Starkey Edge AI Experience

I have placed an order for Edge AI 24 RIC 312. The aids alone cost $2500 in my country, while UP receivers with the custom earmolds cost $500. The ear measurements were sent to the US Starkey lab. I sincerely hope the new aids are worth their price and I will see a significant upgrade over my current Oticon Real 1.

How are you getting on with the Starkey Edge AI 24? I have Phonak Infinio Sphere on trial now, and will be trying that exact Edge 312 next week and hoping to stream fine with iPhone 15 Plus. Like you, it is the higher frequency loss that is most noticeable for me and I am discussing ear moulds with my Audiologist for final fit of whichever I opt for. I am liking the Phonak Sphere 90s versus my NHS Engage, but want to try a smaller device with disposable battery.

Starkey Edge AI 312 with the disposable batteries last 90 hours. However, there is no noticeable improvement in speech clarity in the really noisy environments versus old Oticon Real 1.

Thankyou, that is great to know for me, especially as I have only been wearing hearing aids for four months at this point.

I now have my trial Phonak Infinio Sphere 90 and Starkey Edge AI 24. I get the Oticon Intent 1 next week. Both are showing much improved clarity vs NHS Engage and give me the ability to hear bird song again. With my NHS ones I can hear there is a bird, but not so well as to interpret their song.

First impressions for me on Edge AI 24 vs Phonak Infinio Sphere 90. On iPad and iPhone 15 Plus: Bluetooth Classic on the Sphere seems to connect at greater distance and have fewer momentary drop outs than MFI Bluetooth LE on the Edge. The Edge would not connect to my Mac Mini yet, it recognises them under Accessibilty but then won’t pair. I haven’t tried the Sphere on Mac Mini yet, but I would value that for Teams meetings.

Both sound great to me for audio books, YouTube etc, calls with two way communication. I didn’t think streaming would be important for me as it was so bad on the NHS Engage, but I don’t wear my AirPods at all with both these private HA’s! A real plus for my way of life. Both allow adjustment of real world sounds vs streaming which is nice.

I much prefer the smaller, more discrete size of the Edge, and the replaceable batteries and like the previous commenter, I am thinking the 312 batteries last about 5 days judging by consumption so far. I love Tech, but feel I often have to go in to the excellent Edge app on phone or Apple Watch to change to an optimal program. A big plus for me though is it announces the program through the hearing aids. The sound I find harsher, maybe even a little more tiring with the Edge and voices can rasp a bit after just one fitting. The Spheres I am ending the day on around 50-60% with a few hours streaming, no idea how much time if any was in Spheric mode.

In a busy restaurant with a constant backdrop of conversation from all around, both allowed me to hear people at my table, the Sphere was a little easier perhaps and required no intervention vs several program comparison changes on the Edge needed on the initial try. I was not sure if I was in Spheric mode or not on the Sphere, no Spheric mode program was visible on the trial HA’s. On the Edge, I found the Restaurant profile much the same as Edge Plus set to Best Speech, maybe even better with a gentle noise reduction on the general background noise more evident, which kind of tallies with your observations versus the Oticon Real. When walking, I sometimes felt a little detached from the environment with the Edge… as if noise reduction was changing on the fly or something, where one moment all is great, the next there is some subtle detachment and everything was quieter

All in all, only two days in on the Edge, but I am thinking the Spheres would edge the Edge for me with overall daily sound comfort vs the Edge which require more interaction and the soundscape is that bit sharper and more tiring. People around me felt I missed less with the Sphere.

Neither were fitted with REM and that bothers me. I hear it makes such a difference but don’t really know. I think when I settle on a pair I will insist on REM based on what I read and see. Maybe the Intents will be the best of both worlds for me across all parameters, smaller and more discrete than the Spheres with similar hands off clarity and adaptation to my environments.

Same here. But now I have a Samsung THE FRAME TV (which offers Auracast broadcasting), but it cannot FIND my Starkey Edge AI Hearing Aids. I have talked to Starkey, Samsung, even Apple, but each points & places blame on the other. I feel like STARKEY should have updated their MY STARKEY app to help bridge between broadcasting devices (TVs) and receiving devices (HAs). Other HA companies have released Auracast Assistant apps; why hasn’t Starkey?

P.S. I talked to Apple today and they claim they will eventually update their iOS (currently 26.1) to include Native Support for Auracast. I cannot believe other phone brands are AHEAD of Apple on connecting users to this amazing new technology. If someone knows of a third-party App (for iPhone) that can serve as an Auracast Assistant, please let me know!!! I’ve been unable to locate one.

I think my Audi doesn’t know what’s she talking about.

She’s pretty much lost on Android and auracast. Admits to it.

I believe you have to have auracast added as a program.

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Starkey is supposed to not need an app.

I’m supposed to have it with a double tap on my left aid. How I know to connect I do not know. Starkey is not the most helpful manufacturer. Neither

are there audiologist.

Cochlear has enabled Auracast now? Or am I misunderstand the table?

I don’t recall any firmware update in my Nucleus 8.