I’d say all the top-notch hearing aids nowadays should be very good for music IF properly adjusted. I wear Oticon More 1, and they’re excellent for music. Recently, I tested the Phonak Lumity (I wrote about it here) and found that I prefer my More. I haven’t had any experience with Widex hearing aids.
As mentioned by @flashb1024, there are a few things to pay attention to (I also wrote about them here):
- Disable all the digital features you can toggle OFF, including feedback management. If you need any of these features ON, be aware that they may affect music.
- Ensure your music program sounds “flat.” Fitting formulas prioritize human speech, often leading to the middle range being louder than the lower range.
- I prefer DSL v5. It sounds crisp, and my acoustic and classical guitar resonate right with it.
- Think of your music program as a very powerful and effective parametric equalizer. It’s easy to go from “terrible” to “terrific” with the proper frequency setup. Unless you have an excellent musical ear, I recommend using an external source for fine-tuning. Peace Equalizer (Windows) has a testing tool you can use to get the frequency gain right. I use an equal loudness contour curve to achieve this (see pic below - orange). In this curve, I also correct for my headphone frequency response (green).
- A linear compression scheme sounds better if you can handle it. If not, use a compression scheme similar to your main program. I have two music programs: one with no compression (linear scheme) for my guitars and one with the compression scheme of my main program for everything else.
