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Philips HearLink 9050 to hit Costco soon? With similar tech to Oticon Intent?

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In reply to @Skywatcher

Skywatcher, just a suggestion:

This topic was opened up months ago, largely to discuss when the 9050s will become available. Now that are here, we need someone to create a topic to discuss their performance vs the 9040s. Would you mind doing that? I think many of us will be very interested in user experiences.

Thom

In reply to @pmc1978

Outside of the directional adjustment feature in the Rexton app, they two apps seem to have similar features.

If these hearing aids are doing their job, the directional adjustment shouldn’t be needed.

Anyhow, it doesn’t matter to me which hearing aid one prefers. I was just curious as to why you think the Rexton hearing aids have a better app or programming software.

@user990 said:

I was just curious as to why you think the Rexton hearing aids have a better app or programming software.

Honestly, there isn’t a specific reason why I prefer Rexton. I guess I’m biased because I’ve used Siemens/Signia for 40+ years.

This will be my first project, and I’m guided by comments from my audiologist and the members of this forum.

In reply to @JackB

The Hearing Center web page for my local Costco, where I got my 9040s, still has only 9040s shown.

I’m happy with the 9040s except that:
(1) I have to use the iPhone app to mute the mics – which I do once daily to listen to iPhone audio while using a StairMaster exercise machine – which I could accept were it not that about 1/3 of the time one or both aids are disconnected and I have to restart the app; or they’re both connected but only one of them mutes, and I have to restart the app.
(2) A few times a week one of the aids spontaneously reboots.

I wonder if the 9050 avoids these problems. Regardless, having only one button per ear has to make some routine changes more difficult or time-consuming.

@brec said:

I wonder if the 9050 avoids these problems.

I have read here on the forum the9050’s have rock solid Bluetooth. Not sure who or which thread.
It is one of the Things Philips has advertised too.

The Rexton Reach are rock solid with iPhones Bluetooth and you can adjust much more than the direction with the mobile app. You can adjust how your voice sounds and how other people sound and save the adjustments. Check out the video in the hearing club YouTube page about the Rexton mobile app.

In reply to @AbramBaileyAuD

Im surprise at your comment. There are some very fundamental differences in the signal processing between Oticon / Phillips, bernafon and Sonic. For starters some of it core technologies like speech guard, directionality, etc are implemented differently. For example - correct me- the DECS adapts to the settings based on the environment. The older bernafon is still channel free, and their sound is very different. Ofcourse, the impulse noise , handling and wind reduction is the same as well as Tinitus sound support.

Compare to other groups such as resound, their products across different brands are more distinct.
I know places where they sell both brands and have their customers try Phillips and Oticon where the vast majority report they do sound different

As per your Phillips comment, it’s sold through distributors- give you an example in Brazil it sold through dispensers (not direct to consumer) which have shops that are branded Phillips.

The dispensers I have meet that sells Phillips are not having the success of Costco, an in fact have somewhat harder time.

For $1,500 a pair if Phillips is more than a fair deal.

In reply to @ThomF

I agree Thom. You have to wade through a lot of extraneous ‘stuff’ (like whether the 9050 is the same as the intent). All I want to know is how does the 9050 work. Does bluetooth work well compared to the 9040, etc. I really don’t care if the two are the same. Sorry for the rant.

I have not seen a discussion in any thread (although I could have missed it) of the Bluetooth performance with Android on the 9050. Can anyone who has tried or purchased the 9050’s and has an Android phone post how well it works? Any drop-outs? Does it support hands-free phone calls? included or, like the Rexton Reach, is it a “future upgrade” that may or may not ever happen?

Thank you.

In reply to @viffer

@viffer said:

I have not seen a discussion in any thread (although I could have missed it) of the Bluetooth performance with Android on the 9050. Can anyone who has tried or purchased the 9050’s and has an Android phone post how well it works?

Since it’s been on the market here for less than 2 weeks, I doubt anyone has enough experience to report on these aspects of the 9050s. I look forward to reading the reports when people gain enough experience to know how the 9050s work over a longer period .

I agree, but given the issues with other newer ’s with Bluetooth on Android (the Jabra’s come to mind), I was hoping that would be one of the first things people who have them tried. I don’t think it takes long to determine whether the HA’s work with your phone.

I’ve had the 9040s for about 1.5 years and they do quite well. I would like to hear better in noisy places. Just scheduled my appointment for the 9050s (about 3 wks out). They said if I wanted silver or one other color they would have them in stock, so I scheduled both my test and fitting in one day!
I’ll let you know how they compare to the 9040s.

In reply to @viffer

Have only had the 9050s for a few hours so can’t answer most of those yet. On my pixel 9 pro xl running the android 15 beta I see no signs of le audio. I previously had the intent and also the nexia and both showed le audio. This looks like the reach did (no le audio).
Granted all of those were while using a pixel 8 pro with android 14 so it is possible display has changed and I just am not recognizing it. But from what I can tell it looks like no le audio on the 9050s as of now.

I don’t have the 9050s yet although I’m getting them at my next Costco appointment. I have a Pixel 8 and here’s how to find on my phone. Don’t know if a similar procedure is available on Pixel 9.

Go to Settings->About phone, scroll all the way down and tap the Build number 7 times. After entering your screen lock, developer options will be enabled.

You can then access them from Settings->System->Developer options.

In reply to @Raudrive

I have had Jabra Enhance Pro 20s for about 6 months and they just do not work with my Google Pixel 8. Latest software update from Google has basically made then unwearable. I am in the UK and my Coscto in Watford have been brilliant. They have just taken my Jabra’s back and ordered me the new Phillips. Hopefully these will work better with Android

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