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I found that the Homespot BA210 works well with the Jabra EP 20. I also have a Moerlabs battery powered transceiver that did NOT work with the Jabra EP 20. Moellabs say they will have an update coming in May to make it compatible with hearing aids, but I’ve not seen it yet.

Update: I upgraded the MoerDuo to firmware 3.7.0 and set encoding to be 24 kbps and it now also works with the Jabra EP 20.

In reply to @PhoebeY

I received the Voyager and C82 Aura today.

The Voyager works well. The only problem I had was I didn’t notice that the on/off switch has an setting midway between on and off.

I want to be able to use my (Jabra EP 30) for any device that will connect with headphones. The Voyager does this. My laptop has a 3.5mm audio out as well as a usb c option. The voyager works with both options if you use a usb c to 3.5mm dongle.

The two disadvantages of the voyager are that the broadcasts are not encrypted— though this may be fixed with a firmware update later— and that the dongle and Voyager are slightly cumbersome with my iPad.

I haven’t been able to get the C82 Aura to work.

It probably means that the C82 outputs a 48kbit/s stream which ReSound/Jabra can’t handle. Ask @PhoebeY for 24kbit/s firmware.

In reply to @coastal_california

I have both a Homespot BA210 v2 and the Moerlab TV hearMore and both transmit from my TV via Optical. I’m using a Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and the Jabra Pro 20’s from Costco. Just needed to make sure the BA210 was version 2 (as described elsewhere) and that I had the latest firmware version for the TV hearMore (had to send my unit in to have the firmware updated as it was a very early (last September) version and make sure that I used their PC Tool software to change to the 24K sampling setting). They work without issue but sound quality is not great (quite tinny) on the Pro 20s but latency is okay. Be interested if the Pro 30s are any better in this regard. The sound quality is much better if I use my Galaxy Buds2 Pro’s…

I boost the bass when streaming from the phone. The stream sounds better and doesn’t need a bass boost.

I have both the BA210 and the MoerDuo transceiver. After upgrading the MoerDuo firmware to 3.7.0 and reducing the encoding to 24 kbps I was able to get the MoerDuo to connect to my Jabra EP 20 hearing aids. The sound it a bit tinny but that is due to the hearing aids, not the transmitters. I find that both the BA210 and the MoerDuo work well, but the BA210 seems to have slightly less delay. Even so, both are quite useable.
A nice thing about the MoerDuo is the built-in microphone and the battery power. This allows it to be used as a remote mic for the hearing aids. The MoerDuo also has a volume control on it, which is lacking on the BA210. You need to use a control app on the BA210 to reduce the gain. I found that without doing so, the gain was too high.

@hlaanm Not sure if your post is directed to me, but I don’t deal with church systems, but maybe you are referring to this thread:

Upgrades for church sound system? Auracast? Anything else?
I heard mention that there are plans to upgrade the sound system in my church this year The current system has a very weak FM transmitter and they have loaner FM receivers with headphones. I bought my own receiver with neckloop to use with my T-Coil aids… but the FM coverage inside the church is weak and I get lots of static unless I’m very close to the rackroom door where the transmitter and antenna is… I was thinking that maybe I should put a bug in the ear of the sound guy to consider Aura…

@KenDodd Welcome to the forum, I hope you will find here what you are looking for.

Not sure if the OP can reply to your post, but also check other threads on this forum, this one for example:

Upgrades for church sound system? Auracast? Anything else?
I heard mention that there are plans to upgrade the sound system in my church this year The current system has a very weak FM transmitter and they have loaner FM receivers with headphones. I bought my own receiver with neckloop to use with my T-Coil aids… but the FM coverage inside the church is weak and I get lots of static unless I’m very close to the rackroom door where the transmitter and antenna is… I was thinking that maybe I should put a bug in the ear of the sound guy to consider Aura…

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