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I have a Lenovo ThinkBook laptop with Bluetooth 5.0 and a Samsung phone from 2021. These are by no means some antiquated Chinese garbage.

I recently tried out EduMic which I found too bassy (to the point of making speech muffled unless I use an equalizer on my PC but it doesn’t work for the feature) while on the brightest setting and no Power Bass. Also absurdly loud, I have to make it quieter in Oticon Companion every time. No choice of program, I don’t know what gain settings it is even using. The 3 band equalizer hardly helps, not precise enough.

Then I started trying out ConnectClip. Still too bassy on the brightest setting and no Power Bass. Absurdly loud, and what’s worse, it automatically increases loudness to an unbearable degree on PC the moment I open a different video on YouTube; during such a change, I hear one hearing aid mute briefly. The sound is cutting for less than a second often. When streaming from my smartphone, it’s getting very warm and draining my battery. Never had such issues with any Bluetooth headphones.

So that’s what I’m paying such money for? Is it so hard to put decent technology and coding into devices with such profit margin?

Did anyone test Direct Audio Input? What program is it based on, does it just adapt the sound from PC to the currently chosen program? Does it respect chosen loudness? How’s the build quality? If not DAI, I’ll have to go for EduMic or search for headphones that are comfortable and simultaneously don’t have an insane muddy frequency response… which definitely shouldn’t cost so much (it’s covered but in my country covering only means that prices have insane markup on top of Western European prices and patients still have to pay a lot).

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What Oticon aids are you using? If you have the Intent, a better and more affordable option is to get an adapter like the Foogoo or Avantree

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Then I started trying out ConnectClip. Still too bassy on the brightest setting and no Power Bass. Absurdly loud, and what’s worse, it automatically increases loudness to an unbearable degree on PC the moment I open a different video on YouTube; during such a change, I hear one hearing aid mute briefly.

I do not have the OPN Play but I’ve used various Oticon aids (OPN (1), OPN S 1, More 1, and now Real 1) and a ConnectClip. The relative level of sounds from the aid microphone as compared that from the Connect Clip can be set using the Genie 2 programming software (runs under Windows and uses a Noahlink Wireless programming adapter). If I remember correctly, some equalization setting is also available. I expect the same type of settings are available for the EduMic but I don’t have an EduMic so don’t know for sure.

With my computer I have used a TV Adapter 3 to stream sound to the aids. No issues with latency or buggy Bluetooth software/drivers as I use the optical input. I have also used large cup closed headphones (wired Beyer DT 770 Pro) plugged into the computer sound output. They mostly “just work” as I have molds with my More and Real aids and rarely have feedback issues.

I have no suggestions with respect to your phone as I use an old iPhone 12 mini.

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I know that loudness can be adjusted in Genie and it was, to the lowest level, but it’s still not enough. Oticon hearing aids generally have weird issues with loudness, even the quietest level of sounds associated with program change/volume control/jingle is disproportionately loud compared to the loudness of speech, by default they’re loud to the point they make me fear for my hearing and I simply chose to turn them off. Changing settings unfortunately does nothing to the sound of program change when adjusting settings in Oticon Genie, I wince in pain every time.

Do you need the microphone function or just streaming audio? If streaming only, you could try the TV streamer or Pico- (if that model hearing aid supports ASHA)?

The volume may be a limitation of classic Bluetooth running in the EduMic or Connect Clip. Why the default is not 1% which then could be turned up is unclear.

No, it doesn’t support . I’d appreciate the microphone function but I’m mainly seeking a way to stop using headphones.

is supported but it only has mono sound and people say the signal is weak anyway.

I can stream directly from my laptop with my Phonak Spheres, which use Blue Tooth Classic. For my previous Oticon On which used MFI ( is similar) to stream from my laptop and I did not have the volume issues you describe. Maybe check on impact of using ASHA BT). I’ve seen others on this forum report on use a TV connector for your purpose, but I don’t recall which devices were used. You might research for more info on that option.

I have the Intent1 aids and EduMic and the connect clips. I find that both are very useful. They sound no different that the Intent1. I also have the Phonak Sphere i90, not Ultras, with the Roger ON3. The Spheres are wonderful for extremely noisy environments. While the Intent1 aids are wonderful for much less noisy environments. The Spheres are slightly a lower pitch sound than the Oticon aids. The Intent1 are definitely a slightly higher pitch sound.

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