REVIEW – Manta SOUND Sleep Mask

I turned 40 in March, and one of the more unique gifts I received for my 40^th birthday was the Manta SOUND Sleep Mask. It’s exactly what it sound like, a sleeping mask that has built in headphones inside of it! After using it for the last couple months, I’d like to share my thoughts about it with all of you!

As a 20+ year radio vet, audio has always played a big part of my life, and now because of this mask, it’s becoming a part in my sleep too! The SOUND mask combines the traditional benefits of a sleep mask with the added ability to pair it with your phone to listen to sleep sounds, podcasts, or any music apps you may want to use.

For me, it’s been pretty great because I’ve always loved using white noise to fall asleep but my wife doesn’t. So for the last couple months, I’ve been able to enjoy my sleep sounds without disturbing her.

Besides having Bluetooth speakers inside of it, the Manta Sleep Mask is different than any other sleep mask I’ve used for a very specific reason! I think my favorite thing about it is just how comfortable it is to wear!

Every other sleep mask I’ve worn in the past has laid on my eyes, putting constant pressure on my eyelids and I’ve always hated it. However, all of Manta’s masks (The SOUND included) feature special eye cups that give you complete blackout without any eye pressure. Your eyes sit comfortably inside a pocket, if that makes any sense. My wife was even so impressed by the eye cups that she went on Manta’s website and ordered their Silk Mask for herself.

Another thing that’s impressed me is that the mask doesn’t get hot to wear. There’s enough ventilation in the materials, which keeps me comfortable throughout the night.   

Obviously, if you decided to purchase the SOUND mask over all of Manta’s other products, you’re doing so for its integrated Bluetooth headphones. Just because the speakers are razor thin doesn’t mean they aren’t powerful! These puppies can get LOUD! So please keep that in mind if you’re thinking about picking up the mask. I’d hate for anyone reading this to hurt their ears because they fell asleep listening to something too loud.

The sound quality is pretty impressive as well! Especially when you consider how small the speakers are! They’re about the thickness of a silver dollar. They’re that tiny! The speakers also have convenient tabs to make it easy to slide/adjust to a position of your liking.

As for ease of use, the SOUND mask is pretty straightforward! The device only has 3 buttons, power and two volume buttons, which allow you to adjust the sound without taking off the sleep mask.

The battery life has equally impressed me. Manta claims that the Bluetooth can be used for up to 20 hours, which is twice that of the leading competition. I’m pretty good about connecting it to a charger daily, but there have been a couple times where I forgot to charge it and it’s never been an issue. In fact, I used it the last two nights on the same charge and my sleep sounds app was still playing when I woke up this morning.  

Also as someone who can’t sleep once the bedroom fills with sunlight, the complete blackout has helped me sleep in a little later than I’m used to. That might be a pro or a con, depending who you are, but I really think my body has needed the extra sleep because I’ve been waking up so refreshed since I’ve started using the mask.  

I really like this mask and I’m extremely happy that it was given to me as a gift, because I’m not sure if I would have pulled the trigger on the $143 price tag. However, if you have the disposable income, I couldn’t recommend this mask enough. It’s comfortable, it blocks all the light, the battery lasts a long time, and the speakers sound really good!  

If speakers aren’t important to you, I’d totally check out their other masks. I know that their original design starts at $35 and the no pressure eye cups have been a total game changer for my wife and me.

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