Phonak Paradise vs Starkey evolv AI vs Oticon More

Phonak Target is not available for the public to download unlike Oticon Genie and Starkey Inspire. That’s another minus for Phonak in addition to their exorbitant prices.

I read somewhere else that old pirate Kev (who happens to be Spud’s friend) from Scotland borrowed Phonak’s rare disc in late 2000s/2010 and cracked the most secure DRM.

Quite the contrary, my friend:
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Simple Google search did not find anything unlike Starkey Inspire. OK, I googled also for Oticon Genie and it seems that Oticon has removed the public download link for Genie.

Actually what @flashb1024 means, is most software is available for you to download, you just need to ask on the DIY forum, Google is unfortunately no good for this in most cases.

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Its called Automatic Experience Manager, you’ll need to tick the check box to set it up (or uncheck to disable)

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So Starkey overtakes Oticon when speech in noise? And when speech in quiet? :thinking: I have Oticon Xceed 1 hearing aids, and I always hear speech as mumbling. Aud says its because of damaged cochleas and/or hearing nerves. But I hope for best hearing.

And what about Phonak Naida Paradise?
Can he help?

You should inquire in your country as to whether you can be a candidate for a cochlear implant if the hearing aids cannot achieve what they need.

It has been said many times that a cochlear implant is not a panacea! It cannot help if auditory cortex and/or auditory nerves are damaged.

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Where did you downloaded Inspire X? Can you share link? I think to simulate Evolv AI to my hearing loss and compare it with my Xceed.

https://home.starkeypro.com/st-en/product/inspire-x

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This is only a preliminary observation. The audiologist told me to have a follow-up appointment in a week, so my aids need fine-tuning. Two days ago I met a male with a specific voice and I could barely discern his speech and I was asking him to repeat himself.

I definitely hear less background sounds with evolv AI than with OPN. The screeching sound of the HDDs in my desktop PC are barely audible with evolv AI.

There are no link for software download.

I clearly see the blue Download Now button. It does not appear in your browser? Here’s the direct link https://inspireupdaterfiles.azureedge.net/5c01fe5b-732f-4433-8458-194ab67c14a6/Starkey%20Setup%2026.0.10056.0.exe

Bear in mind that Power Plus BTE 13 version is not available for simulation.

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Thank you very much for shared link! And you are right, no Power Plus Bte version available for simulation… :man_shrugging:

The Rayovac size 13 battery lasted approximately for 127 hours.

I tried pairing my aids with Samsung S9 running Android 10. Only one aid can be paired at the time. Incoming phone calls and audio are routed only to the one side instead of both aids. Thrive app sees both aids and I can control both aids. I will visit a shopping mall and try out demo Samsung S22 with Android 12.

I visited a shopping mall and tried out Samsung S22 Ultra with Android 12. The aids paired quickly and streaming works for both ears simultaneously.

You can test your hearing with Xceed on this site: Online Tone Generator - generate pure tones of any frequency
With my Starkey evolv AI Power Plus BTE 13 2400 I can hear 9800 Hz tone.

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Thank you for posting that link to the tone generator.
That is the DIY’er REM .
Using my sony headphones and the volume set very low to start off … I was able to find the frequency ranges that needed tweaking.

There are also apps to measure the sound intensity with your phone. Then you have a real world measure to know how loud it is. As opposed to “extra medium loud.”

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