So…I am about 4 months into Jabra 20s from Costco. About a week ago, I stopped in at a Costco for a cleaning and was told one of them wouldn’t power on. I got them back a couple of days later and it seems there is something wrong with Bluetooth. They were shipped off for repair for the second time a couple of days ago.
While there, someone was returning their Jabras for Philips 9040s. We discussed why he preferred the Philips to Jabras (more natural sounding came up). While we were talking, the fitter offered to give me Philips 9030s as loaners while waiting for the Jabras to come back. I took him up on it. No streamer or charger; they’re disposable battery models.
After a couple of days, here is what I have learned so far. When I ride a bike, there is no wind noise. With the Jabras, wind noise was so loud, the only way to talk while riding was to mute the mics. Another complaint I had with the Jabras was hair and glasses noise. I have very short hair and always wear glasses. I was constantly adjusting the aids so they wouldn’t rub on my glasses and make a lot of annoying noises. When I complained to the fitter, he didn’t want to adjust the length on the receiver wire because the mics were in their optimal position. With the Philips, I don’t have ANY glasses noise.
General intelligibility and understanding is about the same as the Jabras, but it seems that they don’t sound as sibilant. I am feeling like these may be a better choice for me than the Jabras. The fitter told me if I order the Philips, I would be getting the 9040s, not the 9030s. If I make the decision to return the Jabras, I’ll probably hold off until the 9050s are available.
I still have my old pair of KS9s that I can probably limp along with while I wait. Here’s the question. I have bought a couple of Resound TV Streamer+ to stream television to my Jabras. I bought them online and they’re not returnable. According to Resound, these are Auracast devices. Since the new 9050s are also Auracast, will I be able to use these streamers with the Philips HA?