I greatly appreciate how you simplify and explain the key issues to us all! I wonder if my audi would also concur about the Oticon being unsuitable for me. I’m just wanting that magic solution and perhaps need to dial back my expectations to fit my reality.
Yes, the Whisper AI appears another intriguing possibility - and they do offer a risk-free trial … I guess I’ve always been partial to having a very good relationship with a local audi who goes the extra mile for me. To rely on a phone app and tech support far away could be a detractor. How I’d LOVE to be a guinea pig and share my real-life experience trying that model out tho… I’m very discriminating when it comes to the nuances of listening: music, speech, noisy places, etc., and would pretty much know immediately if that model was The One.
I LOVE the sound quality of my Phonak Marvels, but in noisy places, conversation is really a challenge. Holy Grail is still beyond my fingertips.