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My husband snores, and I dont hear him at all with these on. The app has good sounds which consists of white noise, ambient and nature sounds. It has plenty to choose from. The app itself can be difficult to figure out. It took me a while. The sounds have to be downloaded into the earbuds or it wont work. There is also a limit on how much can be downloaded or the app will tell you that you need to delete some sounds. Also, the earbuds have to be completely charged up or the app won't work. They last approximately 13 hours and take 6 hrs to charge. After complete charging, The buds also have to be completely removed from the case or the app will not work.
Again, I do not hear my husband snore. I also can not hear if the security alarm system goes off. A burglar could enter the home and I would have no idea. Maybe this will be a Bluetooth improvement for the future?
The buds are comfortable until about 5 am. I find my ears getting sore by then and I take them out. I still use them every night and believe they are worth the money. Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: monasaludez
decent effort by Bose, despite themselves
I already own the small and very good Bose blue-tooth speaker. That said, this product is quite decent. It's noise cancellation is just behind the Apple II airpods. The dozen or so ambient sounds are OK. I have bad tinnitus and it was difficult finding the right pitch with any of the provided ambient sounds, to help negate the tinnitus. The physical buds are nicely designed. The provided cable only charges from my laptop. WTF? I call Bose and their Google searched web number works but their automated service system doesn't. WTF? Then I call customer service and they won't answer even my most general questions without knowing my sleepbud's serial number. WTF. Apple sets a very high bar - in comparison, these folks are still minor league.Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: refurbished | Sold by: bose
Case doesn’t charge
We got the sleepbuds II today. I was so excited as this is a gift for my husband. We went to plug them in and the case doesn’t even charge. :( We contacted Bose to find out that it is likely an issue with the case itself. How is something brand new in box broken already?? In the pics, the new one shows no lights lit up on the case. The second pic is my current set that works showing what the case should look like when charging. I guess this is what I get for trying to save a few dollars on the purchase. Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: vorzuglich
One Trick Pony
I will have to admit that most of my disappointment stems from the fact that I didn’t realize these earphones only work with their special Blue Tooth software. The reason I bought them in the first place was to have the ability to listen to audio content as I slept, or more specifically was falling to sleep. But I was super surprised to learn that I couldn’t listen to my own music library, audio books, podcasts as you can with virtually every other ear bud on the planet. You are effectively constrained to the propriety lobby of audio files the have available in their propriety app - mostly environmental sound scapes you would expect from “sleep inducing” audio files very similar to “Rain” or related files on ITunes, Spotify, etc. My big question is WHY? Why would you put such a limitation on a very pricy set of ear buds. Why make it essentially a one trick pony?
As for the one trick it does do - blocking out ambient noise with its inherent noise reduction technology, it seems to do just fine. I can’t really hear my snoring wife or snoring dog. The big problem for me was the fit of the actual buds in my ears. I loved the idea of buds you can sleep wearing, but these buds created pressure points that had my ears aching when I woke up in the morning. I’m sure this was not helped by the fact that I am a side sleeper so my ear (and thus the bud) is pressing into my ear. As for the sound itself? Nothing special, but then, it hard to tell when you can only play sound files as opposed to music.
I really wanted to love this product, given the limitations mention above, it is a huge “swing and a miss.” I would be even more unhappy if I had paid the full whopping price at $250 (I paid less than half that for a factory refurbished set).
So if you are a back sleeper who just wants to block ambient noise with “sleep sounds “ maybe they will work for you. But for me, they are over priced for an under-functioning hamstrung one trick pony. Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: refurbished | Sold by: bose
Pricey item, but worth it to improve sleep quality.
They ended up being very comfortable. It took a bit to get used to sleeping with them in my ears, but I had little problems with them falling out. There is a good selection of sound and they cover up most of the noise that was disrupting my sleep even with good earplugs.
I look forward though to future versions of the product that could do things like track your motion to report back on the quality of your sleep. Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: brownbeartech
Absolutely fantastic, but an app update would make them even better
They are fantastic! Really! They are comfortable (with the correct size tips) and actually do stay in. Bose products produce the best sound I've ever heard. But the Sleepbuds cost more than the regular Bose earbuds. For the cost, they could be even better if they could be used to stream other tunes, i.e., music from other sleep apps or meditation apps; or, if they would allow for adding your own relaxing music and sounds to the earbuds using the Bose app. Perhaps one day, the Bose app will be updated to allow for adding other music, and when it is, I'll definitely take advantage of that.Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: pre-owned | Sold by: shbras-88
The best I’ve found so far
My wife snores and so do my dogs. I am a very light sleeper and found myself on the couch a lot. I’ve tried 4 or 5 options until I bought the Bose sleepbuds. They have done their homework on these. They mask the sound very well, personally I have been using “warm static” for about 2 years. The volume is adjustable and the alarms work great. The app is like 8 of 10 I’d say. The first night, my ears got sore but then I found the right size inserts and they are by far the most comfortable I’ve ever tried. Seriously, they don’t bother me at all and I prefer to sleep with them in even if I’m alone! One suggestion for anyone buying these…. DO NOT put them anywhere except in the charging case. I have taken them out and placed them on the nite stand 2 times to go pee in the middle of the night and my dog ate them. I’m sure it’s just my dog but she can’t wait to chew those little things up! I’m on my 3rd set now, and they are not cheap!! Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: refurbished | Sold by: bose
Why can’t it play music?!
So frustrating that these earbuds can play sounds of all sorts but not music?! Such a weird gimmick attempt of trying to make it purely “sleepbuds” only. For what it does, it’s severely over priced! None the less, there comfortable and do very good at masking sounds. Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: phong2527
Perfect noise cancelling ear buds
works great, easy to use, helps me sleep
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: new | Sold by: autoextras2003
Good while it works
This is my third pair, one original, and two SleepBuds 2. I think when they are working I like them but for me they seem to last about 2 years. Why Do i keep buying ? because like airpods the battery on these devices don't last for ever. So my rating is based on when they work. Please make them with replaceablr batteries.Read full review...
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: refurbished | Sold by: bose