If you live in a major metropolitan area where there are multiple Costco stores, consider just returning the 9040 at that store and buy the 9050 or one of the other brands like Jabra or Rexton at a different Costco store.
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A charger is just one more thing Iād have to haul around when traveling; but I may buy the 9050s anyway. My 5-year-old 9010s still work, but Iād really like to have significantly better speech-in-noise performance.
Return the 9040 and get your money back ASAP, and go to another Costco if possible.
The Philips fitting software has a troubleshooting section. For a tiny complaint, the software says to decrease the gain for the 50, 65, and 80 db SPL for the high frequencies by 2 dB.
The Resound (Jabra) fitting software makes a distinction between female and male voices for a tiny complaint.
For male voices, you reduce the high frequency gain. For female voices with tiny complaint, you increase the low and mid frequencies.
There are probably other adjustments that can be made.
Frankly from your description, the hearing aid fitter doesnāt seem to know how to adjust your hearing aids. Go to another Costco if possible. A different hearing aid fitter may make all the difference.
The downside, is that Costco hearing centers are so busy that they too often donāt spend enough time getting folks hearing aids dialed in.
That being said, I would always recommend going to Costco due to the long trial period, low price, and high quality hearing aids.
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You donāt want to go back to the 9040ās, but 9050ās is a new ball game.
Thanks for the response. I guess we will have to wait and watch!
Agreed. I canāt mail down if Auracast LE is activated.
I am walking around the store in 9050s. First appointment of the day and they had them all ready for me. A nice surprise.
20 minutes laterā¦
These are better. I could easily hear folks talking despite the loud air handler noises from above.
Doing it. Theyāre ordering for me. Coming back next week for the fitting and to return the 9040s.
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If anyone can report how the 9050s compare to the Rexton Reach ones?
Iāve go the Reach, like them but the tinny music sound and that you canāt adjust much yourself with the app.
Curious if the Philips would be better?
Thanks
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You need to go DIY project if you want to improve this, the app is very limited compared to the Connexx software.
Iām also curious about this. Reach vs 9050.
One more reason to choose Rexton over Philips.
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How? Is there a tutorial how to tinker with it?
Yes of course, thereās plenty of useful information/guides available. Head on over to the DIY forum.
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Why do you say that?
Because itās easier to DIY.
Easy to DIY the Philips as well. 
Isnāt the Philips software more limited than Connexx?
By easy, I also meant access to more customization.
Iām not sure that more customization makes it easier to use or even better. There might be some benefit for a musician.
However, I wouldnāt put down the Philips software as being not good. Philips hearing aids and itās program just use AI to accomplish a lot of things.
I see, thanks for the clarification!
I mixed up the Philips mobile app with the Philips fitting software.
Apparently, the Philips mobile app is more limited than the Rexton mobile app.