This thing could give hearing to the deaf, or at least be in the standard rotation at an old folks home (for use Without Hearing Aids!) My brother owns one, but I failed to notice that he kept it in the basement play area. We purchased one for our 4-year old, who LOVES IT, but I can hardly think while in the same room. The default setting is NASA SHUTTLE LIFTOFF, and you need to turn down the volume every single time that the button on the touch pen is accidentally/purposefully hit (which is all the time). In conclusion: this is a great product with only one flaw: the default setting is LOUD AS HELL. If Oregon Scientific would change that, then this would be a 5 star toy.
IT'S SOOOO LOUD !!!!!