White noise machines are widely used for sound masking, increasing privacy in offices and helping people sleep. The classic approach is a fan in a box, though in the past ten years people have mostly switched over to electronic ones. But a fan is really a great approach; you just need to put it to better use: have the fan clean the air. Instead of spinning a fan in free air to make noise, you ca
Air purifiers can function as white noise machines, offering air cleaning benefits while producing similar noise levels.
Air purifiers can replace white noise machines, providing air filtration and noise.
A $47 purifier cleans 34 cubic feet of air per minute at 45dB.
Even small purifiers significantly reduce particulate levels in indoor air.
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Instead of spinning a fan in free air to make noise, you can have it pull air through a filter. A small purifier sounds a lot like a classic noise machine, is only a bit larger and more expensive, and removes smoke and infectious particles from the air. For example, here's a $47 purifier with a 6.5" diameter, cleaning 34 cubic feet of air per minute ("CADR") at 45dB. For most circumstances where someone would use a white noise machine, this kind of small purifier is all-around better.
Now, 34 CFM is not very much air cleaning. I usually run an AirFanta 3Pro and it cleans ~6x more air for the same amount of noise, or ~12x more air with much more noise (~56dB). On the other hand it's more expensive ($165) and bulkier (12.6" square), and arguably uglier.
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