The one decent review I’ve ever seen, by Michael Fremer of Stereophile (2020, Widex Moment).
Michael Fremer’s hi-fi equipment reviews show great imagination and are seldom meaningful.
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I don’t know of Fremer. But your comment made me laugh.
WH
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No more imaginative than the manufacturers’ marketing BS 
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Thanks. My Phonak B70 I couldn’t hear behind at all. I couldn’t hear fast diesel equipment behind and was almost hit 3,times
Your post is the first I’ve ever read about deafness behind.
DaveL
Fremer only exists in the analogue world. He’s bound to the 60’s!
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Like tenkan I really didn’t like Widex either, and I didn’t just trial, I gave them a year with lots of adjustments and tweeks. I prefer Phonak but still use good headphones with amp and equalizer for serious listening.
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Has anyone tried the RME ADI-2 DAC as a DAC and headphone amp with dual EQ ADI-2-DAC FS - RME Audio Interfaces | Format Converters | Preamps | Network Audio & MADI Solutions
This is the type of tech someone with hearing loss who actually knows what music is supposed to sound like should be looking at. Give up the quest for “audiophile hearing aids” there ain’t no such thing.
This is the topic that first brought me to this board some years ago. But, hopefully, I am finished reading these threads. There is just too much nonsense here.
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Welcome to the forum. I asked my audiologist for a program many years ago when learning the acousitc guitar. And the sound was absolutlely fantastic (even if my skills were absolutely terrible). Listening to music is such a real challenge because our memory of sounds from a time that our hearing was better sometimes takes away from our enjoyment today. Best of luck finding that sweet spot.
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Vinyl is still growing pretty fast. I could harvest quite a bit of cash by selling some of my vinyl, but the LPs sound so much like real music.
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Cheaper solutions are the Wiim Pro and Wiim Pro Plus as they both have 10 band equalisers.
There is also the Topping DX5 ii which has a 10 band equaliser but it has just been released and is going through some teething problems.
Interesting! Looks like the Topping DX5 II is £300 and the RME ADI 2 DAC is £800
When i retired (many years ago, like 2007), I got a copy of adobe audition, and digitized most of my vinyl collection, and donated to goodwill.
Sometimes I kick myself when I want to read the liner notes, and then I hear those clicks & pops, and say, NO!
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I haven’t always been on top of New tech but the new DX5 looks really good. And, a great price. Topping tech I have used has been top notch.
Wonder if anyone has tried the XMEMS headphones with it yet.
@Psych2 The Topping DX5 ii is on early release to customers who have reported some problems with the equalisation function. These are expected to be fixed in a firmware release, but I am holding off buying one until this release comes out.
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Ok. Keep us posted. Also, where are you getting this information? I am very tempted to buy it now but will wait too. The specs and price seem really good.
I am getting my information on the Topping DX5 ii in real life trials from a forum-type website named Audio Science Review (ASR)
It has a discussion thread named "opping DX5 ii " with over 57 pages of postings. The postings from around page 45 have posters reporting on how well their brand new Topping is working and what problems they have experienced.
Google asr Topping DX5 ii and this website thread should be visible in the first 10 search results.
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Just what I need, a new forum and a 57 page thread. Thank you, I think! There goes my evening .
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Ahhh, the trials and tribulations of being an audiophile!! 
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