The Oticon Real/More Z22a is a fraction thicker than a 312. So they might have a slightly chonkier battery again.
The runtime doesn’t look that special: especially next to the Genesis.
The accelerometer - Steerability doofer looks quite handy, but I’m not a huge fan of shifting directional patterns as user awareness//aggravation can happen. It’s like steering headlights on your car : sometimes cool, sometimes distracting.
Has anyone mentioned if the BLE allows full comms between paired/multiple users?
When the videos talk about understanding the hearing aid user’s listening needs and intentions, it strikes how similar this is to what Signia claims to be accomplishing with its new IX platform. Of course to see any similarities, you have to subtract Oticon’s DNN and open soundscape,but it’s their goal for how the user can interact better in conversations that I’m focusing on.
Are we to believe the new "Sirius"processor comes with 3 years of "Sirius"XM, in full Hi-Res Music through the new speaker providing 57% more gain? Coupled with the new 4D Sensor Tech, creating Spacial Sound!
That is MORE than I REALly could have OPNly hoped for. For all INTENTive purposes!!
Do your Real1s still do what you need them to do? If so, they are not “obsolete.” Hearing aid manufacturers come out with “new improved” models every 1 to 2 years. Most improvements are very incremental. I’d bet that most people if they compared the new model to the previous in identically adjusted aids could not tell the difference.
Firmware upgrades tend to be to fix bugs, not add features. The only exception to this I’m aware of was Phonak with their Marvel line where they upgraded their Bluetooth.
A 15% improvement in speech comprehension. This is similar to the improvements made by Lumity.
Not being negative, but either our expectations are too high, or it’s just very unlikely in 2 year increments that we are going to get a real game changer in terms of performance improvements.
These are big statements. But the difference we will hear will be very subtle. The real sound of the real environment will be the same. Our damaged cochlea allows only some sounds to pass through. So the improvement is really always 10%.
