Sonic Boom Alarm Clocks (AC) are manufactured by Sonic Alert. Sonic Alert has been supplying amplified ACs, telephones, signalers and personal listening devices for nearly 40 years. The company got its start, and is still located in Troy Michigan. The owner's Grandmother was hard of hearing. Having toyed with electronics since grade school, he designed and built her a signaling system for her house. It included a vibrating AC to wake her, flashing lights to notify her of the door bell ringing and amplified telephone and more. The company's line of products all began with satisfying that need. Today, Sonic Alert continues to specialize in alert products geared for hearing impaired and hard to wake.
The Sonic Alert ACs for the hearing impaired and hard to wake are (this may be changing) sold under the Sonic Boom Brand Name. In this article we are going to review eleven of the latest Sonic Boom AC Systems (some are truly systems). We will categorize the systems by the features offered:
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- High Decibel Alarms - Across all brands of extra loud alarm clocks, the high decibel alarms typically range from 100 to 120 decibels. The Sonic Boom high decibel alarms for the most part have a ceiling of 113 decibels. The high decibel sound comes in the form of buzzers, sirens and other high pitched waking sounds.
- Shakers or Vibrators - The bed shakers or vibrators are 12 volt disks that are connected to the AC. The disks are placed under the pillow, under the mattress or on the mattress. When the clock alarms, the disk vibrates or shakes to wake the sleeper. All of the Sonic Boom ACs we will review today have shakers.
- Light - The last few years has seen the emergence of light sources connected to the ACs. The light sources have two functions. One is a pulsating light that helps to wake the sleeper alone, or in conjunction with high decibel sound, shaker or both. Second is using the light source as a mood adjuster or therapy to induce sleep.
- Integration With Phone and Other Signaling Systems - In this instance an AC will have the above features but have the capability to maintain a hard wired or wireless connection with the telephone, door bell, audio mechanism to signal the baby crying and more.
Following are the eleven Sonic Boom ACs we are reviewing, then to end, we will make our recommendation of the best deal for your money.
- Sonic Alert Boom SBP100 Portable Vibrating AC - Portable traveling AC with bed shaker only. Expect to pay about .
- Sonic Boom Sweetheart Loud + Vibrating AC - A pink heart shaped bedside AC that has high decibel sound, bed shaker and lighting. Expect to pay about .
- Sonic Boom SB-300SS AC With Bed Shaker - With a metallic look, this bedside alarm has high decibel sound and bed shaker. Expect to pay about .
- Sonic Alert - SB200ss Sonic Boom AC Travel & Desk Top Size - Again, a metallic look digital clock, with high decibel sound and bed shaker. This unit is designed as a light weight travel alarm. Expect to pay about .
- Sonic Boom AC with Telephone Signaler and Bed Shaker - This AC has it all, high decibel sound, bed shaker, light and it has a hard wire connection to the phone so that it alarms when the phone rings. this is a very nice feature for the hearing impaired. Expect to pay about .
- Sonic Alert Boom SBD375ss Duo Vibrating AC - This clock offers two separate alarms for the couple. It features high decibel sound and bed shaker. Expect to pay about .
- SBT425ss Sonic Boom AC - This is the only analog AC offered in the eleven we are reviewing. It features high decibel sound and bed shaker. Expect to pay about .
- SBB500ss Bomb AC - This a very powerful AC. It offers very high decibel sound, bed shaker and light. Expect to pay about .
- Sonic Boom AC/Receiver w/ Radio w/o Shaker - This unit has a wireless connection to the telephone and a built in radio. This model is the bare bones with only high decibel sound and wireless telephone connection. It has all the connections if you want to add features at a later time. Expect to pay about .
- Sonic Alert SBR350 Sonic Boom Vibrating AC w/ Radio - This unit features high decibel sound, shaker and light plus offers radio for listening or to wake by. Expect to pay about .
- Sonic Alert SB1000ss Sonic Boom Vibrating AC w/ Radio - This is the full featured version of the radio alarm clock that has a wireless connection to the telephone. In addition it offers, high decibel sound, shaker, light and connects to door bell or other audio devices. Expect to pay about .
For those that are not hearing impaired or slightly hearing impaired, our pick is based on the most for the least. The Sonic Boom AC with Telephone Signaler and Bed Shaker offers all the features we have discussed for about . For the hearing impaired, the Sonic Alert SB1000ss Sonic Boom Vibrating Alarm Clock w/ Radio is one of the most advanced alarm clock systems we have seen for the money.
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