Sound Oasis S-550-05 Sound Therapy System

I bought the Sound Oasis S-550-05 nearly two years ago from Amazon. As a light sleeper, I need something to block out street, hotel and noise from guests that get up earlier than I do. My husband has also found that he sleeps deeper if we have white noise running in the bedroom. We’ve had a white noise machine at home for years, but as a vacation was coming up, and we needed a unit for our lake home, I did a lot of research before purchasing the Sound Oasis S-550-05. My criteria in choosing this unit were the following: It had to be lightweight, a shape that made it easy to pack, must be able to use batteries, able to run continuously, loud enough to hear, and the most important thing to me were that it had to accept headphones. We only use the white noise setting on our machines, so extra sounds didn’t mean much to me, but the opinions of other customers were important. This unit was rated highly by other consumers and had every feature that I needed. Honestly, it was the perfect choice for us. Since purchasing the Sound Oasis S-550-05, it has stayed primarily at the lake house. It keeps my husband and me sleeping through most of the noises, such as cars and trucks driving by. However, neither it, nor any machine out there can block the neighbor’s chain saw very early in the morning, nor the crazy blackbird that kept hitting every window each morning, trying to fight his reflection. But we don’t hear our guests when they get up to use the bathroom or their grandchildren playing in the sunroom. I’ve packed the unit up and taken it along to hotels and to Hawaii and it has helped immensely since I don’t normally sleep well in hotels. If my husband gets up early and wants to watch TV, I plug in the headset and go right back to sleep. So far, I haven’t had to use batteries in it because the cord has reached an outlet everywhere we have been. Some people complain about noise loops in various machines, but I have not noticed that at all. I recently had to stay in the hospital for 3+ days. Since I expected to have a roommate, I brought along my headphones. Every hospital stay I’ve had has been noisy with fire doors slamming and all the noise from people in the halls. I’d forgotten about the beeping machines, so I was very happy that I brought the headphones along. There were plenty of nearby outlets, so I sent the batteries home with my husband. During this hospital stay, I was in a great deal of pain the entire time, and every time I moved, machines beeped. My Sound Oasis S-550-05 and headphones kept me from going off the deep end. The surgeon gave me a cassette player with meditations to listen to, but it was no help when I tried to sleep, while my Sleep Oasis got me snoozing. I highly recommend the Sound Oasis S-550-05 Sound Therapy System. If I were scoring the unit on a 1-10 scale, I’d give it a 9.5. For me, the only complaint about the unit is that it will not hold your last selection when you shut it off. So when I turn it on, I need to hit the white noise button selection. It’s a small thing, but since I only use white noise, I wish that it would stay set. A couple of weeks after returning home from the hospital, I unpacked the bag that had my unit in it, and realized that the base to hold it upright was missing. I contacted Sound Oasis to ask if I could purchase one, and Tina in Customer Service shipped one out to me at no charge and it arrived in less than a week from my original email. Now that’s Top-Notch Customer Service! You can bet that the next time I need another white noise machine, it will be one made by Sound Oasis.

I recently purchased the Oasis sound machine to replace the same exact model that I purchased in 2013 and have used continuously since that time. It worked perfectly, except that it had begun to suddenly make a scrambled sound for perhaps 30 seconds or so, then return to normal. This started out happening only rarely, but it eventually happened more frequently so I decided to replace it. I was very happy with my original Oasis and used it heavily, sometimes in the daytime as well as every night. I've used the new one now for 10 days or so and it functions just like the original (except no scrambled noise). I only listen to the white noise option and it provides a steady wall of sound to mask or muffle other sounds. I particularly like the vertical orientation of the machine because it takes up so little space on my bedside table. That was why I originally chose this model.

Overall, I recommend this product. Just a few complaints.... Normally I am hypersensitive to noise and prefer "peace and quiet." But, at night I prefer sleeping with the fan on to drown out other noises, the television in the other room, etc. Unfortunately, this is not possible in the winter, so I purchased the Sound Oasis S-550-05 Sound Therapy System. It arrived in good time, well-packaged, and with all components in place. But, what struck me first, was that it appears smaller and more cheaply made than in the pictures, and has a small plastic cheaply made stand that could easily be lost or broken, so I use the unit laying down on its' back on my headboard. The Buttons: The on/off/volume and timer buttons are easy to operate for the most part, but the sound buttons must be pushed firmly to change sounds and this tends to be difficult to do with one hand in your sleep without moving the whole unit. (Just a little pet-peeve of mine for this unit). The Sounds: There are six built-in sounds; Ocean Surf, Stream, Rain, White Noise, Summer Night and Wind. The Ocean Surf is okay and probably would be the choice for most people. The Stream and The Rain are harsh. Rather than being like a babbling brook or gentle rain falling against the roof or window, they should be labeled "Niagara Falls," and "Downpour." I bought the machine primarily for the "White Noise," sound, but the white noise as well seems too harsh and irritating. And, the "WIND????" Well, that's downright obnoxious. Surprisingly, I use the sound that would most likely be annoying to all other human beings on the planet and that is, "Summer Night." Basically it is the sound of crickets chirping repeatedly, and believe it or not, I find it so relaxing that I've had the best two nights sleep that I've had in a very long time. (Hence the four stars in spite of all my complaints!) Sound Cards: There is the option to use additional sound cards on this machine which is another reason I purchased it. I have not tried this yet, or figured out how to do so, which would require reading the instructions, but I do plan to in the future and hopefully will be able to find other sounds not quite as harsh or obnoxious. So, do I recommend it? Yes! Just be aware of some of the downfalls I have pointed out and if you are looking for a decent sound quality in a lightweight, fairly easy to use machine, then this is the one!

I was looking for: - Portable, so it can travel with me or I can take it from room-to-room - Pleasant/realistic sounds, so it's not a distraction - Timers, so I can use it to go to sleep (but not for all-night use) - Can add sounds, if I ever get bored with the stock sounds This little unit fulfills all of the above for me. This was written on day 2 of ownership so it remains to be seen if it will last (some comments indicated premature failures). 5 out of 6 of the default noises are useful, pleasant and realistic. My favorites are the Ocean, Stream and Rain - which all nicely fade into the background. The only questionable choice is the Wind setting. Does anyone find Wind noise soothing? Perhaps so, but it doesn't work for me.

I bought this system for my wife after our HomeMedic sound system broke down, thinking that the ability to differentiate sounds with the sound card option was impressive. I can't say that we're dissapointed by it, but I can't say that we're appy with it. The included sounds are extremely repetitive (as they are on the sound cards as well). I know that it's a sound system and not a sophisticated system, but the sounds seem to be looped ever 5 seconds, making some of them impossible to listen to. The unit seems to be made of a decent construction, but the base attachment is flimsy. Overall, I would only recommend this product if you can stand repetitive sounds that have a slight mechanical twinge to them....otherwise I would steer clear of it.

Great sleep/sound machine! I compared this to the Ecotones Sound + Sleep Machine, and for me, the Sound Oasis is much better because (1) I believe it has superior sound quality, (2) the slim stature of it makes it much to take with me if I travel (the Ecotones is more bulky) and (3) I liked the ability to use batteries if there's an issue with power. I use the brook sound the most -- I believe its sound quality is much clearer than the comparable brook sound on the Ecotones. For me, the more clearer sound quality makes it more realistic and easier to fall asleep to. I didn't notice any looping tracks, and I'm usually pretty quick to pick up on those. It does not include bird/other noises...just brook (water) noises, which is what I wanted (and I believe it's that way on the other sounds...e.g., no seal noises in the ocean setting). It's also easy to set up and easy to use. I highly recommend!

We have used one of these exact machines for over 10 years. It has been on all night every night & has worked like a champ. It really does help keep you in a restful mode and cancels out distracting sounds. It did finally cease to work properly so we ordered two, one for us and the other for our son. One of them did have a problem, and we requested an exchange. That was YESTERDAY 1/16/17. It arrived today 1/17/17!! One day ! Just amazing service. Thank you.

I have two of these, so my complaints are not down to a bad unit. My daughter uses one and my wife uses one, and they have worked very well...for them. However I'm the one who really needed a white noise machine, and for me this thing is absolutely terrible. First off, the only setting that could work for me is white noise, so that rules out the others. They are not encompassing enough. However the white noise has a steady pattern which includes what sounds like a dog barking. I have no idea if they stuck that in there on purpose with a bunch of other sounds, and that, for whatever reason, I can clearly discern the barking, or if this is just a sound that ended up in there mistakenly and is not noticed by most listeners. If you are very sensitive to the odd sounds and need a true steady sound to help you sleep, do not buy this machine.

Il pacco è arrivato puntuale ma ci sono problemi con il volume (quando lo si alza, l'apparecchio si spegne) e non è possibile il reso. Non credo di poterlo consigliare.

I'm a white noise user, so I wasn't too concerned with any other sound but the white noise. I saw a review someone did on YouTube playing all the siunds and it sounded good, but it's even better in person. All the sounds are good, just a small amount to choose from. The ability to have the machine on all night and you press the centre button to silence it was good feature for me, however that centre button is hard to press if it's not backed up against something like the wall. The best stand out feature about this whole unit to me is the fact there is absolutely no light. No power light, no time to flicker, it keeps the room pitch black the way I like it. Would buy this unit again in a heartbeat.

Le sound system d'oasis est parfait pour fournir un bruit d'ambiance pour les personnes souffrant d'acouphènes ou tout simplement pour les personnes qui ne supportent pas le silence et on besoin d'un bruit de fond.

This system is attractive and has good quality audio. I also like the fact that I could program it to play up to 90 minutes . I was , however, disappointed in the sound selections. The unit I had previously, incorporated related sounds into the main selection -eg - the sound of seagulls in the ocean waves, the sound of crickets intermittently in the babbling brook item. I found I was listening for these occasional sounds and was focused on the selection until I fell asleep. My mind wanders more with these monotones and when I listened to the cricket chirping it irritated me so much I just wanted to get out of bed and go find it or shut the window - which was already shut. I am looking into the sound card mentioned in the Manual. I also found the unit unstable on the stand provided. Perhaps I didn't use it correctly but it kept coming off when I picked it up to turn the unit on or adjust the sound level.

Lovely unit and it is quite small so it fits nicely on the bedside table to create relaxing sounds while we are falling asleep. And, because it is so small, we can easily move it to another room to create ambience while reading or working in the kitchen. It is not quite powerful enough to wash out loud, daytime industrial sounds around the apartment building, still it does the job we got it for. It's also nice that you can buy a sound cards without other sound effects. From the looks of it, sound cards would be easy to change. We definitely recommend it.