YOGASLEEPDohm UNO White Noise Machine with Real Fan Inside, Adjustable Tone, Non-Looping Sound, Sleep Aid & Noise Canceling for Adults & Baby, Office Privacy, Registry Gift, Travel & Home Essential

Why did you pick this product vs others?:As a mom to 4 boys, we have one of these machines in every room! We have bought multiple units over the years as we continue to have more kids, and they are in every bedroom. We like how they are sound adjustable and just the right sound to keep the whole family sleeping well! They always go with us on the road traveling too. easy and fairly compact to pack. Highly recommend!

My wife bought this because I'm a such a "fan" of the Dohm Classic white noise machine that I was bringing it into my office to use whenever it wasn't on for our baby. My house has hardwoods and noise carries easily, but the Dohm Classic washes it out with a soothing roar. When I read the reviews about the rattling and high pitched whine the UNO makes, I was worried I wouldn't care for this cheaper model nearly as much. But it turns out the complaints are overblown, at least in my opinion.Sure, it's definitely not as loud as the Classic on high, but we're not talking about a tremendous difference in volume. It still delivers soothing, analog white noise and it's plenty loud enough to drown out the sounds of floorboards creaking and cars driving by that tend to pull my ADHD brain off course so easily. None of Marpac’s models can get as loud as the loudest electronic white noise machines, so if you need to drown out a busy city street, an analog machine probably won’t cut it.To be fair, if I focus on the noise itself, I do notice two distinct sounds. One is the low-pitched roar of forced air and the other is a quieter, higher-pitched whirr that I assume is the fan motor. The thing is, I don't sit there and savor the sound of the Dohm UNO like a fine wine. Whether it's the Classic or the UNO, real analog white noise is something you don't even notice after a few minutes (unlike digital samples, which quickly become annoying after you start recognizing the loop pattern). I guess some people like to focus on the sound, and if that's how you use white noise, then the Dohm Classic does have a slightly quieter motor and if you listen closely you can tell the difference. If the quiet whirr ever starts to bother me, I’ll probably just open it up and spray it with some silicone.The only reason I’d advise against getting this model is if you like to fine tune the tone of your white noise. The Classic has two ways to change the tone, while the UNO combines them into one rotating piece that controls both tone and volume. Personally, I always leave my Classic set all the way open and never change it, which I imagine is what most people do, but if you need not one but TWO ways to alter the tone, then best to stick with the Classic. One other plus is that the UNO has a better design than the Classic. It feels more modern and looks a lot like their confusingly named Dohm model, which is not the same as the Dohm Classic (they’re basically the same, but the Dohm has the updated design).Marpac makes the best white noise machines, and it shouldn’t be this hard to pick one. It doesn’t help that they’ve started using the Yogasleep name on their products since they bought that company. Don’t get confused; Marpac is still the manufacturer for all the Dohm machines. They’ve given us a surfeit of choices, but the analog machines are mostly so similar, you just have to choose which “trim” level you want. Personally, I’d recommend saving $10-$15 and getting the UNO and enjoying the peace and calm of a less distracting environment.

I worked in an office with a customer support area in the next section. They had a series of these white noise machines, and I found them to be incredibly effective in smothering out noise, as well as providing a soothing background sound that allowed me to work effectively.Fast-forward to today. My kids were running box fans in the cold winter house just for the background noise. I bought two Yogasleep Dohm UNO White Noise Machines, and was so impressed I immediately bought a third.We had a "white noise" machine when the kids were babies, but it was a speaker with bad looping sounds of waves, wind, whales, thunderstorms, etc. Once you heard the looping noises you couldn't unhear them, and they drove you nuts. This is not like that at all. It is real fan noise from an actual fan running inside of a tough plastic cup. It is so soothing it almost puts you to sleep immediately.

I bought this before and like another rater said, it worked great. Until I took it with me to Spain (the other rater said the same, scroll through all the ratings) and suddenly it started smelling like it was on fire. Never had a problem with it before and traveled to other countries that use the same outlets like us in the US, like in Central America. I take it to Europe and it automatically stopped working. I thought it was about to catch fire it smelled so bad of smoke. Ended up buying a second one. This one is making the rattling noise others are talking about so I’ll just exchange it but over all it’s been 5 stars. My other one never made a rattling noise.

I was really hoping to like this machine because I had a similar model from another company that lasted me almost 10 years and I was looking to get something similar So I ordered this one. The first one that I came. I found that it rattled and when I reached out to the company they were very nice and replaced it. Unfortunately, the second one rattles as well and I did not have enough faith that if I went through the process again the third would work. I ended up using the old one for as long as possible, but recently I've had to try using this one again. It's rough. The rattling may not bother people who are not particularly sensitive to sound, but it wakes me up. Today I tried opening up the machine and using electrical tape to cushion between the device and the bottom of the case, as well as taping up all around the inside of the device to see if I could provide any sort of support or cushioning or sound dampening for the rattling. I don't believe I was particularly successful. It saddens me that I feel like I'm was just going to have to throw this item away without ever really having a chance to use editing it.