OK! Now that you’ve shared your audiogram, can you actually add it to your profile here?
Here’s how ya do it - see this post.
That will make it easy for folks to chime in with suggestions.
You got a lot of spot-on advice here: find that Widex fitter, try to lengthen the trial period to at least a MONTH. Tell the audi that the delays between apointments will burn up that time too fast. For an investment this costly, you really need some more time before making a purchase decision.
Yes, it’s a multi-step process to get aids to the point where YOU’RE satisfied with how your world sounds. Being technical, you’ll probably go the DIY route once you make the final purchase. Then you can tinker with the settings to reduce the painful points and boost the ones you want.
I’ve been SUPER happy with my Phonak Lumity Life aids (I have the 312-battery ones). I’m also an audiophile and despite my cinderblock ears, my hubs (also an audiophile) always has me listen to music on our hi-fi to get my input. I’m super articulate and able to discriminate what I like and don’t like when I’m in the Phonak dedicated “Music” program (which has no Autosense correction for full dynamic range). I can’t do Widex cuz speech is simply too critical for me, but I do find that the Phonak Lumity Life aids were an order of magnitude improvement over the older Marvel aids.
You’re YOUNG! You’re a techie! You’ve GOT THIS! Just be discriminating and picky. Don’t let any dispenser or audiologist tell YOU what’s best. YOU decide that based on how you want your world to sound. Good luck on the journey!