Appreciate the posts I’ve read. Its a whole new world now with RITE and the pros and cons of having a receiver in outer ear/ear canal. Though HA manufacturers don’t want it mentioned, feedback is a problem and especially so for the more powerful HAs. I’ve worn hard molds for quite sometime with no compaints, but never with a receiver inside. Now it seems as if most HA manufacturers are putting the receiver in the ear mold which make the mold fit extremely important. It appears to me the hard molds are limited in color (when using a receiver inside) and many time manufacturers will cover the face of the mold with a dark strip/cover to hide the receiver. So getting a clear mold or pink translucent mold is pretty much worthless if the face or outer portion of the mold is beige or dark brown. Silicone molds on the other hand should be able to offer all levels of color, since the silicone material is easy to color change. But I wonder if the cover that goes directly over the receiver, is the identical color of the mold (clear, pinkish, etc.) or if the cover is some darker color to hind the receiver.
Anyone ever order or use a HA mold through Westone. There website is impressive but I’m not sure HA dealers want to use them. Also I don’t know what the added expense it is to order HA mold through Westone, but I do know they offer a great selection of molds, verus just the few (lousy) colors Widex offers.