I just paid $1249.00 each and did NOT receive a free device, but I don’t pick them up till next week and that may change
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And THANK YOU rasmus braun for the info
Can you clarify you will get Brio 3’s and not Brio 2’s?
Yes they are the Brio’s 3. The tech called and made sure that they were the correct model. The menu he pulled down still had the Brio 2 on it also. He picked the Brio 3 with the 312 battery
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Where did you get those ratings from?
They’re not really ratings per se. It was an informal poll of what are you wearing.
My bad. I thought it was a quality rating and not a “popularity” one. Oticon and Phonak really do have the lion’s share, don’t they?
They sure do. It’s why I’ve suggested having a poll of where you got your HA’s. I’d be interested to put dots together to see if company stores are being successful for the respective companies.
Like Connect Hearing belongs to Phonak.
I’m not sure what this quote means. I’ve had Brio 2’s for almost four years and would like to upgrade. Just saw the Costco audi last week and we agreed we’d wait for the Brio 3’s to come out. However, this quote seems to suggest that the Brio 3 may be inferior to at least one model of the Brio 2. (I do have significant hearing loss, but nobody has ever characterized it as “profound”.)
Can someone comment on the difference between the Brio 2 and Brio 3?
Thx.
Ron
@RonG I doubt you use the 675 battery model mention. If you do, you can check with Costco. When models are brought out, they often don’t include the full line. Those units – typically high power – are introduced at a later date.
Otherwise yes, it should be an improved processor with improved software.
The Brio2 includes a BTE with 675 battery for profound losses. From the initial post, it looks like the Brio 3 does not. KenP may very well be right that it will eventually come out. Rasmus do you have any info if the Brio2 will continue to be sold in BTE format with the 675 battery?
And to Ron. Brio 3 would be inferior if you had a profound loss and needed the power of an ultra power hearing aid. I’ll use a car analogy. A modern sports car is far superior in handling and speed to a 1 ton truck, but if you need to haul a bunch of stuff, the truck is “superior.” The Brio 3 is a more sophisticated aid, but if you need high power levels, the 675 level Brio2s are “superior.” Hope that helps.
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The BTE and ITE models of Brio 2 are still available for purchase.
If I’m not mistaken Costco Hearing Aids are stripped of tinnitus masking features. I guess for most people this wouldn’t be an issue, but its a deal breaker for me.
I pick up my OPN 1’s later this morning. I’ll find out first hand just how valuable the tinnitus masking is overall. I’m hoping it has a positive effect and not turn out to be something I end of never using.
Mike
Costco aids usually run a generation behind the manufacturer’s latest aids. Perhaps the introduction of Costco’s Brio 3 signals that Phonak is about to come out with a new aid or a new platform soon.
Costco aids do not have tinnitus masking features, but if you have one of their made for iphone hearing aids, it’s a pretty simple hack to stream whatever sounds you want from your phone. Hope masking is helpful for you. I haven’t heard any “Wow” responses to masking though.
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I think Costco is no longer satisfied being a generation behind. The Phonak Beyond/B platform (<- I think I got that right) was just late summer of last year. That seems too early for another Phonak platform.
Costco and VA move large volumes of hearing aids;
http://www.hearingreview.com/2017/01/us-hearing-aid-unit-sales-increased-8-7-2016/
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The previous generation aid seems to largely be a Costco myth as aids from Bernafon and Resound are current generation. It does hold for the Phonaks though and their “new” generation has been out for sometime–the Audeo B Direct. Although it shares the Audeo B name, the Direct is a new chip (called Sword)
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Does anyone know if Costco will soon start selling a Phonak product with bluetooth capability that does not require an external device?
I don’t “know” but I think it’s a pretty safe bet they will not. The Phonak Costco aid that just came out was first released by Phonak in June 2016, about 20 months ago. Phonak’s only direct Bluetooth aid, the Audeo B Direct was just released in August of 2017. I’d be surprised if something similar to the Audeo B Direct were available at Costco before June 2019.