My Phonak Sphere Infinio I90 vs Lumity L90 Shootout

I always turn off Bluetooth when not using it on all devices but still unfortunately have issues with audio streaming from my Pixel 8 to my Sphere 90s. I appreciate the comments though, any other suggestions?

One other comment on my Spheres that I haven’t seen mentioned on this forum - I have brown hair, but my audiologist says brown Spheres aren’t available. So I have silver colored HAs for now, which is a bit of a bummer. He says that Phonak has announced that because of demand right now they are only issuing like 4 main colors rather than their usual 10-ish, and that in the future people with an unwanted color will be able to swap out for a better color. Has anyone else experienced this? This is one of the other minor things making me wonder if I should try out Intents instead, which have a big range of colors, though attempting to trial them as would cost me like $500 total for the cost of getting now two custom mold sets.

I just changed my sphere from silver to grey after wearing them for 2 months. I had thought they would give me new ones but my Audi speculated that Phonak had simply changed the shell. I am happy about it because it preserved all my settings without putting me through another REM exercise. Perhaps, you can strike a deal whereby you can have the color changed (shell) once the desired color is available. I am giving you an idea to pursue.

thank you for this suggestion, @FatLarry999 - I’ll keep it in mind when next at audiologist and I guess ask them to disable those tracking/connection notifications

Yes, my audi told me in December that Phonak was aware of an issue because of the way the wires were getting bent when being plugged in. She said that they would be issuing something new in January that corrects that problem, and she ordered a new set for me at that time. I am finding the bluetooth connection marginally more stable.

go to your tablet, computer or whatever and turn off blue tooth on all such devices that you do not need to connect to your HAs at the moment. i.e. leave the BT on on your phone and only one other device that you also want to stream from.

@ggreenone said:

I’m sorry for this probably really dumb question. How do you turn off “everything else” while keeping BT “on your phone always active”.

Go into each device (iPad, laptop, Smart TV) and turn off the Bluetooth in the settings menu when you are not using that device with your hearing aids. This includes the Phonak TV connector, Roger too. Otherwise, these devices will grab one of the two active connections without you knowing it and when you go to connect to something, it won’t connect.

Jordan

Hi there, I thought I’d throw this out. I have trialed six different brands of the latest releases in 2024 and found all kinds of issues with Bluetooth connectivity and switching between devices.

I used to toggle Bluetooth off on a device when wanting to switch to another device. However, I found that if the Audio Switching in Hearing Devices (iPhone) is set to Auto, then usually instead of turning off Bluetooth, I start an audio stream like music or a podcast in Spotify on the new device and it grabs the hearing aid and makes the connection.

I can’t tell you how many times I neglected to turn off the Bluetooth when I was done with a device and had to go back and open it up and find the option to turn off. Now, I do as I indicated and the audio switches for me.

Can the battery be replaced if the door opens?

You can do that, if you can find the correct rechargable batterie and if you have the correct tools and the skills to perform the workaround.
Another user showed in the following thread how to replace the rechargable batterie on a Phonak Audeo Marvel.

How to replace battery in Phonak Audeo M-50R

Here is what I did to replace dead batteries in my Phonak Audeo M-50. I would first suggest to read this thread: Insight into the inside of the hearing aid. It contains a lot of usefull infos and photos Strategy used: remove te dead battery from its plastic casing, slide a new one in place and reconnect the 2 wires to the main circuit Parts used: 1- Battery from this supplier: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/M7854S1-ICR7854-LIR7854-3-7V-25mAh_1600227890083.html 2- Electrically c…

But as long as the hearing aids are in warranty you certainly should first ask your audi to send in the hearing aids in because of dying battery, and you will receive back your HA with new internals with a fresh battery.

Certainly not doing myself if still on warranty - IF I can easily and timely get service, but it is just good to know. I used to build electronic gizmos as a kid, and then did some factory authorized repairs - so soldering is second nature to me. Thank you for the info.
Does the recessed red/blue area have anything to do with it opening?

I just wanted to thank you for your detailed reviews of the Sphere. I got mine a few weeks ago, with cShell skeleton molds and was initially experiencing distortions in the lower frequencies, especially in TV and music streaming mode, and oddly, with my wife’s voice. I read your posts about clipping and how going from an M to a P receiver solved most of your issues. My Sphere’s were shipped with P receivers because my audiologist believed that they would provide the best quality sound for my hearing loss. I had one follow up visit and some tweaking, but problems remained. I met with her again and provided her with the documentation of your experience, and she ordered new UP receivers. I got them today and it has totally revolutionized my Sphere hearing experience. Huge improvements in Calm mode and in streaming. My word recognition is way up. There is still some tweaking to do, but my problem was clipping due to lack overheard room on the curves, like yours. Thanks for a great revue!

@CaptainTrips said:

I just wanted to thank you for your detailed reviews of the Sphere.

My pleasure! Glad my information was useful and sorted out your issues. These are incredible hearing aids and it bugs me when people are having problems getting them to work properly. Not sure what the issue is with the new receivers on the Sphere’s but going up one power level seems to fix it.

My older brother just started his trial of the Sphere’s (after I hounded him to replace his broken Resound Quattro’s) and he can’t believe the difference. When they are setup properly, they are game changing.

Jordan

There’s the solution. Setup.

By a Pro who understands how.

Suggestion Phonak. Use myPhonak. Confirm the setup programs. Surely there’s a way. Even if it’s simply asking the customer if the hearing aids work for the user.

Thank you so much for your updates. I’m now going to trial the Sphere’s on Friday. I’m hoping for the same results as you have had. One thing I’m unhappy about is that these do not/will not include the T-Coil which has been the best thing for me! Giving that up will be terrible for me!