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NAL-NL3 now available in ReSound Smart Fit 2.3, Update 1

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This probably has greater interest to Jabra DIYers but posting here in case any other ReSound wearers would like their audi to try it. I am self-programming my Enhance Pro 30s and have always preferred fitting with +. It sounds more natural and less strident that the others, but it is also softer and I have to increase the volume in noisy situations.

I had read an NAL-NL3 update was coming soon and it arrived last week (Smart Fit version 2.3.334.38). After a few days of using NL3 I’m finding that I prefer it to the Audiogram+ algorithm. It retains the naturalness but sounds a bit louder. I haven’t tried it in a loud restaurant setting yet but hope to soon. The overall softness of Audiogram+ makes it difficult for me to understand voices, even after switching to Hear In Noise and increasing the volume (a trade-off I was happy to make since I rarely go out), but I’m hoping to have better luck with NL3. Also looking forward to hearing how the Music module sounds once that is released. Having Music as my default program is one of the best things about .

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I suspect it would be, but hearing quality is highly subjective. Ideally, assuming you are using a GN device and not self-fitting, you have an audiologist that can load it for you to compare between the two. You can also compare my with yours. So far, I’m quite satisfied with NL3.

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I noticed almost no difference between NAL-NA2 and NAL-NA3 when comparing them in SmartFit. I have a ski-slope high-frequency loss.
I use the max_value(NAL-NA2, DSLv5) for my programming – NAL-NA2 alone does not give me useful gains at 6Khz++.

That is helpful. It’s nice to have multiple data points when evaluating new fitting options. After a week, I’m still giving it the edge over +. My hope is that the release of NL3 encouages ReSound and others to update their own fitting algorithms. I realize the immersiveness and clarity of listening to music on a good hifi in my 30s is, given my hearing loss, no longer possible in my 60s but it remains my holy grail, and anything that gets me closer to that goal is worth the pursuit.

sorry for the late reply. i’ve been out of town and did not have access to my data. yes, there was definitely more gain in most frequencies compared to + but i am still learning how everything fits together.

in the latest 2.3 update, i’m having trouble completing a calibration. it keeps failing even my room is dead quiet, ep30s fully charged, and clean ears and filters (i’m also using an open left dome, closed right dome, both medium). i finally got it to complete after repeated attempts by calibrating the right and left ears separately (with increasingly louder feedback!).

looking at the report, i see now that there are some negative gain numbers that are probably directly related to loud feedback. no idea if this is an update issue or something else but i have never had a problem calibrating both ears at once. i’m going to keep experimenting with it and reload some older sessions for comparison.

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