I have an audiologist I like. But the cost difference is astonishing so I would value any thoughts. Same . Same warranty. Don’t know about tweaks and programming.
Not sure if naming that company is allowed. If not, apologies.
I checked TruHearing for local practices and prices. Prices are much better than most providers. $4500 for the top of the line and lesser prices for other models. They only had 3 practices nearby. One was a one person Dr of Audi shop, another was two hearing techs and the third had 2 doctors of audi plus a tech. One of those audis had fitted me for my first HAs in 2010.
Criticism of Truhearing is that providers are not given enough compensation to properly test/fit patients. I called my former audi and asked about that. She assured me they always had sufficient time to care for their patients. The only issue I had was their practice only worked with Starkey, Signia and Widex. I am sure there are some good HAs there but given the price difference with Costco, I am trying Costco first. Plan B would be her practice with TruHearing as she is very competent and experienced.
I also checked with Ziphearing. Their pricing was similar to TruH. The closest provider was 40 miles away. That is surprising for a 3M population metro area. I think this illustrates a problem with these middle brokers of HAs. They have limited providers. If you find one you like, great. But there a few to choose from.