Kirkland Signature Premium 4.0

@farfel said:

Hi everyone,

I am new here, and I am old (70) in November and confused. How’s that for a starter? LOL

I am going to order the K S Premium 4.0 aids in the near future. I am confused about what I should get for listening to the TV? I am now using the wireless headphones, they are OK, but everytime I put them on, my wife asks me a question. I then have to remove them to hear what she is saying and its getting to be a real pain!

I am not a techy, so please be a little patient with me. (Thanks) Will this so called t-coil feature allow me to use the neckloop?

I would sooooo much appreciate your input and suggestions for me for a device to help me listen to the TV.

Regards,
farfel

The Kirklands do have a t-coil but it is not used for neckloop or TV listening. There is a separate device, as describe above, the BLU-RCU or the mini-BLU-RCU, for bluetooth phone (cell phone or BT enabled landline) and TV. The device is worth it, in my opinion.

For my brand, Resounds, each piece is separate so to get a bluetooth phone device, remote control, and TV transmitter, I would spend about $450 at Costco.

@Don said:

The Kirklands do have a t-coil but it is not used for neckloop or TV listening. There is a separate device, as describe above, the BLU-RCU or the mini-BLU-RCU, for bluetooth phone (cell phone or BT enabled landline) and TV. The device is worth it, in my opinion.

For my brand, Resounds, each piece is separate so to get a bluetooth phone device, remote control, and TV transmitter, I would spend about $450 at Costco.

I identify with your tv/wife questions or comment. What worked for me was to install a loop system in my home. I put one aid on t-coil and leave the one nearest my wife on “everyday”. I hear the tv great and can still hear my wife. You can buy an inexpensive amplifier, a roll of speaker wire, a pair of RCA connectors for less than $100 bucks and install it yourself. If I would have known how simple and inexpensive this is I would have done it a long time ago. PS: be sure to get T-coil on your aids.

you can either shut the mic’s off or open to a percentage via the software. this can be done for most programs.

Well I went and picked up my KS premium 4.0 hearing aids and before I got home they were already going haywire! Tried these out in the store for over an hour and they worked fine, but on the way home the squealing began. I have been wearing aids now for over 30 years, so the first thought was, that the little plastic domes were not making a good seal. Wrong! No matter what I did, the squealing would return.

Costco has been great and I am going back tomorrow to try out another pair that they had to order. I thought maybe I needed a bigger dome or possibly to have a mold made custom to my ears. The lady tested the aids out and said there was something wrong with aids, so I am going to try out another set. I did try out their demo set again and all was fine.

I am not meaning to complain, but just being honest. I am glad they have a 90 day trial period.

For those of you that bought the Mini-Blu is it worth it? I need something for the TV, but that seems expensive just for TV. As I see it, if I want cell phone connection, I have to buy one that is compatable is that right? We have a Boze Ipod docking station, but I do not see any audio output connections where I could add this Mini-Blu.

Thanks for being patient with me and for all your help and suggestions.
farfel