I hate my clock radio from B B and Beyond that has lots of sounds like rain and wind and waves. Somewhere in each track I hear a cat meowing one time, so I lay there and wait for it. It's very distracting and annoying. So I don't use the sound part. I love white noise so I use a small fan but yes, ...

Cool thanks for the input guys i'll be ordering one soon, i'll keep ya updated.

http://www.marpacsleepmate.net was looking at these to block out any noise and ease me to sleep. Anyone have experience with these?