is a small reset button inside the battery compartment that can be pushed in to get it past the issue with the display blacking-out. I've been able to bring my what I thought was a dead unit back to life several times using this button. It continues to "die" about every 3rd time it's plugged in but at least now I can get it back. I bumped it up from 1 star to 2, but it's a close one... Still very unimpressed with this, but I am pleased that I can get some more life out of it. Thanks Mr. Mead for the info on the reset button!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice ---- does what it is supposed to do, January 14, 2010

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Poodytat "poodytat" (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Travel Tranquil Moments Alarm Clock Sound Therapy Machine (Electronics)

I've had some trouble sleeping and my brother, who is an expert in these things, recommended the Sound Oasis. However, we got a gift card to Brookstone so we decided to give the Brookstone one a try. It's small and good for travel, worked fine out of the box, and is easy to use. I push one button and the sound comes on. I haven't played around with the alarm yet. My only negative points are that the face is a little too bright on the nightstand, but it is very readable. Second, the number of usable sounds is very limited. Pretty much I like the rain, thunderstorm and the white noise. The others are a little too New Age-ish for me, but some people may like them. I would prefer a greater range of sounds. You can also record a 15-second one of your own, which we haven't done. The sound quality is fine. I haven't noticed any distracting repeats in the sounds. It is more expensive than some sound machines out there, but since this is the only one I've ever bought, I can't say if it is better than the others.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Junk, November 9, 2010

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James E. Pricer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Travel Tranquil Moments Alarm Clock Sound Therapy Machine (Electronics)

I bought this product at the local Brookstone. The first one broke after one week. The second one broke after two weeks. The manager at Brookstone tried to blame it on me rather than accept that they sell junk.