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GN Launches ReSound Vivia AI-Driven Hearing Aids; Savi Essential Product Family

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I heard about these last week during my audi visit and I was told I would get a set to trial when they do their soft opening…

“World’s best for hearing in noise”

ReSound shows no shame, so move on over Phonakians with your Sphere, we have a new kid on the block.

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ReSound Vivia™ makes a world full of noise beautiful, enhancing your natural hearing intuition and ability to focus on what matters. Let a mesmerising sound experience wash over you and embrace the vividness of life.

Also the Woulds First “ Assistant” plus confirming that 5.3 Bluetooth is required 5.2 won’t make the cut!

Interesting. But I am very skeptical. While i want to not have background noise drowned out my speech understanding. I want to be able to hear the sounds around me for my own safety. I want to hear the unit, the refrigerator, birds, vehicle engines and road noise. Also birds and all sounds of nature that are possible to hear. I have tried aids that literally removed so many background sounds that they were unsafe.

In reply to @tenkan

Well so far i haven’t seen any reason to have around where I live. But I have to say that le audio is great with my INTENT1 aids and Samsung S23

Is this the first compatible aid with a disposable battery option? The size 13 version also still includes a . The 312 and rechargeable versions do not have a telecoil inside the aids.

Well yeah their claiming the “First”

Edit: could be disposal as well as rechargeable, I can’t tell?

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I can see there it’s both rechargeable and disposable for with capability, nice.

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From the Hearing Tracker article referenced by Abram in his OP post:

At present, GN’s newer ReSound, Beltone, and Jabra Enhance devices are the only hearing aids that are fully activated to receive broadcasts (i.e., no future firmware updates are needed like other “Auracast-ready” hearing aids). Apple2 and Windows 11 PCs can also pair directly with hearing aids with Bluetooth . Finally, some newer Android phones1 also offer the ability to change the hearing aid pre-sets in the native settings of the phone.

Seems to indicate iPhone users will continue to “enjoy” MFI connectivity. I wonder when the LE Audio ship is going to come in for the iPhone, if ever. Perhaps that’s what’s holding up the “Auracast-ready” referenced in the quote? Waiting for Apple …

Just to answer my own question here, I’ve had a reply from ReSound on this and they say the following;

Unfortunately the Vivia and Savi do not supply a super/ultra power option and the Enzo Q is still currently the latest model.

So this is the end of ReSound for me I will switch to another brand this year.

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