Is the sound pretty noticeable when it starts back up after cycling off...would it be hard to sleep in the same room or one room away? Thanks.
353412
It's extremely quiet. I have it 6' away and hardly know it's on. I can only tell when it turns on if a lamp that is plugged into the same outlet dims for a second.
353413
I would say, no. It's got a noise not unlike a window air conditioner, but not nearly as loud when starting up. It's relatively quiet overall
353414
No it's extremely quiet mine is in our bedroom. I have had it for about. 6 months now and it works great!!
353415
I find it amazingly quiet. It's alarm would wake one, but I think that's the intent!
1025468
Like others have mentioned, the sound machine stays on all night. That's what we do, we leave it on the entire night. I have never had a use for the timer. The button for the timer is directly below the power button. I've hit it accidentally once and found I had no sound in the middle of the night. But that's not a regular ongoing issue.
2209525
It is very quiet. It runs all night while we sleep. Sometimes we have to go over to the machine and check to see if is still on. Even if you should happen to hear the unit, it is a "white noise" that will help you sleep.
400660
During the day It's fine, not too loud. Sometimes I turn it off at night to sleep, but I don't need to have it on 24 hours. This is a hard question to answer because some might like the white noise, but I'm very sensitive to noise. Sorry I can't be more definitive.
1467661
I had some previous models, that were a little quieter, but those models are no longer made. They have been superseded with this model, and it's pretty darn quiet! I'm a light sleeper, and i use one near bed, with no problem. Enjoy!
233473
Mine is loud too compared with, say, Air-O-Swiss, which I had before, but I've found I can sleep though it. It doesn't sound like a waterfall, though, just like a motor.
1067921
It is kinda noisy. I have it in my dining room and not bedroom so have not tried to sleep with it on. Noise depends on the level of diffusion that it is set to.
1126686
I would say average. You cannot work out in the same room as someone sleeping but it is tolerable for someone watching television. The noise is proportional to the amount of resistance applied to the wheel and the speed at which you are pedaling.
159791
I don't think it is very quiet, making a sort of chugging/humming sound. I'm noise sensitive, so it would bother me if someone was near me while they were using it. If you were in another room, I don't think it could be heard, however.
2283491
The sounds between cycles on my machine are barely audible. Therefore, I don't find it annoying. Any annoyance is worth a good loaf of homemade bread!!!!
958157
So, I actually have some roommates who can be rather noisy at night, if you catch my drift. It's mad annoying, so I've taken to trying to block it out when it happens. I can say that the noise isolation (with no music) is solid, but not incredible. But honestly, it's about as good as any non-fitted pair of earplugs I've tried. If you combine that with actually playing some really light music (I literally put my iPod on the lowest volume setting it can go), then usually you're in good shape. The only downside is that you've got earplugs in while you sleep. Which means you either have to sleep entirely on your back (which I can do sometimes). Orr... I take one out, sleep on my side, and keep the other one in. This also works decently well since my ear without an earplug is in the pillow, and thus solidly blocked from sound. Also, for music, I recommend chill instrumental music. I've tried other things, but have occasionally been woken up by random parts of a song that get loud.
752952
I have a Marpac in my bedroom and this one in my daughters room. The Marpac has been around for a couple of years now with no issues. This one may actually be slightly louder but I've noticed a buzzing sound coming from this one. I could see this one going out after a couple of years. We use both machines every night between 6-12 hours
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Yikes, sorry to hear that. I guess it's all relative. It's loud without being abrasive. I have decent hearing, so I liked that it gradually increases (over about 15-30 seconds) so I can usually turn it off before it gets too loud. I have used it in two different apartments and can always hear it, even while in the shower. But it typically doesn't seem to stir my sleeping fiancé, who is a very heavy sleeper. Hope this helps.
1064387
...I use my bike for rehab from knee surgery and never take it above the lowest setting ...and it is totally quiet ...I adjusted the resistance early on and there was a small "thumping" noise, like something shifted and was trying to reset ?..it soon became quiet again ...I use it every day ~ 30 minutes...Jt
1001012
not too noisy at all.. It runs all night long in the bedroom.. soothing if anything!
374331
Maybe the sound varies by device. The unit I have is NOT loud. It's actually softer than average. I use it only if I'm going to be in the same room with it.
1592242
No the sound is low and very quick. Im a light sleeper but it never bother me. I sometimes but on my kitchen top. I'm very happy with it.