In-depth reviews and acoustic testing of low-decibel electronics and quiet gadgets designed to reduce noise pollution in your home and workspace.
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. If you walk into a typical office, you will hear a dull hum of typing. If you walk into a gaming room, you will hear a machine-gun fire of clicks. The difference isn’t the typist; it’s the … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I love a clean house, but I hate the sound of vacuuming. The high-pitched whine of a standard vacuum cleaner clocks in at around 75-80 dB. That is loud enough to damage your hearing over time, scare … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. There is nothing worse than waking up freezing in the middle of the night. But for light sleepers, the alternative is almost as bad: waking up because your cheap space heater just kicked on with a loud … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I have terrible seasonal allergies. In the spring, I physically cannot sleep without an air purifier running next to my bed. But for years, I had to make a choice: Wake up with a stuffy nose or … Read more
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This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I love my white noise machine. But I don’t love packing it for a one-night business trip. Sometimes, your phone is the only tool you have. If you search the App Store for “White Noise,” you will … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I started my podcast in a spare bedroom with bare walls and hardwood floors. It sounded terrible. When you record in an untreated room, your microphone doesn’t just hear you; it hears the room. It hears the … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I am a night owl. I do my best writing at 2:00 AM. But there was a problem: My old mechanical keyboard sounded like a machine gun. Every time I hit the spacebar, the “CLACK” echoed through … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. If you live in an apartment, you know the struggle. You turn off the lights to sleep, but you can still see a bright beam of light coming from the hallway under your front door. And where … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I have a love-hate relationship with earplugs. I love the silence, but I hate the pressure. As a side sleeper, sticking a piece of foam in my ear and then pressing it against a pillow usually means … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. I will be honest with you: The first time I bought “soundproof curtains” from Amazon, I was disappointed. I hung them up, expecting my street noise to vanish. It didn’t. The truck engine outside was just as … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. Traveling is the enemy of sleep. Thin hotel walls, loud elevators, and different time zones can wreck your rest. If you rely on a box fan at home, you cannot fit it in your suitcase. You need … Read more