C Crane Company PS2 SoftSpeaker Pillow Speaker (Blue)

My partner likes to sleep in dead silence and I have to have the radio or something on to fall asleep. This was perfect for me, since I don't like to wear earbuds to bed. The speaker is soft and comfortable to lay on directly, and the audio is clear

Update: amazon shows I've purchased this speaker SIX times. This is because it is easy to break the speaker if you're not careful; namely, kinking the cord / pulling on it and therefore separating it from the speaker (just like old headphones I used with my walkman, lol). Even so, this continues to be my preferred pillow speaker and it works the best of any I've tried. I dislike having to charge a bluetooth speaker, and I don't need controls on the device itself; my phone is on the nightstand anyway. I use an apple adapter to plug this and the charging cord into the phone. I use it EVERY SINGLE NIGHT. Still happy with my (many) purchase(s).I have tried several different pillow speakers. I have a bad habit of needing to listen to TALKING as I go to sleep (music doesn't work for me) to keep my mind from wandering and anxiety from taking over. Unfortunately, my husband is not keen on talk radio or books on tape as background noise! Enter the pillow speaker.I have purchased two of these speakers; one to keep in my travel bag (so I never forget and am without it) and one to use nightly in bed. I plug it into my iPhone, set it to play for about an hour, and at some point, drift off peacefully.It might be a bit princess-and-the-pea of me, but I don't use the squishy cover that comes with it. I find that too lumpy under the pillow, causing pressure on my ear. The device inside is quite flat and functions perfectly without the extra "pillow." The sound quality is excellent and because I can put my ear directly over the speaker, it doesn't need to be loud enough for anyone else to hear.

First, to those of you who think this speaker is too quiet, you need to know that this particular pillow-speaker design comes with a cushy pillowy cover for a reason: it is supposed to sit UNDER YOUR EAR while you sleep, not under your pillow.The other plastic pillow speakers on the market without a soft cover are supposed to be used inside or under a pillow. The cons to those, however, is that they are often not loud enough to be heard without turning the volume up so high that your sleeping partner can hear the sound, defeating the purpose of a pillow speaker.This style is by far the best if you are sleeping next to another person and do not want to disturb them.I have been using this exact same speaker since I got married twenty years ago. I had to switch to this when we moved in together because my life-long habit of falling asleep to the radio was not compatible with my husband's sleeping habits. It was a god-send. I even bought an extra one to keep in my toiletry kit to use while on the road for business. I would have given them an Amazon rating of 10 stars, if it had been possible. But at that time, I was ordering them directly through the company. (I live outside the US now, so I have to order them via Amazon.)Second, for as long as I have been a customer, the C. Crane company has always had the best customer service of almost any company I have ever worked with. They are lovely to speak with, and go above and beyond the call of duty to help you.You will have to replace this speaker every couple of years because the electronic bits eventually fail. Sometimes it's the connection between the cord and the speaker and sometimes, it just fails, and no sound comes out. But it will last reliably for two years if you treat it gently and don't yank the cord too much. If you add up how much you spend on ear buds over a two year period, this speaker is a bargain.Another advantage is the long and flexible cord. I can plug it into my phone and flip the speaker as I change sides while sleeping, without worrying about yanking the phone and causing it to fall on the floor.

My wife cannot sleep if there is any noise or light in the room, and I cannot sleep without the television turned on. I tried many brands of pillow speakers, and there is only one that really works well, the C. Crane - Pillow Speaker PS2. It comes with a soft cover on it, but it works best if you remove it from the cover as it makes the speaker much thinner instead of feeling like a lump under your pillow. The thicker the speaker, the more it hurts my ears to lay on it. It is still a lot of trouble to keep the cord straight, but it is the best solution I have found and all of them have the same problem with the wires. All of the other pillow speakers, and I've tried six of them, are much thicker causing my ears to hurt after a few hours of laying on them under my pillow. Some even have sharp edges, and the padding used to cover them only turns them into a bigger lump under the pillow instead of making them making them more comfortable. With this pillow speaker you can turn the volume up quite loud, and as long as it is under the pillow it is virtually inaudible to anyone not lying on the pillow. UPDATE: It is now 2 years since my original review and it still works great. I bought an extra one because I assumed the wires would break over time as I get tangled up in them some times when I roll over in my sleep, but the original one is still working as good as ever.

I liked the sound and softness of the cover but the piece is actually too thick and is not the most comfortable