Dreamegg D11 Max Portable Sound Machine Review: Room-filling White Noise for Travel

We’ve relied on the Yogasleep Hushh for years, but what happens when you land in a cavernous Airbnb bedroom with hardwood floors and echoing footsteps upstairs? That was the noise problem I wanted to solve. Enter the Dreamegg D11 Max, a palm-sized sound machine that’s now joining us on toddler trips, date-night sleepovers at the grandparents and even my own jet-lag recovery naps when I need a predictable sound floor.

Sound quality & volume

• Twenty-one sound options cover white, pink and brown noise plus lullabies and nature loops. I gravitate to the brown-noise track because the deeper bass actually fills a room instead of sounding tinny.
• Volume reaches 90 dB at max; we comfortably run it around the midrange to mask hotel hallway noise, and I measured 68 to 70 dB at three feet with a decibel app.
• There’s no metallic hiss or sudden loop gaps, which is my deal-breaker in cheaper models and the first thing I listen for when testing a sound machine.

Power & battery life

The USB-C rechargeable battery claims 12 hours. In real use, we clock about 10 hours on a medium volume setting, which is enough for an overnight stretch without scrambling for a plug at 3 a.m. My routine is topping it off at breakfast so it’s ready for naps on the go. There’s also a child-lock switch on the back so curious toddler fingers (or mine, when I’m fumbling half-asleep) can’t change the sound mid-flight.

Travel-friendly touches

• It ships with both a slim clip and a shoelace loop, which lets us hang it on the outside of a stroller or baby carrier without blocking the speaker.
• The matte finish doesn’t show fingerprints, and the front buttons are intuitive enough to use without reading the manual, which is helpful when you’re dialing up white noise in a dark hotel room.
• Dreamegg sells a fitted case, but we usually slide it into a tech pouch with the charging cable so everything lives in one place.

Where it could improve

• Heavier than our Yogasleep unit (it’s still portable, just not weightless when you clip it to backpack straps).
• The LED indicator light is bright in a dark room, so I cover it with a piece of painter’s tape or a sticky note.
• Timer settings (30/60/90 minutes) reset after each charge; I wish it remembered the last choice because I routinely cycle between nap and overnight settings.

Fast facts before you pack it

• Strong bass and 21 sounds cover hotel hallway noise and Airbnb street chatter without sounding shrill.
• USB-C charging with ~10 hours of battery life at medium volume, plus passthrough audio if you forget to top it off.
• Includes a child lock plus clip and lanyard for stroller or crib attachment, so you can hang it wherever the white noise needs to live.
• Compact (3.3 inches wide) but brings more oomph than travel-size competitors (think “mini Bluetooth speaker” more than “tinny travel gadget”).

If you need something louder than the Hushh or want richer sound in a portable footprint, the D11 Max is worth adding to your baby travel gear kit.