When it comes to the market for sound machine and white noise generators, one of the most popular and recognizable brands is Homedics, or HoMedics, as it’s sometimes spelled. Homedics makes many different products in the sound machine market. In this article, we’ll give an overview of their most popular models and offer a quick review of each type of Homedics white noise machine.

HoMedics SS-2000 Sound Spa Relaxation Sound Machine
Cost: $25 US
Sounds: 6 Different Sounds (ocean, summer night, rain, rain forest, waterfall, and heartbeat)
Power: Battery or Adaptor
Other Features: Auto Off Timer

The Homedics SS-2000 Sound Spa Relaxation Sound Machine is a very nice looking white noise generator, with a clever circular, silver design that easily sits next to your bed. At only $25 (and sometimes even cheaper, selling for $20 at Amazon for example), this is an entry level sound machine you can get your hands on and try out without risking too much.

Because it can be battery powered, this leaves the option of using it as a travel sleep aid. (However, without headphones, this means only in the hotel room i.e. not the airplane.)

The 6 sounds offered will keep you busy but personally, I prefer more options than just this. Would it really cost so much more to have a dozen sounds total?

The problem with this unit is that it’s not very solidly built. For such a cheap price, I can’t say I’m too shocked! Some people have reported problems with their Homedics SS-2000 sound machine breaking within a few months of purchase.

Homedics SS-3000 Soundspa Lullaby
Cost: $35 US
Sound: 3 Different Sounds (heartbeat, rainforest, and ocean)
Lullabies: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Rock A Bye Baby, and Brahms Cradle Song
Other Features: Auto Off Timer
Other Features: Image Projector (!)

The Homedics SS-33000 SoundSpa is one of those “baby white noise machine” devices that parents can use to help their baby fall asleep. Unlike the SS-2000 (reviewed above), the Homedics SS-3000 doesn’t suffer from being a cheap unit that sometimes break. It’s actually quite solid, and I suppose the increase in the price reflects this!

What’s really interesting about this Homedics white noise machine is that while it only offers 3 sounds, it’s got some really neat features for helping babies fall asleep. I’m talking about the lullaby music it can make and the image generator. The image projector shoots out pictures from the top of the unit. This is a pretty awesome feature and might make you want to use this for yourself and not just the baby!

By the way, if you’ve used these products above from Homedics, please kindly add a comment with your experience. Was the unit good? Should others buy it? Did it help you or your baby sleep better? It’s this type of real world input we’re looking for so don’t be shy – let us know your experiences with Homedics sound machines.

We’ll follow up this article shortly with a second article detailing additional white noise machine reviews from the Homedics sound machine product line.