Congrats. I literally can’t believe the KS9’s are basically full fledged Marvels now. Part of me wants to pick up an extra pair at Costco for a backup. Do you know if they have the 13-T model?
312 and 312T is what they have. They don’t even mention the availability of the T-- I had to request it.
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Just an update. Went back to my fitter yesterday. Got a few adjustments and I think I’m good to go. Love TV Connect. Did update app to latest version. Seems to work ok. Doubt I’ll be using it much. Really enjoy being able to use them as wireless headphones with my Chromebook and desktop computers. I hear fine on the phone and hardly use it so do not have it paired to the phone except the LE connections for app use. I do hear better with these than my KS7s but it’s subtle. The connectivity is nicer than I imagined. They are noisier, but I can live with it and have a noise program if I get tired of the noise. The upside of them being noisier is my tinnitus is largely gone when I’m wearing them. Seriously considering getting a PartnerMic.
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My friends grandparents are happily using the PartnerMic. The grandad got the M70 about a year ago and the grandma happily wears the PartnerMic.
They do a lot together and don’t really see anyone else so the PartnerMic is perfect for them. The grandma doesn’t wear aids herself.
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Any idea what the practical range is? Specs claim up to 25 meters, but that’s without walls. Still better than 10 meters claimed for Roger.
- KS9 has no rechargeable option
- KS9 has no telecoil option
- KS9 has no tinnitus therapy option
- KS9 not getting RogerDirect support
- KS9 won’t get Marvel 2.0* upgrade in August
I got mine a month ago. I DID get telecoil support (apparently recently available).
There’s been a firmware upgrade that does offer Roger Direct support-> Link
I don’t know what will happen with the August Phonak. But the hearing aid specialist at Costco said there was an upgrade coming to the KS9s soon. He did NOT say or implicate that it would be the same as the Marvels.
The no rechargeable option and no tinnitus therapy option are the only things that apply now. I guess the other thing that applies now is that the Marvel has been replaced by the Paradise, but the KS9 are great aids for a great price.
I think you are right The Paradise features really sound great.
My hearing aid specialist sayd the Ks9s were getting a great update soon. Maybe some of, likely not all, the features of Paradise will be coming to KS9s.
I think the KS9s already got their really great update: new app, Roger compatibility and ability to pair with two devices.
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is there anyone successfully connected Roger Select In or Roger Pen In with KS9 without using Roger X licenses, can you explain your experiences?
I just had my ks9 repaired and they updated them and instead of the easy line app they loaded the phonics app This now has a lot more fine tuning options.
Do you mean “Phonak”?
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Yes damn spell check
The article reads as if written before most of the KS9 upgrades and only has an update as to the availability of telecoil.
It was definitely initially written before any upgrades, but if read carefully, it includes all the current upgrades, including latest firmware upgrade. Essentially differences that remain are lack of a rechargeable or 13 battery size, tinnitus features and different microphone ports.
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Just got my KS9’s upgraded to the new firmware. While I was at Costco I asked the fitter to disable the notification sounds for when my hearing aids connect/disconnect from the Costco TV Streamer which I find very annoying.
He said that he couldn’t disable the TV streamer notification sounds without disabling ALL of the notification sounds. Is this correct??
Thank you . . .
I think fitter might be right about that.
However, there’s another approach - it seems like you have automatic connecting to TV streamer when you’re in range, and if you’re around it, HAs will sing all the time.
I have it on manual (completely manual), so that means when TV connector is in range, I’ll get one more program, and it will be on the last position. Then I have to switch to the last program to activate it.
Buttons on HA (long press to switch programs if you have volume on short press), or app, or remote.
No annoying chimes, only when I want to connect it, I hear it, and when I don’t want it, click and it’s autosense back, and no more chimes 
Maybe such thing would be solution for you as well.
Another option, depending on your preferences is turn TV Connect on when you start watching TV and get up and turn it off when you want to stop. You’ll get the 3chime autosense notification when you turn TV Connect off.
Can I pair KS9 with Iphone and connect KS9 Roger select at same time? I can listen phone calls from blue tooth connections and listen people talking at noisy restaurant without disconnect blue tooth or Roger Select. Of course I have to mute Roger Select in order to hear clear phone calls.