The OP is long gone, I think it’s relevant because it’s a Costco thing, sometimes things just need to be corrected even if we go “off topic” it happens ; )
The op last posted in this thread 21 hours ago (it only seems longer because of some of the later off topic back and forth)
Can we just get back to the topic. The back and forth on Oticon/Philips isn’t persuading any of the participants either way (it seems minds are set) or useful to the original thread.
I did think that with the jabra’s there was a lot going on, hearing shopping carts from 2 isles away and hearing people talking to each other 50 feet away it was very distracting but also cool.
This statement reminds me of when I first got ’s. After years of not hearing so many sounds and then get nailed with all these new sounds. It was overwhelming for a while. It took time to acclimate. I could hear things a long ways off too.
All these new sounds are a learning experience. Have you looked at the speech banana? Overlay your on the chart. It’s an eye opener
You have come to a great place to learn about your hearing loss and hearing aids. As you can tell some are passionate.
I won’t argue the point anymore. My thoughts/opinions are in the earlier thread. What should be known to any consumer is that Costco will always have the best technology and best price point in the industry for GN, Oticon and Signia. Phonak fought to get back in very recently and they’ll have to deliver their premium device at some point under Sennheiser. Just trial more than one.
Having seen and read the schematics but not having saved them to one’s computer does not mean the knowledge is erased from the brain. Therefore, not guessing.
Feel free to look them up! If @raylock1 was able to find them, I’m sure that you can, too. You’re able to argue online, so you have some means of internet access. Have at it!
In all these are-they-the-same discussions, it would be very helpful if people who have them would post the FCC IDs on the boxes. That would clarify hardware equivalence, but wouldn’t answer software differences.
For example, KS10 box label and Phonak Audeo P90 user manual (also showing hardware equivalence over 4 models sold at different price points):
I tried the Jabra Pro for 3 months then switched to RExton Reach. I agree with all you have said about the sound quality. The other thing I like about the Rexton, is it is all automatic. No fiddling with the app to set different programs in different settings. I’ve had the Rexton for a year now and I’m happy. So get the Rexton and take it home. You have 6 months to make the decision from costco.
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I also took a couple of days to try Costco hearing aids in the past week, expecting one brand to stand out as the clear winner to replace my 10-year-old Starkeys. I was surprised that of the Phillips, Rexton, Jabra, and Sennheiser brands, only the Phillips was a “dud” for me. I think I could be happy with any of the other three.
I did not want to like the Sennheisers, with their not-so-great battery life and charger that has to be plugged into the wall in order to work, but hey, they were great!
Rexton Reach, also great! But I trialed them on a different day from the Sennheisers and Jabras.
I had been told that if I liked my Starkeys, I probably would not like the Jabras, but I thought they were excellent, at least as good as my Starkeys. (And again, I can get disposable batteries for the Jabras.)
Unfortunately, for my 2 appointments to trial these in the store, although I walked around the store (talking to myself mostly), I didn’t have someone with me and the store wasn’t jammed, like it is on Saturday, so it wasn’t the ideal “in store” trial.
I plan to make another appointment to go back with someone I can have a conversation with, and on a more crowded day. I seem pretty much limited to 2 brands/appointment, so I would like to re-demo the Sennheisers and Rextons in the same visit. I might also re-try the Jabras.
ETA: My Starkeys being “old tech”, I’ve not been too concerned about Bluetooth up to this point. I’ve never had a moment where I said “If only my hearing aids had bluetooth, that would be great…” Of course, that could change at some point. Likewise, I don’t plan to have an IPhone; I have a Motorola android. So I’m taking these things into consideration.
To make the best use of with Android, your phone needs to support the BT Low Energy Audio standard. Second best is (Android Streaming for Hearing Aids). Most Motorola phones do not support either BT standard.
IOW, check your phone’s specs before attempting to exploit BT, BT LE, or BT . You may find it worthwhile to get a new phone.
Thanks, philbob57, I’ll be sure to bring my phone and ask the Costco specialist about the situation. Hopefully with Black Friday / the holidays coming up, there may be some deals on other phone brands.
The audiologist in training (by now completed training) at my HMO tested me and said my loss was mild. She said I’d be fine with entry level and IIRC said that would cost around $2500 through the HMO. She showed me Oticons, said the top one would cost $5000. She advised me to go to Costco and save myself $1000. At Costco the fitter (head of the department) didn’t offer to let me trial any of the HAs. He suggested the Phillips (this was November 2024, so the latest) saying the music program was superior. He did avow that the Rexton Reach has a better app. I asked about its music program and he said he could adjust it to be every bit as good as the Philips, so I paid for the Rexton on the spot and was fitted 2 weeks later. I have my doubts about the guy and tried a different fitter there who I have a better rapport with. I’ve had an extra program created and some tweaks. I don’t feel like I’m getting top notch support. I wouldn’t expect that at Costco, but I’m sure others have a different experience.
To get the most out of BT, you need to get a Pixel 8 series up to Pixel 10.
Samsung Galaxy’s from S23 to 25.
Pixel just intro’d the Pixel 10, so you can get some great deals on the P 9 series.
I got my new Pixel 8 up and running the same day I was fitted with my Rexton Reach, Dec. 5, 2024. It is miles ahead of my Samsung S9, but I can use the Rexton app on the S9 too.
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