What makes the sound? A cheezy electronic device or real brass chimes?
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There is a metal plate that a hammer strikes against, so it's not electronic. However, it is just one note, and not two. Like "Ding!", not "Ding Dong!" I think the "Dong!" is saved for the back doorbell; if you have two doorbells, this one will hook up to both. Bit disappointing, but it does look really nice on the wall.
1994422
Brass chimes, but they are no different than what you would find in any $20 chime. The sole point of this is the cover IMHO. If you are looking for premium chimes, this isn't it.
479410
It depends on what you're actually expecting, but it makes several sounds that I would qualify as "buzzing." The built-in soundboard is basically as 90s cell phone. Jingle Bells, Fur Elise, generic ringers and some beeps. There are like 15-20 total. Be aware, though, this isn't strong enough to go through walls. Don't expect it to go through bricks to control your fire from upstairs. If you plan on using it like you'd use a TV remote, it may have enough range to work though!
119180
I'm looking for something like this but I am very funny when it comes to the sound. I need to know if the quality is good. What do you think?
841811
My one has a sound and works well, Its hard to describe the noise but is a sort of buzzing noise, not too loud.
2099033
I'm sorry... I don't know. Sounds very pleasant. It was a gift for my 7 year old autistic grandson who is fascinated with bells and chimes...he LOVES it.
2177932
There is no probably about the sound. It is bad. Sounds like music and headphones are playing in a tin can.
2164154
It has two sound settings. Loudest sound is like a smoke detector going off. The lower is a chime like a grand father clock. Or just a led indicator.
1697910
I don't have mine in front of me, but I do believe it's wind-up. If you look at the picture, there are two metal objects on the side. One of them controls the ding a 2, 3, 4, and 6 beats. I'm fairly sure that the other is the wind-up mechanism.
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it is 'electronic' chime. must be wired in and if you want more than one in your house, they must be identical in order to work. that is why I returned mine. It was nice looking, but would not synch with my other doorbell. It also had more tunes than one I ended up with, which was disappointing.
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It is supposed to sound like a German Shepherd dog. The sound quality is probably 8-bit, which is "ok". Unless you have a very keen ear, it is pretty real. The barks were definitely digitized (sampled). It also gets more "aggressive" if it has to.From John Nozum
668162
There is one that would make an appropriate cubicle doorbell. The other sounds would make FUN doorbells!
1814164
The DryBuddyEZ has a ONE silly trumpet sound. One tone alarms are known to cause auditory accommodation. You will find information regarding 'Auditory Accommodation' on Google.
1157502
Well, I've never even noticed the noise. So I'm thinking not loud at all! It's magnetic so maybe a "ping" sound. There's no added electronic sound effects.
973840
I just watched a How It's Made program on the Science Channel on making these whistles. They are made of brass that is nickel plated. At least the UK version is.
1842849
It makes a loud ding dong sound. Not like a doorbell, but a little bit more harsh than that. It does have a low and high setting so the noise won't be as abrupt. It was still a bit loud for me even on the low setting, so I took a dish cloth and taped it over the place the sound comes out to make it better. It muffles the sound. Hope this helps.
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HI! it only makes a sound over metal! =-) It is a really great little detector. In time my son (12 years ole and brilliant) LOL does want a more professional one that will actually filter out junk from the good stuff . Those are a few hundred dollars so that will be when he is much older. For now he LOVES this thing and when we bring it to the playground or beach he has a ton of little followers that are intrigued beyond belief. SO far my son has found an old belt buckle (1800's) old medicine bottle (again (1800's era) tons of coins. =-)
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Yes, it has a bell chime. There are a vast variety of melodies: classical, xmas, jewish, a lullaby, a cookoo, "auld lang zine", and many others.