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Have had my Jabra’s from Costco since 2021. For the most part they were fine. I didn’t love the streaming but it was acceptable and I didn’t love that I had to connect my MiniMIc to my computer in order to watch Youtube videos through my aids. My biggest problem was hearing in noise.

I picked up a demo pair of the new Jabras yesterday and immediately went to a dinner at Texas RoadHouse. I used the Hearing in Noise setting which was better than the Regular setting but both actually seemed worse than my old hearing aids.

My fitter has been suggesting the 9050’s based on his own personal experience of liking them better.

My question is this: it is often said on here something to the effect of “a bad set of hearing aids well programmed will sound better than a good set poorly programmed.” So what are your thoughts? Should I just stick with Jabra and keep tweaking away (I am reasonably familiar with SmartFit after 4 years) or would trying some of the other Costco options (or the Starkey’s - which I like due to their claims for battery life and additional water resistance) possibly be worth the time and trouble of changing brands.

Thanks.

Well, a trial of 9050s through Costco would give you a basis for comparison and a decently long trial period. If you absolutely adored the Jabra aids then I’d think less about trying another brand, but comparing the 9050s on a trial basis shouldn’t exclude you from going back to the Jabras. Every brand seems to have its own sound quality, based on what I’ve read on this forum. You might or might not like or even love the 9050s, but there’s only one way to find out.

@AttilaDaPun thanks. So to verify what you’re saying, the difference will primarily be in the tone of the sound but regarding their abilities to function (hear in noise, focus on speech, etc) the Jabra’s are going to be in the same league as everything else. For me, the only reason I would have for changing brands is to get better function. The sound-tone is fine in my old Jabras

I should have phrased that better. I meant it in a more cautionary way, as if to say that you may or may not like the difference in sound characteristics of the 9059s compared to the Jabras. I cannot express a preference for the Jabras or the 9050s, since I’ve never used either one.

@mtjarrett said:

My biggest problem was hearing in noise.

This is what to focus on with regards to the new Aids.

The new Jabras have in the hear in noise program but it does drain the battery more.

Maybe check that the AI part is turned on as I believe it’s clear focus, (I think!) that needs to be turned on for it to work.

I went from Oticon/Philips to ReSound and I much prefer the ReSound sound.

@Zebras said:

Maybe check that the AI part is turned on as I believe it’s clear focus, (I think!) that needs to be turned on for it to work.

It’s “Intelligent Focus” that has to be turned on actually.

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