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Will Resound/Jabra release a new aid this year?

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The Resound Nexia was released in Oct. '23 and the Jabra Pro 20 in Nov. Of '23.
Should we expect a new aid to hit this year? I ask because we are in Oct and as far as i know the Nexia is still the newest release. Tnx

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I’d like to think it’s just around the corner, the sphere has been enticing a seductive buzz for many people, Signia and ReSound have both said is the way forward for them, as the benchmark has now been set (well for now anyway) they won’t be left behind, within the coming months.

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I remember the hubbub from a modest-sized group on this forum about the Whisper Hearing System back around 2020. It required a subscription and, IIRC, a pocket-sized external unit. Is that technology a dead end compared to Phonak’s, or did some other OEM get a hold of it?

Maybe @AbramBaileyAuD knows if that product has any potential afterlife (if made more efficient and down-sized as Phonak did with the DeepSonic chip)? He suggested that in writing a R.I.P. article in June 2023. It would be funny if Phonak sucked it up to eliminate a potential competitor, as bigger companies in a market sometimes do.

Whisper AI Announces Voluntary Market Withdrawal of Whisper Hearing Aid...2

Company says it is changing directions and issuing full refunds to purchasers. Whisper's technology is likely to re-emerge with a new tech or hearing industry partner.

And then there’s this post by Abram suggesting something related to Meta/Facebook as both Whisper founders were ex-Facebook: Whisper Hearing to stop supporting "Whisper Hearing System" hearing aids - #21 by AbramBaileyAuD (around and around the wheel, she goes, and where she stops, nobody knows…

In reply to @jim_lewis

I did return my Jabra 20’s. But… yesterday i did a store walk around with both the 9050 and the Reach and didnt like either one. I can only guess that with my loss and using Resound aids for the last 3 years, i have grown very accustomed to the Resound “sound”. The Reach just didnt offer the sharpness to words that im used to, even when gains set above target. The 9050 was even more soft sounding. During my discussions and adjustments i kept asking the tech to repeat herself. Same with gf walking around the store, I kept asking her, what? It was really an eye opener and quite educating for me since i believed all the aids are mostly equal. So now im kinda stuck because my Jabra 20’s had so many issues but hoping the 30’s (?) will be more reliable with possibility better connectivity.
To be honest there wasnt much difference between my One’s and the 20’s. Comprehension in noise was maybe slightly better, wind noise and noise from my hair was better, but overall comprehension was about the same. Im sure others will disagree but the difference in aids was surprising

@mr.smithster said:

I did return my Jabra 20’s. But… i have grown very accustomed to the Resound “sound”. The Reach just didnt offer the sharpness to words that im used to, even when gains set above target. The 9050 was even more soft sounding. … So now im kinda stuck because my Jabra 20’s had so many issues but hoping the 30’s (?) will be more reliable with possibility better connectivity.

I too returned the Jabra 20, which I had purchased due to good experiene with my Resound . My Jabra 20 experience was so disappointing I cannot put much faith in any subsequent models (at this point, anyway). Connectivity with my Android phone was not consistent, and hearing in noise was definity not good, which was my primary motivation to update my Resounds.
I did try the 9050’s this week, and they definitely sounded clearer than my Resounds, and considering Costco as generally noisy, was definitely better than the Jabra 20 experience in noise that I had.
What has been Resound/Jabra’s update cycle? Annual? Bi-Annual? Unless I hear soon that Jabra has addressed the Android connectivity issues and also improved their hear in noise setup, I will be going a different path.

If by this year you mean 2024, I don’t think it will happen. Sometime in 2025 seems likely but it’s just a guess.

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Ai functionality is likely to need two ears working together to accept the nuance of both level, directional/temporal effects in order to resolve the sound field around you. There’s a likelihood that your degree of Asymmetry doesn’t allow this to happen in a conventional stereo sense.

However, the GN system that splits the function into a ‘Focus Ear’ and ‘Omni Ear’ may have worked better for you in the past - effectively giving you a usable directional system to your good side whilst controlling the overall ambient via the poorer ear. Less feedback with this system too as the Omni mic function on is a flatter response.

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@mr.smithster said:

grown very accustomed to the Resound “sound”. The Reach just didnt offer the sharpness to words that im used to

That’s interesting. My audiologist at Costco thought that maybe the reason I didn’t take to the Jabras was because I was coming from Oticon aids. I’d gotten used to the Oticon sound. That didn’t seem plausible to me at the time, but now it may do. The Jabras to me were aggressive. The 't’s and the 'd’s were explosive- almost literally popping like an old pop gun (that ages me). I was glad to return them. The Philips are more comfortable, even if they haven’t improved my comprehension by a whole lot.

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I wish I had returned my Jabra enhance 20 but thought updates to bluetooth would fix it for the Android phones after the one UI 6.1.1 release. While the worst of the problems have partly disappeared and streaming works better, use on phone calls is deplorable at best. I now see that jabra has not upgraded its firmware so that other more recent models of samsung phones are included. In speaking with their on-line technical support, it is apparent that the support crew is getting very tired of the problems. If I were Costco, I would not renew their contract unless there are some immediate fixes and it worked on all android phones. Jabra and Samsung engineers need to get together or Jabra needs to get out of the business.

Frank, I feel your pain in this. I do have a S24, so that is an issue for me as well. Android connectivity must be an ugly stepchild in the world. Maybe I’ll move to the iPhone world (not my 1st choice) someday.

The Nexia/EP20 seem to have come out 12 months after the Omnia/EP10 - October '22 and '23. October '24 is almost over, and no new ReSound or Jabra announced or on the market. I’m not holding my breath for new offerings from ReSound.

@philbob57 said:

I’m not holding my breath for new offerings from ReSound.

They are leading manufacturer, new models are just months away, they have announced they intend to fight for market share on and see as the future to it.

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Of course it’s months away. The question is how many.

ETA: Per Costco audi (sic), last week (10/23), it’s 6-8 months out, based on her gut feel.

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Resound has had a problematic relationship with Android historically. I’ve been in the iPhone meta since the beginning, since my employer at the time was in the Apple universe. My previous Resound Lynx 2 was a bit inconsistent with BT, but my experience with Jabra has been excellent. No drops, good clarity, and little if any interference.

Thanks for your feedback. I have been looking into getting an iPhone. Just reluctant due to being an android user since the beginning. My gf and daughter both have iPhone’s and i did pair my Jabra 20’s to both and i thought the streaming quality was better, not only the connection but the sound seemed richer and fuller.
Another reason i haven’t pulled the trigger is . But i now realize that isnt panning out that great.

As you know Apple still hasn’t put in any iPhone. iPhone 17 is supposed to be going to have a different chipset for 5G, WiFi and Bluetooth so I am really hoping Apple will finally deliver LE Audio next autumn. In the meantime, I’ll stick with my old one which now has a new battery and is far more usable consequently.

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