Sorry if I got a bit to harsh with my response.
Hearing aids are not a consumable thing, I can accept when people says buy another phone, or tv or laptop but on aids there is sometimes not a choice.
Each brand has his own sound and the way the are working. Phonaks>Signia>Starkey have sharpness that I don’t like, they also have the tendency to explode, e.g. when you clip your nail all three can bring this sound very loud sometimes like an explosion. The first sound is always very loud on Phonak and Siginia like: HEY what are you doing? IT’s a fantastic day! GOing for a ride?
I am trying the Genesis now for over a month they are not that sharp like Phonak/Signia but I feel not always comfortable with them, they have a metallic basic sound, car’s passing by with wush wush wush sound.
Resound and Oticon are much warmer in the sound, no sharpness, no exploding.
Hair dryer sound, test with music program, Genesi, metalic sound, Nexia, natural sound.
On the main program the metalic sound is not overlaying.
And now to the sharpness correction by the audiologist:
Phonak and Siginia are working with this sharpness, when you reduce this you will take away their strongest + in listening.
I see this with Starkey, I have some manual created programs
Normal: equalizer: +2 basses, +2 center, 0 heighs
Home: equalizer: +1 basses, +2 center, -1 heighs
Office: +1 volume, equalizer: +3 basses, +3 center, 0 heighs
In the Home program it’s ok, it’s less sharp but the comprehension is low, normal programm would be much better but it would make me aggressiv if my childrens are crying or screaming the whole time.
In the office where the noise level is low, I can use more volume to understand my colleagues, and Starkey is really good.
And yes at the end I have to decide the one that fits best for me.
Starkey Genesis even though they are metalic, sometimes exploding? because they are very good in noise? and because they have good battery pack?
Resound Nexia even though they are not that good like Genesis in noisy situation? but the sound is better and because they have 13 battery model?
Oticon Intent even thought their battery pack will not support me the whole day? but the sound is great for me? (it has to be tested first of course, maybe they are disappointing me)
Well Oticon has already disappointed me, every one has brought longer battery life, (Genesis, Nexia, Signia IX) but they come with lower battery life than the previous Real. A punch in everyones face that needs those aids. Oh yes they have speed up the charging, wow, maybe this is an option for people that have insomnia but normally when you are sleeping 6-8 hours the speed isn’t important.
When you are retired they are great for you, you mostly are at home, can recharge it when you do your nap but for workers there are sometimes no possibility to charge them during work;
you are single no problem charge it when you are at home, do you have family well then you took the ass card.
But when they are that good as they sound then I may be have not a choise to take them, hopefully they will bring the 13 battery model asap.
