Music w/ Oticon Intent: Is some distortion to be expected?

I’ve never tried Widex, though I constantly read very good reviews of them from musicians and music enthusiasts. I just want to share my experience with the Intents – and Oticon hearing aids in general. The stock MyMusic program is awful, especially if you play the guitar or any other string instrument. Even when fine-tuned, MyMusic does not sound that great.

I’m using my custom program with the Intents and they sound absolutely fantastic. I write about crafting a music program here. My guitars resonate right and beautiful, making it such a pleasure.

It seems Widex has a better first fit for music and perhaps better hardware, but all Oticon hearing aids with the “clear dynamics” option (starting with the OPN) can sound pretty decent for music.

A word of caution, though: I use a fitting formula that I like only for music (DSL v5) - I prefer either NAL-NL2 or VAC+ for everything else. Philips hearing aids won’t allow you to have programs with different fitting formulas, but I suppose you can craft one to your taste with the formula you choose.

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