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Philips 9060 vs. Soundgear Amp2

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I am currently wearing the Jabra Enhance Pro 30. I have worn these for almost a year and am generally happy with how they sound. However, I do not like the bluetooth connection issues on my Pixel 9. Also, the seems to come in very loud. To make it tolerable I have to turn the volume down to 0 and it doesn't seem to disconnect very easily. Might be just a setting issue.

About 6 months ago I bought the Philips 9050 and it sounded a bit better to me than the Jabra's and had no issues. The Auracast sounded much better and cut off instantly. However, I had one remote fitting session that left me with hearing lisping in the that we could not get rid of. Also I was told I could not get a silicone mold for these HAs, only hard molds because of the size of the receiver.

I returned them and decided to wait until my Costco got the Soundgear Amp in. Appointments here are 4 months out so I made one for January. It appears I will be able to get the Soundgear Amp 2 but I also hear that the Philips 9060 should also be out.

So the question is, any thoughts about Philips vs. the Soundgear?

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A few thoughts.

  • Costco should be getting a new Jabra "soon" maybe within a month almost certainly before end of 26. Jabra 40. It's going to be exactly the Resound Sensia 9 AFAIK. You can see reviews online, seems like a very good .
  • A lisping sound is almost aways caused by frequency shifting. Such as moving higher frequencies into a lower range. I believe this can be adjusted or turned off. Was that tried? I heard something similar when I briefly tried 9050 and the fitter said it was caused by frequency shifting.
  • I wear a soft silicon tip with my Oticon 85 wire. When I tried the 9050 fitter used a 100 wire. I was able to put the silicon tips on that because they are soft and a bit pliable. Seemed Ok to me. So though it's not technically supported seems to work. I'm not sure if Costco would order such a mold but an independent audiologist might. The cost is approximately the same.
  • The SoundGuard Amp 2 is same as the Starkey Omega (not plus) released a year ago. Reviews can be found. Tough call as to which of these three most recent Costco HA are better. I'm already familiar with Oticon so Philips was my choice. With a six month no questions return policy you really can't go wrong IMO.

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