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New Widex Allure AI launch launched today, May 20 2026

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Had my first chance to test these aids at a noisy function today.

The clarity boost program worked very well. Definitely boosted the nearby speakers above the background noise.

These are my first aids though so I can’t compare them to other brands.

Not only that. My guitar and hi fi sound pretty great using the puresound program.

Overall, very pleased..

Yes, I know, but I asked my audiologist to enable it anyway for testing and it has been successful.

Fortunately I squeeze into the fitting range of a medium receiver. If I had to move up to a power receiver, puresound would be unavailable. Locked out by the software I believe.

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@thecaz said:

Fortunately I squeeze into the fitting range of a medium receiver. If I had to move up to a power receiver, puresound would be unavailable. Locked out by the software I believe.

Strange, because a bit higher with higher powered receivers usually provide better music experience due to higher dynamic range and less receiver saturation.

It’s a bit of a trade off as medium receivers excel at delivering the high pitches. Power receivers often sacrifice these high frequencies to boost lower-frequency volume.

@thecaz said:

Power receivers often sacrifice these high frequencies to boost lower-frequency volume.

Not always the case. Since Phonak SDS 6.0 (Sound Delivery System Infinio), UP receiver provides more gain in 6-8 kHz than P. Tested on myself.

Indeed, in older SDS 5.0 UP was a bit poorer than P.

In reply to @Bimodal_user

In the case of Widex, the feedback management is extremely conservative. This approach, among other things, allows them to achieve the desired 0.5 ms processing delay of the PureSound : it’s all about minimal processing. With losses above moderate , the aids need to do more processing and the engine can’t do it in 0.5 ms . This is why the PureSound is limited to mild to moderate loss. It also has the disadvantage of not doing much in noise (but what it does, it does it very well).

Also , the 0.5 ms delay is to reduce the comb effect , which can occur with vented or open domes (avoid that nasty robotic sound). If your domes are closed , the comb effect is not really an issue. The software blocks PureSound if your domes are closed/power .

So it is not about power but the amount of processing that needs to be done .

In reply to @RobHooft

Nope. It comes from the manufacturer. Audiologists would prefer if the software ran on their computers. Relying on an internet connection is just another breaking point. It rules out Widex as being a viable option in some countries, but they were probably too premium in terms of pricing in the first place for those...

In reply to @user490

They're definitely scraping usage data to help improve their products. Most manufacturers ask for permission to do this and can do it from their local apps: mainly tracking clicks and how professionals use the software. Widex effectively opt everyone in with cloud-based software.

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