Hi, I’m Ethan Green from NoSleeplessNights.com and in this video I’m going to be doing
a review of the Dreamegg D3 Pro white noise machine.
I paid £31.99 for it in the UK, so that puts it in the middle of the price range of the
20+ white noise machines I’ve reviewed in the last few years.
When I bought it, it came in a cardboard box.
It didn't have too much plastic or polystyrene packaging, which is always good for the environment.
There was a clear manual with the device specs and operating instructions, which are very
easy to understand.
The Amazon listing said it included a power adapter, but mine only came with the USB charging
cable and the instructions only refer to the charging cable as well, so I’m not quite
sure what's going on there.
I did email the company about this, who replied pretty quickly and sent me one for free.
On the plus side, you can use the cable to plug it into any USB outlet or any other five
volt power adapter that you already have.
One of the key features of the Dreamegg D3 Pro is that it has an internal rechargeable
lithium battery.
It takes around two hours to charge and I found that it easily lasts over eight hours,
so you can leave it playing continuously and it will last all night.
It's great that it has the internal rechargeable battery as it means that you can place it
wherever you like in a room without being constrained by proximity to a power outlet.
That said, the cable is over a meter long which meant that I could leave it plugged
in on a table or a nightstand.
As for the power consumption and running costs, when you've got it plugged in the power rating
is 5 watts.
That works out at 0.005 kilowatts.
So for example, if you run it for 8 hours every night for 30 days, which is 240 hours,
the kilowatt hour consumption will be 1.2 kilowatt hours.
So as a rough estimate, if you’re billed 25 pence in the UK per kilowatt hour, it will
cost you 30 pence per month to run or if you're paying 15 cents per kilowatt hour in the US,
that'll work out at 18 cents per month.
Please keep in mind that this is only a very rough estimate running cost because factors
like the volume and sound choice, as well as your actual tariff, will affect the cost.
I like how small and portable the Dreamegg D3 Pro is.
At 4.4 by 4.4 by 2.3 inches and 308 grams, it's at the smaller end of the spectrum of
white noise machines.
So it doesn't take up too much space on a desk, nightstand, or suitcase when traveling.
As for the design, I like the minimalist round shape and the charcoal colour.
I also like the upward-facing speaker, which helps fill the room with sound better.
The Dreamegg only has seven buttons and it's very easy to operate, with no complicated
button combinations to worry about and no companion app with hidden settings.
Considering there are 29 sounds it's great that the three main categories each have their
own button.
You'll see later when I play the sounds that there's a button for the 15 nature sounds,
a second button for the seven fan sounds, and a third for the seven white noise sounds.
It makes it much easier to get to the exact sound that you like compared to white noise
machines that make you cycle through all the sounds with one or two buttons.
Another very useful feature is the headphone jack.
You can plug in any standard 3.5 millimeter headphone plug to listen to your white noise
in private without disturbing anyone else.
This is particularly good if you sleep with someone who doesn't appreciate loud rain or
fan sounds all night long when they're trying to get to sleep.
I love how it has auto-off timers or the option to play it continuously all day or night.
If you press the timer button a tiny led will indicate whether you have it set to 30, 60,
or 90 minutes.
The LEDs on the original Dreamegg D3 were brighter and I like how they've dimmed them
on the D3 Pro because not everyone likes to have bright LEDs in the bedroom when they're
trying to sleep.
On the underside, it has non-slip feet which work well to stop it sliding off the table
when you're using it half asleep in the nighttime.
The casing is a hard plastic though and I found it's robust enough to withstand fairly
hard knocks.
So, now the moment that some of you will have been waiting for, let's have a listen to the
sounds.
There are a lot of them, so I’ll just play them briefly and not talk while I do, and
then I’ll give you my opinion of them afterward.
(white noise + nature sounds)
And that's the sounds.
So, personally I think it's a fantastic selection of sounds.
It's great to have so much variety of white noise and fan sounds, with some deeper pink
and brown noise included, which I personally find more relaxing than the sole bright white
noise that some devices have.
The nature sounds on the whole are good too, and I like how the D3 Pro has rain alone or
rain plus thunder.
And the speaker has better bass than most other white noise machines I’ve reviewed,
which is an area where they're typically lacking.
The crickets sound a little bit too fast for my liking, that's probably one of my main
criticisms of the nature sounds.
I don't know, maybe they’re crickets from a coffee plantation!
And a couple of the sounds, like the campfire, have a white noise sound in the background
which does ruin the effect a little bit for me.
You'll also have noticed that there are two lullabies, a shushing noise and a fetal sound,
which I’m not a fan of because I’m not three years old.
Maybe when I’m having a tantrum, but not generally!
But it does mean this is a good option for the parents of young children.
As for the loops, most of the sounds are undetectable which is always a plus.
The ones I could time were around 90 seconds, which might seem short, but it's actually
longer than the average for these devices believe it or not.
As for the volume, it has plenty of incremental volume settings and the maximum volume is
very loud.
I measured the white noise from a meter away at just under 80 decibels, which makes it
one of the louder white noise machines I’ve heard, and that explains why I found that
it did a very good job of blocking out external noise, such as birds and traffic outdoors
or tv and music from another room.
So all in all, I think that the sound options, the volume, and the speaker quality are very
good, especially for this price.
Okay, before I wrap up with my final verdict let's have a think about the main pros and
cons.
For me, the number one thing is that it has 29 sounds.
There's a good balance of white noise, fan sounds, and nature sounds.
It has the internal rechargeable battery, which is great for placing it wherever you
want in the room.
It has the headphone jack so you can listen to it privately without disturbing anyone
else.
The speaker is more than capable of masking a lot of external noise.
The price is reasonable, and also I think it's great that it's so portable and pretty
lightweight considering it has that internal lithium battery.
As for the main cons, I think the fact that it has the white noise playing in the background
of some of the sounds is kind of annoying.
I also don't like the fact that it makes that chiming noise when you reach the end of the
sound choices - it's kind of annoying I think.
And it would have been great if it included a power adapter rather than me having to write
to them to ask to include something which was in the original listing.
So my final verdict is that the Dreamegg D3 Pro is a decent little white noise machine
with a lot to like.
It has some useful features that make it practical to use in the bedroom specifically.
And I think it has a good range of sounds and a better speaker than the original D3.
Now, I do think that perhaps the parents of young kids are going to make the best use
out of it, specifically because there are several sounds which probably only little
kids are going to listen to.
However, there are plenty of sounds that also adults will enjoy.
Now, I do think that the speaker quality is capable of masking a lot of external noise,
even louder external noise, which at the end of the day is one of the main jobs of a white
noise machine.
And even on the lower volume settings, the nature sounds are relaxing to listen to, which
is great if you're just going to use it quietly when you're trying to fall asleep.
And the inclusion of the headphone jack means that you can listen to those nature sounds
in a relaxing way without disturbing anyone else, even on the lower to mid volumes.
So that's about it - I hope that you found this video useful.
If you did and you'd like to buy one, then you can find a link in the description below
to do so.
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Thanks for watching, this is Ethan from No Sleepless Nights.