I picked up a pair of KS7s and the Smart Connect two days ago.
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I hear higher-frequency sounds than I did with the Rexton Insite+, e.g., from clattering dishes and silverware, running water, coughs and sneezes, the coffee grinder, the hisses and gurgles of the coffee pot. But the sound of the censer bells at church yesterday seemed distorted and unpleasant even though not excessively loud.
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The pastor’s voice during the homily seemed quieter than before, but I doubt whether he was speaking more quietly than usual.
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The Tek transmitter that came with the Blu RCU remote works OK via the Smart Connect, but I had to set its sound level on max and raise the volume on the aids. The generic Bluetooth transmitter doesn’t produce loud enough sound, even with the aids’ volume at max. I’ve ordered an S/PDIF to analog converter with an amplifier – the only place to plug the Bluetooth transmitter into the bedroom TV directly is the earphone jack, which then mutes the speakers so that my wife is unable to hear.
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I don’t get feedback in situations that I did with the Insite+ aids.
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The XPhone mode seems to work OK with our cordless home phones but not with the cell phone: I can’t find a suitable position in which to hold the phone – with the stick-on magnets in both cases… I haven’t had a chance to try out the Noise/Party, Outdoor/Traffic, and Telecoil (mT) modes.
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What is the point of the silicone rubber(?) cover for the Smart Connect? (a) it’s difficult to get on, and (b) it would have to be removed again to access the charging port.
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At one point yesterday I couldn’t get the Smart Connect app to access the Smart Connect device until I rebooted the (Android) phone.