Katie: Hey guys, it's Katie from Mattress Clarity.
Today I'm reviewing the LectroFan Classic White Noise Machine.
This may look simple on the outside -- just a few little buttons right here -- but the
sound quality is amazing and there's 20 different sounds that come out of those machines.
If you want to learn more about white noise machines and if this one might be a good fit
for you, stick around because we're going to dive in and we're going to do some sound
sampling as well.
If you're ready, let's get started.
[music]
Katie: If you want to see a list of my favorite sound machines, just google Mattress Clarity
best sound machines.
It'll be that first thing that pops up.
I'm always looking for new ones to add to my list to review.
If you have a sound machine or white noise machine that you swear by, comment below,
leave in a name and I'll add it to my list to check out.
Let's talk about this one.
This is LectroFan Classic White Noise Machine.
This is an amazing, strong white noise machine that has some really good sound quality.
What we're going to do is cover all the construction and the features.
Then in a second, we'll talk a little bit more about the sound details and give you
an idea of what they actually sound like.
This comes in two different colors -- white and black.
Obviously, I've got the white one.
It's very small and portable.
Weighs just over a pound and you can use different power features or different ways to charge
it.
You have a USB option, so if you're traveling and all you have is your laptop, you can plug
it in there and it will work or you can plug it into an outlet.
But there are no battery options here.
The whole interface, everything that you use to turn on and change the sounds is all right
here with the touch of a button.
It comes with 20 different digitally synthesized sounds.
10 are white noise sounds and 10 are fan sounds.
They're non-looping, which means that there's not like one track of sound that gets played
over and over again.
It's just straight, no looping sound.
Which if you're sensitive to that or someone who has had other white noise machines, you
know that's definitely a plus.
The white noise is actually broken up into brown, pink and white noise sounds.
Again, we're going to go over what that means in the next section, but just know that you
have different options in terms of frequency and pitch.
You also have 10 different fans, so oscillating fan, attic fan -- all different kinds.
Then you can change the volume.
Just clicking this button will either turn it up one decibel or lower at one decimal
up to 10 times lower or 10 times softer, depending on what you want.
Plus there's a timer.
If you click the 60-minute button here, it will turn off in 60 minutes.
If you click it twice, it will turn off on the 120 minutes.
You guessed that if you click it three times, it will turn off in 180 minutes.
If you don't touch that button, you can use this sleep machine all night long.
All right, let's now talk about the different kinds of sounds and give you an idea of what
they actually sound like.
For the fun part, we're going to talk about all the different sounds and give you a sample
of each one so you know what to expect.
But let's talk a little bit about what white noise is for a second because there's also
pink noise and brown noise options in this machine.
White noise is basically like this static on a radio station.
When you skip it or you go out of town, you don't hear it anymore.
It's that really like static sound.
It's basically all the frequencies that are audible, the human ear at this same power
level.
It's blocking out any disruptive sound.
Brown noise and pink noise are very similar, except their higher frequencies are reduced
or practically removed.
You're getting those very low pitches.
When you open up or start the LectroFan and you hit that white noise button.
You're actually going to start with the brown noise and slowly going to move through pink
to white.
Now you just click the button to change the levels.
There's no indication in here what step you are or what color noise you're getting.
I'm going to go ahead and go through each one, but just know we're going from brown
to white.
Let's turn on and get a little listen.
[fan sound]
Katie: That little sound tells you that you're starting over.
Now let's talk about the fan options.
There are 10 different styles of fans.
Again, these are all digitally synthesized fan sounds.
There's no little fan going on in here, but some include industrial fan, attic fan, ceiling
fan, so you can again can click through all 10 and decide which fan sound is the most
soothing for you.
Let's go through them now.
[fan sound]
Katie: Again that little sound lets you know that you've reached the end of your 10 options.
As I mentioned before, you can also adjust the volume.
Each click of the button goes up or down one decimal up to 10 times louder or 10 times
softer depending on how you like it.
There are so many things to like about the LectroFan Classic White Noise Machine.
The first of all, the big thing is really the sound quality.
There's no looping and you can really get those very tiny variations between white noise,
pink noise, and brown noise, or you have a ton of fan options.
If you're someone who really likes white noise but it's very particular about their sound,
this could be a great option for you.
I also love how portable and easy it is to use.
You'll notice that there's no lights here, no LED, so you can have this right by your
nightstand at night.
There's not going to be any distracting lights, but these buttons are very large and easy
to click.
If you do need to change something during the night, there's not a million buttons to
work with.
It should be easy to find what you need.
I also love that you can use different ways to charge it.
If you're traveling, of course, it's portable and easy to throw in your bag, but if you
don't have an outlet handy, maybe you have your computer or something in your car with
the USB.
You can easily use USB to power it.
Here are a few things to think about before purchasing the LectroFan classic.
The first one is that it's very portable and size and shape, but it won't take any batteries.
You need to plan to have an external power source in order to use it.
Of course, it only plays fan sounds or white noise sound, so be prepared for that type
of sound.
If you're looking for crickets or a babbling brook, look for an alternative option.
Last but not least is the price.
At full price, it's about $55 to $60 but you can find everyone's budget for a white noise
machine.
You can probably find some for under $20.
I do think based on the sound quality, the value's pretty good with this one.
Let's talk about sleep, health, and appropriate sound or volume when you're using a white
noise machine or a sound machine at night.
You can adjust the volume on your white noise machine.
Many of them let you, and you can turn it up pretty loud.
The World Health Organization says that if you're going to listen to any white noise
machine or sound machine for longer than eight hours which is like a good night's sleep -- you're
going to want to make sure it's 85 decibels or lower.
One way to figure out how loud your sound machine is to use a free app.
I like to use a decibel meter app.
You can use any of them and test how loud the sound is by your head.
This way you're going to get a good night's sleep.
You're not going to be disrupted, but you're not going to be potentially damaging your
hearing or the hearing of anyone in the room whose sound machine is on.
Keep that in mind.
Make sure you use that free app and use the sound machine responsibly.
That's a wrap on LectroFan Classic White Noise Machine.
I just tell you, I personally have this by my nightstand every night.
It's such a great white noise machine because the sound quality is really beautiful and
it's non-looping.
You're not going to hear that same little track of sound over and over again.
Which I love and it is important, especially for those of you who use this every single
night.
There's also some really cool fan sounds if you want to give it a try.
I love all the adjustability.
I also love that there's no little light on here at night that's going to keep me up and
the buttons are easy to use.
There's a lot going on here.
I know it's not in everyone's budget.
If you have any questions or you want a personal recommendation on a sound machine or white
noise machine, comment below and I'll do my best to get back to you.
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