Yup, it’s my impression also.
Not to mention that it often has to be CIC/ITE aid as well.
This is also completely true.
I’d only make distinction oticon approach vs others.
Everything else I think it boils down to lifestyle preferences.
@jim_lewis I feel attacked.
I simply answered the question OP asked.
I agree that offering another solutions is cool, however, you don’t need to bite around to send the message over.
Also, you mentioned the intermediary device and not aids themselves and I must say that I don’t know for all aids how their accessories are called. Eg your first post would be more helpful if it were to provide full information and not focus on proving whatever it is that you wanted to prove.
And when you mentioned select.
For the very reason I wanted select, I decided against testing starkey and resound because I didn’t want one more device to charge and carry around, their intermediary devices. Plus, it would be more expensive solution than going with phonak directly. Plus it’s not that I have to carry select around all the time, as intermediary device should be carried for me having older android phone. And I don’t want to buy new phone as well.
I totally get if someone is on the market for the new aid and wants some specific feature.
I definitely wanted convenience, since it exists.
Plus, as I said, for my situation, the cheapest way was phonak.
If someone asks for alternatives / cheaper ways, I’ll brainstorm.
However, I still think you overreacted and brought tension where it wasn’t necessary.
I think everyone should be able to ask whatever questions they want to know answers for. You are also free to open topics to share your insights.
I tend to answer the questions people ask, and since question from OP was who has this, NOW, the answer is simple.
What the future brings is unknown. Who wants to wait, sure, do that, it makes sense.
However, who doesn’t, because they have immediate needs, and they even explained them, suggesting waiting isn’t helpful.
Not every topic has to have philosophical discussions. Some people open topic to get their answer. And it’s much tidier if we open topics for things inspired by other topics and not continue under old topic.