Trying kirkland signature 7.0

I don’t think you need to pout. Jake remarked that he tried the P-series and is wearing the older one and didn’t see enough difference to change. Seeing that he gets his aids free, that really points out how close they are. My guess is Signa only had so long to quit using the Siemens name. The Primax was brought out quickly and likely due to the forced brand renaming more than having the major upgrade that they strive for with new models.

Kennj… search Signia or Siemens gets you to the same place Signia has an agreement with Siemens for I thi k 3 years to co-brand during the transition. I stayed with the bx bcause they worked just fine, they had the hp receivers, size 13 battery. Plus I wanted to in position this spring for new Signias that wont use an intermediate device for bt.

@Don said:

I have no doubt it is really good deal. I’m probably going to try it in a few weeks. I was going to try to wait and see if Costco got the Phonak Venture line this fall, but I think I may have to jump on this.

How did the Kirkland 7.0 work for you? we have similar hearing loss and was about to buy a pair thanks:confused:

Bought a set of KS 7.0 and can confirm that they are almost the same as the Rexton 42c, but they have more channels. I saw her spec book too, but I cannot recall exactly how many, I want to say 64 but I might be off. She was reading from the spec book. Other than that she did confirm that these were Rexton and that they use all the same accessories.

@truck12 said:

So I went to Costco today and wore the KS 7.0 for awhile. Seemed the same as trax 42. I looked at data sheet on both and they are exact except the ks 7.0 has added; voice ranger, reverb reducer, xphone (I believe it puts sound thru both aids while on the phone), and music enhancer. Plus they were $1700 instead of the $2600 trax 42 a week earlier!!! sometimes im too anal on research and put off purchases, but im glad I went in for aids when I did. I pick them up on the 20th and I will sure post on the performance

@truck12 said:

So I talked to Costco HIS this morning and new KS 7.0 is in. Last week I was fitted with trax 42 and walked around store a bit talking (and listening) to people, and was happy with them. I am a first timer, never had HA’s. HIS told me to wait a week before ordering–thanks for the solid! Told me today that the KS 7.0 is the Trax 42 with a few added bonuses/upgrades, and that the cost is $100 less than KS 6.0 was. Almost sounds-pardon the pun- too good to be true. any thoughts from more experienced hearing impaired individuals? Does this sound like a Costco deal? The cost would be $900 less than the Trax 42 last week!

Yes. Costco can happen to be generous. Some years ago I bought a pair of KS for $2800. A 14 month later the price drop to $1800. As a joke I told the HA fitter “I should have waited to by these”. “would you like to have a reimbursement?” she asked and off she took me to customer service that issued for me a check for $1000.01 just like that…

Signia, Siemens, Rexton, etc… Sounds confusing and it is because they are all the same owner Sivantos… Wonderful Sound for All - WS Audiology5

I think it’s that there are some small cosmetic differences, different terminology for same features and some small feature differences that really differentiate the hearing aids. To reduce cost, the circuit boards and IC’s are likely common between the lines for improved margins. When you look at the remote application for the three separate product lines, you see the programmatic layouts are nearly identical. Why does the Easytek, Smart Connect pendants look so identical? Why do so many of the program features match?

Like different style/packages available from a car manufacturers for a new make/model, so are the hearing aids from Sivantos… But it’s fun to argue that they are Rexton and not Signia or Siemens or vice versa, so I digress.

Take a look at the Signia accessory line here: https://www.signiausa.com/signia-hearing-aids/apps-and-accessories/accessories/7 Compare the exact shape and function to the accessory line of the KS 7.0 at Costco, forget the name, look at the exact design shape, you can see the Costco guides for each accessory for comparison here: http://www.ks7userportal.com/userguides/7.
Next take a look at the Rexton accessory line here: https://www.rexton.com/rexton-apps-accessories/rexton-hearing-aid-accessories/11 We are talking about the same exact shape and function…

In any event, like many other Kirkland products made by great brands for the Costco Kirkland brand, you are getting top notch high quality hearing aids at a very reasonable price. I know I enjoy mine!

This is somehow news?

I appreciate that there are other factors at work here, but presumably a very decent margin still exists on the lower amount. It’s mathematically impossible to claim the same margin on the same products with circa 35% reduction in price. Unless you also showed a step change in the demand that amortized the capital/store cost at the same point.

Costco could look at hearing aid sales in a lot of ways and I have no idea how they do it. One way they could look at (although I doubt they do) is to look at it as marketing. They encourage to bring your hearing aids in every 2 months for a change of domes, filters, etc. That encourages a lot of traffic. They could run very small profits or even lose a little money and still come out fine. Their hearing aid section takes up such a small portion of the store that it’s inconsequential to impacting what the store could carry.

@Um_bongo said:

I appreciate that there are other factors at work here, but presumably a very decent margin still exists on the lower amount. It’s mathematically impossible to claim the same margin on the same products with circa 35% reduction in price. Unless you also showed a step change in the demand that amortized the capital/store cost at the same point.

@MDB said:

Costco could look at hearing aid sales in a lot of ways and I have no idea how they do it. One way they could look at (although I doubt they do) is to look at it as marketing. They encourage to bring your hearing aids in every 2 months for a change of domes, filters, etc. That encourages a lot of traffic. They could run very small profits or even lose a little money and still come out fine. Their hearing aid section takes up such a small portion of the store that it’s inconsequential to impacting what the store could carry.

I appreciate that it’s small fry for them. The point stands against those who argued vociferously on here that Costco ‘only’ made 15% on all sales and the same would apply to the hearing aid market. It’s not a general argument against Costco. I have no beef with how their product mix works at any location. My point is just to illustrate the fallacy in the way that posters on this forum assumed they derived their price.

Totally agree that there’s no way an independent practice could run the same margins as Costco. The practices that are really a mystery to me of why people go there are the big names like Miracle Ear and Beltone. Outrageous prices, middle of the road hearing aids and I’m guessing so-so service. Seems like that’s a market segment that it would be much easier for the independent audi to compete with.

@Um_bongo said:

I appreciate that it’s small fry for them. The point stands against those who argued vociferously on here that Costco ‘only’ made 15% on all sales and the same would apply to the hearing aid market. It’s not a general argument against Costco. I have no beef with how their product mix works at any location. My point is just to illustrate the fallacy in the way that posters on this forum assumed they derived their price.