Homedics SoundSleep Recharged Alarm Clock & White Noise Sound Machine, 6-in-1 Projection Alarm Clock and Sleep Sound Machine, 8 Nature Sounds and Indoor Temperature Sensor, Auto-Off Timer

Bought this for the noise maker to drown out sounds like dogs barking and television sounds since they tend to keep me up when I'm trying to fall asleep. Doesn't drown out low frequency sounds of course like sub bass, soundbars, these sort of things.More things: You can set two alarms, set noise maker to nature sounds which could be nice though I think the "Fan" noise is best. Has a radio and you can set your alarm to sound the radio when it goes off, good if you hate waking up to sirens and beeping sounds like me. You can charge your phone in it too, it even has a little holder for it.Cons: It is too bright. It has setting to turn up/down the clock brightness but even it's lowest setting is too bright. I've gotten used to it over time though. I tend to turn up the brightness accidentally when I'm reaching over to slap the snooze button while still half asleep, same with the projection light. Then I notice the next night and have to adjust everything again. But that's just my own stupidity.

So glad I purchased this clock! I needed a clock with 2 RELIABLE alarms (my old clock kept changing one alarm time to match the other) since my husband gets up for an earlier work shift. I love that I can see on the screen very clearly that the alarm is turned on AND for what time. No more paranoia about them being set correctly! And I can choose what sounds go off (radio etc) and at what volume. It also plays the noise machine up until the alarm and then switches over to what I set. The alarms also stay set to "on" until I turn them off, so no need to worry Mon-Fri about remembering to reset. Just remember on Friday to turn off for the weekend! It's super impressive! If I had to discuss some downsides, I'd say the noises on the noise machine aren't super crisp/clear (compared to the one I was using until switching), but I was fine even the first night. Also, I think people have noted that the blinking dots on the projector are annoying but I dont stare at them so they dont bother me. I'm overall thrilled with this clock!

The HoMedics SoundSpa Recharged Sound Machine is a good clock radio. I had a Sony DreamMachine that died after 20+ years of faithful service and was looking for a new clock radio - there are not many options.The speaker (there's only one, pointing out the back) is on the tinny side. The "project the clock on the ceiling" feature - I could live without. The top of the unit has a rubbery mat over the actual buttons - it's possible to hit the right button without looking or being bleary-eyed at 3AM, but you'll probably miss the button you're trying to hit, screw some thing up and have to turn on the light to fix it. The volume levels (they are digital steps, not an analog dial) are too coarse and anything other than 1 or 2 is far too loud for the nature sounds. The backlight has 4 levels, off, bright, really bright and way too freakin' bright. Again - the steps aren't set up for the intended use as a bedside clock radio. You can tone down the back-light with some "dimming sheets" (available on Amazon) Lastly, not a deal breaker for me, but... There is a place to set your iPhone and charge it. BUT - there's no way to listen to your iPhone thru the speaker. HUH??? That doesn't make much sense.The nature sounds are actually quite good (except that they play thru the tinny speaker). But anything other than a volume setting of 1 is too loud.My suggestions for HoMedics -1) Ditch the projector.2) Put in a better speaker.3) Adjust the volume and brightness settings to be more in-line with the intended use - specifically, on a bedside table at night.4) Add an Aux jack (or iPhone integration) so the iPhone stand is actually useful.5) Add some tactile "bumps" or something to the top so controls can be "felt" and operated without looking.6) Add 24 Hour time display.In the current market - there are so few choice, this is about as good as it gets. With some thoughtful re-engineering, this could be a killer clock-radio.

Our old clock radio died and my husband asked for a digital projection feature in our new one. I found this and liked the idea of the nature sounds. We both love the nature sounds (the ocean especially) and my husband is thrilled with the projection feature. When he wakes up while it's still dark, he can see what time it is without having to sit up and turn to see the unit on the bedside table. The unit is very compact and the projection light is a cool blue/white and isn't too bright, and I'm pretty sensitive to light. Our ceilings are 10 feet high and the time projection is pointed away from me to the corner of the room to where my husband can see it while sleeping on his side. The ":" in between the numbers blink in the projection, but it isn't an issue for us. We also love the "Snooze" feature where you can go to sleep to the nature sound of your choice for 15, 30 or 45 minutes, or you can simply leave it on all night. I understand that the sounds are all on loops, but we can't tell at all. I have a separate sound bar to charge and play music from my phone, so this is the perfect thing for telling time, going to sleep to peaceful sounds and having an alarm (although we haven't tried setting an alarm yet. I wake up early with the sun.)