I’m thrilled to share my experience with both the Philips TV Adapter and Audio Clip.
Philips TV Adapter:
I connected the TV Adapter to my TV using a TOSLINK cable, and I’m extremely pleased with the sound quality. My wife can listen to the TV through our sound system, while I hear it clearly through my Philips 9050 hearing aids. The signal strength is impressive, allowing me to move freely around the house without losing the signal. I can even walk into another room or use the bathroom without missing a beat.
I wish I had purchased the TV Adapter when I bought my hearing aids, as it’s significantly enhanced my TV-watching experience.
Philips Audio Clip:
The Audio Clip offers two convenient options for TV watching: using it as a remote microphone or as a Bluetooth transmitter. Since my TV is Bluetooth-capable, I can connect the Audio Clip directly to the TV and enjoy wireless audio transmission. Additionally, I use the Audio Clip with my computer for audio/video calls.
Overall, I’m delighted with both the Philips TV Adapter and Audio Clip. They’ve greatly improved my TV-watching experience and provided flexibility with my computer calls.
I’m extremely satisfied with my Philips 9050 hearing aids, which I use in conjunction with the Audio Clip and TV Adapter. Having used hearing aids for several years, I started with the KS10 model, which I still own. Additionally, I have the OTC Sennheiser All Day Clear hearing aid.
One crucial lesson I’ve learned is the importance of using Bluetooth or adapters for TV and computer listening. Speech clarity improves significantly when using hearing aids with Bluetooth or TV adapters. Alongside my Philips hearing aids, I also use AirPods 2 and AirPods Pro 2 with my TV (via Bluetooth) and computer. I’ve found that speech clarity is better when using these devices compared to listening directly with my Philips 9050 hearing aids.
I’ve uploaded my audiogram (hearing test data) to my iPhone’s Health app, which helps optimize audio and music listening. Interestingly, my hearing has shown slight improvement since I started using my hearing aids more consistently.
My Sony TV (A80CJ) has Bluetooth capability, allowing me to listen to audio via Bluetooth while also sending signals to my speakers for others to listen. The Philips TV Adapter is another valuable tool, enabling anyone with Philips hearing aids (such as the 9030, 9040, or 9050 models) to listen with improved signal strength compared to Bluetooth. Switching to the Philips TV Adapter is much easier than reconnecting my hearing aid via Bluetooth. Furthermore, the Philips Audio Clip helps connect my Philips 9050 HA to TV/Computer Bluetooth seamlessly.
One drawback I found with the Philips 9050 was its Bluetooth connectivity. However, the Philips Audio Clip resolves this issue. I had emailed Philips about the problem and learned that currently, the only way to use the Philips 9050 with traditional Bluetooth is through the Philips Audio Clip.
The 9050 support LE Audio, so as soon as legacy devices are capable, the HAs will connect seamlessly.
USB dongles are going to be available, and Creative already has one for use with it’s gaming headphones.
The future is bright!
I’m glad to hear of your success with the AudioClip.
I also have 9050s and an AudioClip. With mine, it streams sound to the aids OK, but the mic on the AudioClip does not feed my voice out to the paired device. I have tried three different Windows 11 PC and a Samsung S22+ phone. They all behave the same.
I do get good success streaming from the phone to the aids without using the clip (this uses the ASHA protocol), but that is only one-way streaming.
What kind of PC do you use? What operating system? Do you use the built-in Bluetooth in the PC or do you have a separate Bluetooth adapter?
I’m using a Dell Latitude 7430 computer running Windows 11, version 23H2. I’ve included an image of my Audio Settings for Microsoft Teams video calls. Similar settings are applied to other video conferencing platforms like Zoom and Google Meet.
When using these settings, I can hear clearly through my Philips 9050 hearing aids. I’ve also verified with other participants that they can hear me fine through the Philips Audio Clip microphone.
Notably, I didn’t need to configure any special settings. These options became available as soon as I connected the Philips Audio Clip to my computer. The connection process was straightforward.
Hi, i am a first time poster, with the 9050 as well as the remote mic. We use it primarily in the car as i drive and my deaf ear is facing the passenger. How, if you use it that way do you have it set to hear the conversation! It is set to go directly to the hearing aid. It works ok, when note in the car, and there are a few times I did hear my spouse, but i am so disgusted. Your input would be helpful
I see this is your first post. Welcome to the Hearing Tracker forum!
I do not fully understand the problem you are having with your remote mic (AudioClip). Is the remote mic picking up too much noise from the car and sending that to your hearing aid? Or is it not picking up your spouse’s voice?
I have a lot of trouble hearing my passenger in the car due to the noise in the car. I also have trouble hearing speech and music from the car radio. This is true with my Philips 9050s, and with the older Oticon aids I had before them. I can hear voices better when I turn up the volume on the hearing aids, but that also increases the noise, and I never keep the volume turned up for long.
I have not tried using my remote mic in the car. If I get a chance I will try it and let you know how it works.
Hi. Thanks for getting back to me. I am unable to hear his voice as the noise , background noise, road noise, etc. Is too loud. We have had the microphone on his chest, the sun visor, on his lap, etc., and it is really hard to hear his voice. If the car is going turtle speed , i might be able to hear him. That being said, if we are in a location that is not a car, it works, pretty well. Trying to have a conversation in the car is useless, and that is notnwhat we were told would happen.
We have android phones, so not sure if somehow hooking the microphone to the phone would work.??
A longshot - when I’m listening through my Multi-mic, the app has a slider to control the mic volume and the ambient noise volume. It’s easy to make the ambient noise louder than the mic volume, and it’s easy to fix it - if I notice the relative positions of the slider. Does the Philips app have similar controls?
Hi, Sorry for the delay in responding. To Answer your question, yes, the app has the slider, and no moving it corrected the noise level. A visit to Costco to return my better half’s 9050’s had the tech try to correct mine. and I gave it another 2 or 3 days trial. I then packed up the 9050’s and am going to be returning them this week. I put the old PhoneAk’s back in and even though they use batteries, at least I can hear without the wind noise as bad as it was with the 90950’s. We will be going to the one Costco that sells the chargeable phoneak’s, ( I forget the name) and if my consults for CI don’t work out, I will give them a try also. I was so frustrated with the lack of ability to change all the levels for me - it’s the safest and best way to go.
All the Intel EVO computers that Costco sells have LE audio. Since this computer has Intel’s EVO, it makes sense that the 9050 is more likely to work with it.
