Big Red Rooster White Machine Reviews Summary

Build Quality

Pros:

• "It is built with good quality materials."
• "This unit is small & mighty!"
• "Lightweight. Easy to use. Clean and sleek design."
• "It fits easily in a suitcase or bag."
• "This one is sturdy and never does the annoying stuff the old one did."
• "Nice and small. Works great."
• "Seems well made."

Cons:

• "I've seriously thought of buying a different one but they won’t reimburse me!"
• "Cheaply made, easily breakable with 6 sounds that sadly...are not variable in sound type."
• "However, after less than 30 days it is clear the product is extremely low quality."
• "Low sound quality and buttons don’t always work from the first push. So I’m planning to return it and do not actually recommend."
• "The machine looks different and not as pictured."
• "The item is not as pictured-the new one that I received has square buttons instead of round ones."
• "Crap product."

Sound Quality

Pros:

• "They have great, soft, gentle sounds."
• "The sound of rain and thunder relax me so I can drift off to sleep."
• "The sounds are nice and relaxing, no edges to it and has 6 varieties which manage to put me to sleep."
• "The different sounds allow you to choose the ones that work the best for you."
• "All the sounds are nice, but the ocean is my favorite."
• "I especially enjoy the soft rain sounds! Very soothing. :-)"
• "The different sounds so soothing and realistic. My dog actually thought there was a thunder storm."

Cons:

• "I really liked this machine for sound quality and control but it stopped working completely after barely 3 months of use and won't turn on at all with the wall adapter or batteries."
• "Every sound seems to have too much high-end treble in it, which is not helpful for creating a relaxing atmosphere."
• "The white noise selection, and other selections didn’t cover the traffic noise."
• "The white noise is not pure and often there’s background noise in the track."
• "The sound quality is terrible, very tinny and artificial sounding."
• "The white noise was very high pitched."
• "The white noise is a very digital sound, and I don’t like how loud the buttons are when they’re pushed."

Functionality and Features

Pros:

• "It keeps the current settings if it's turned off then turned back on."
• "I like that you can have a different time setting for 15,30,60, or until you turn it off."
• "It’s small and light so easy to tuck in your carry on or luggage."
• "I love that it has a timer."
• "Love the battery option, very portable."
• "You can adjust the volume, too, which is great if you are placing it a little distance away from you."
• "The timer feature makes sure we fall asleep fast every night and don’t have to turn it off or wake up hours later with it still going."

Cons:

• "This product does not run on batteries."
• "It is not able to be battery-operated, even though it has a battery compartment and says it can run in batteries."
• "The volume adjustment is ridiculous."
• "The volume design makes it impossible to tell where the volume level is at."
• "There isn't real indicator for the volume, you just push it up or down."
• "The volume button drastically changes the sound so as I’m trying to lower it, it’s startling the babies!"
• "Noises were grating and not pleasant."

Reliability

Pros:

• "Very pleased! Worth the money!"
• "This machine is awesome. My 2 grandchildren both have one and it's part of their nightly routine."
• "I bought this product in 2019, it's still works perfectly!"
• "I love my White Noise Sound Machine. I use mine every night and it is at least five years old and working like new."
• "We've had this model for a few months now, and it has held up well so far!"
• "This thing rocks. Thunderstorms every night!"
• "These are the best sound machines."

Cons:

• "Then it stopped working. So I thought it was the batteries. Nope."
• "I was super excited to try this sound machine for my son. He is a light sleeper so we use sound machines to help him sleep. The volume and sound was great for about a month. Then it stopped working."
• "It stopped working after a week of finally using it every night for 6-7 hrs."
• "This product randomly just stopped working."
• "It did work well, but it died after just 17 months."
• "Our first one we bought 1 year ago and it just stopped working after 6 months of nightly use."
• "I got this in my baby shower, back in March, and thought it was great in the beginning but now it just completely stop working."

Design and Portability

Pros:

• "This machine would be a good one for people who travel... I personally found the noises to be on the higher end, which some find preferable."
• "It was a little smaller than I thought it would be, but it is very mobile. Great sound, but I wish it had more types of sounds."
• "It is smaller than I thought it would be. But that is a good thing. Smaller is better for traveling."
• "The design is sleek, minimalist, and user-friendly."
• "Lightweight, compact, portable."
• "Great value for money and so simple to use!"
• "I love that you have the option of using it with batteries, especially when you go camping."

Cons:

• "The cord is made by an idiot! You have to stand on one ear and tap your big toe to have the cord perfectly in the Jack and turn on!"
• "You need to use real force to push the clunky buttons on the device."
• "The buttons are SO loud when you press them."
• "The buttons are super loud."
• "It also has a very hard to push power button - to the point where I thought it was broken."
• "Now the power button has to be held down to turn it on."
• "The sounds are really harsh and loud when turned up enough to be useful for noise blocking."