Sorry for the long post in advance 
Totally agree with your comments. This forum gives the possibility to all of us discussing and learning a lot from other members.
As one of my hobbies is dancing salsa on socials I am also exposed to loud music now and then and actually want to easily put off the amplification as I do not need it. The beat can be felt if the music is too loud and a bit leaks through my moulds. At the other hand also easy changing to enjoy my classical music, without the need to change my Aids.
I have bought several top class HA’s and am a DIY. Experimenting with these is a hobby as I am retired now and have the time for it. Would like to try the Widex 440’s but can’t afford all
Tried some other Widex, Resound 961, Starkey 2400’s and several Phonak’s. Liked the Starkey also very much, more then the Phonak both custom made. (Both try-outs from HCP’s).
What I experienced is that the custom moulds are a must have for me/ my hearing loss and my appreciation. Second thing I feel like hearing much better with the BTE devices compared to my ITC’s and my RIC’s.
Trying out the top of them all in RIC and BTE versions with custom moulds is unfortunately not possible for me as I have to pay to much for that.
At the moment I am experimenthing the older Phonak Paradise Naída P90 in Amply-energy version. (I like the phone app from Amplifon much more then the original phone app from Phonak B.T.W.).
Adding the standard thick tube and also trying the thin tube with Custom Fit Music 2in1 moulds from Pluggerz (not made for HA and unvented). (Planning for custom made c- shells were I do not know exactly which ones to go for…)
And of course changing a bit the hardware changes in the fitting software in respect to venting, tubing, feed back and prescription rules.
But I must say I really like my last experiment of BTE with Pluggerz try- out. Great also the possibility of making changes in balance between streaming and environment volume and in the Amplifon app completely turn of the device volume.
