I ordered Oticon OPN 1 S and the price was $5850 for a pair - 3 year warranty and unlimited service during HA’s lifetime. I think $2600 is very good.
I agree with MDB, that $2600 is very reasonable for one Oticon Opn S in the US with REM and one year of service if you like the audiologist. The extended warranty price may be reasonable; you need to read the details of coverage and deductible. A hearing aid is likely to need service in five years, if you don’t lose or replace it first, but you may come out ahead with the hearing aid by self-insuring (meaning: pay for repairs as needed). If you never buy any extended warranties for any products, you almost certainly will come out way ahead financially overall. Most extended warranties are not good buys. (As one example of how to read the policy: what happens if you lose the aid next week? Are you out the $360?)
/Ahem, Markismus, we’re envious, but those Netherlands prices are not realistic for an Oticon Opn S here in the US./
Did this audi let you trial four different hearing aid models without charge? If so that’s a service worth several hundred dollars right there. I’d stick with her or him and not go price-shopping.
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The way I read the warranty was that he gets 3 years factory warranty at no cost and that he could pay $90 to extend it to 4 years or $180 to extend it to 5 years. In the example you gave of losing the aid, most? (certainly a lot) of hearing aids come with a loss or damage warranty. This would be another thing that would be good to clarify.
The extra $90 per year is for the additional years past the standard 3 year warranty. Not sure if it will cover loss, but will confirm. If it covers loss, probably a no brainer to get it.
Yes, there has been no fee for me to trail all four hearing aids (up to 60 days for each). The audiologist I have been working with has been awesome, and I planned on buying from her since the first fitting. Just wanted to get some feedback on pricing since there are so many different prices for hearing aids being mentioned online (both in forums and on websites) and I have no experience with this process. Knowing that this audiologist is so accommodating and professional, I’d be happy to pay more than average for a hearing aid from her, since a main part of the purchase is the service you are getting, and I clearly have found a top notch audiologist. I’ll post a more thorough review of all four models I tried later, but here is a snippet of my experience with each:
- Resound Linx Quatro - feedback issues, static at times, bluetooth issues such as quality of phones calls, disconnecting, etc.
- Phonak Audeo Marvel 70 - Bluetooth issues, iphone app issues.
- Widex Evoke 440 - Squeak noise would appear for no reason on occasion. bluetooth issues.
- Oticon OPN S 1 - Electronic “flutter” sounds for no reason on occasion. Minor app issues.
I may try the OPN S 2 before making my final decision (yes, they are willing to let me continue trying out more hearing aids if I want). The difference maker being do I want a rechargeable device (that I will have to bring in every couple of years to have the lithium battery replaced when it stops holding a charge, at a nominal fee after warranty is up), or go for the OPN S 2 with less “features” that I may not need (lessaggressive noise cancellation than the OPN S 1), but has the disposable 312 batteries (which has a moving part, the battery door, which may end up breaking).
Thanks for everyone’s feedback. It has been very helpful!
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Are you effing crazy? Click the link and read 
There are Costco’s in my area but I am not a member. Even if their Philips brand hearing aids are re-branded Oticon OPN S, I would still prefer to go with Oticon’s model for two main reasons:
- More confidence in Oticon’s feature completeness and future firmware upgrades to address issues or enhance\add features by the manufacturer.
- More comfortable with the level of service and experience of the doctoral-level audiologists at a location that only deals with hearing loss / hearing aids. I doubt I would get the same level of personal care from a Costco.
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I totally agree, @Maniersman . Paying a little more to get the product and service satisfaction you want is often worth the price. 
To each of us his or her own preferences.
We don’t have the prices on the Philips/Opn S yet. But I expect that the Costco price is going to be a lot less than $5200 (not just a little).
Yep, less than half the price at $2500 for a pair of Philips.
Philips hearing aids at Costco - Price Starting at $1,249.99 EACH.
My COSTCO Rep is a Doctor and their service has been splendid.
Glad that many folks on this board like to go to Costco, but as @PVC said, “to each his own.” It really doesn’t matter where people choose to go or what they choose to pay, because quality and service are subjective measures, and everyone will have their own thoughts about which providers meet those standards. Thanks.
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Yeah I know. That was the ($1249.99 EACH) part of my post. Sometimes my posts are directed to more than one person.
You are all so lucky. I was offered OPN 1 RTEs at $12,666 a pair (that’s about US$9000) here in New Zealand. The OPN S are now available but my audiologist said that they are ‘considerably more expensive’.
I ended up buying the OPN 1’s in the UK at £2375 a pair, that was such an amazing price it would have been worth me flying right around the world to get them. Luckily I travel to Europe every 2nd month for business. All of the audiologists supplying Oticon in New Zealand refused to fit them as they had not sold them to me at the outrageous mark-up price. I had to find an independent audiologist.
your observations for Resound (Linx 3D and Quattro 9) and Opn (1, not S) are similar to mine.
I prefer the Resound sound and frequency response better it feels slightly more natural and there is less to almost no machine noise floor whereas Opn 1 has a really irritating noise floor. I am not sure if that’s the same as what you describe as “electronic flutter sound.”
I am trying Opn S1 soon.
Problem with Resound Quattro is it’s too big, so I’m waiting for the thinner profile 312 battery version to come out and will upgrade. Currently using 3D Linx.
Resound also has serious bluetooth connectivity problems - spending money on it certainly NOT for it to be a bluetooth tool but just for the hearing augmentation.
You trialed 4 types and NOW you want to make a decision on price?
Based on other comments the price sounds reasonable, but you should have a consideration for the valuable time, patient education, courtesy and patience that has already been extended to you. Just my humble opinion.
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**I have used ** HearingRevolution.com
to purchase my Oticon OPN1’s in the past and was very happy with their price and amenities.
The only challenge is if they have an affiliate that is worth your travel time?
The Dispenser they put you in contact with will do: Real ear measurements, hearing aid configuration, wax filters, etc. Not all of their affiliates have Doctors of Audiology on board…some have Hearing Instrument Specialists instead.
Hearing Revolution will put you in contact with a real brick & mortar Dispenser for a free consultation.
They will also quote you a price up front for the Oticon model you are interested in. [before you proceed for the free initial consultation] The only extra charges I experienced was for Power Molds.
I do know that the price they quoted me for OPN S1’s was better then the price you quoted in your original Post.
Hope this helps you and my friends in this Forum.
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The $2600 price tag seems like a lot. I purchased through hearingrevolution.com like another poster poster above and the Opn S1 came out to be $1850, with the charger, 3 year warranty, 1 year of service and all that. It’s not quite Costco pricing, that’s for sure, but at least I know I am getting a fully featured hearing aid.
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Hearing revolution price seems almost too good to be true? Is there a catch?
Finally made my purchase. An Oticon OPN S2 Rechargeable for $1400 after my insurance and a small courtesy discount to round it down to $1400 even. This included the charger, 3 year warranty, 1 year of service. Happy with the end result and happy I didn’t just go with the first brand I was fitted with, as it and the two after it just didn’t work for me (for various reasons on each one). The fourth one I tried was the charm. Now I need to get a dehumidifier for my hearing aid. I have heard you shouldn’t use the standard heated type with rechargeable hearing aids as it may damage them. Does anyone have a recommendation for a dehumidifier for these rechargeable OPN S2’s?
FYI, OPN S1 miniRITE 312 cost US $2,448.00 for a Pair in S. Korea.