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Which of the 5 brands of hearing aids did you buy, Soundgear Amp, Philips 9050, Jabra Pro 30, Rexton Reach, or Sonite Rise?
What is your issues with them, if any? Sound quality, fit, app connection, steaming, etc.
Love the 180 day return policy!
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Started with the Phillips in February. They had a lot of hiss and the didn’t seem to be paying attention to me. They also had some streaming issues, such a as a ten second audio lag when answering calls. Switched to a different Costco and they recommended Sennheiser Sonite Rise. She was more attentive to my issues and the aids have less hiss. I am on week 4 of the Sonites and still acclimating but I like what I have so far.
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Thank you for your feedback. Im debating on the soundgear amp or the Jarbra pro 30. Was there a reason you did not go with either of these two?
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The Soundgear is not available here and the Jabra has a reputation for being harsh. I went with the recommendation of my
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If the soundgear was available in your area would you have gotten it over the sonite?
And where did you hear or see that the Jarba has a harsh sound?
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I sampled the Jabra Pro 30s when I was selecting my hearing aids. I ended up with Rexton Reach, but when Soundgear Amp became available a few months later, I trialed them and ended up returning the Rextons for a refund and purchasing the Soundgear.
I personally found the Jabro Pro to be effective but a bit “tinny”. But a lot of people love them. You won’t know until you try them.
I love the Soundgear, but TBH, my previous hearing aids were Starkey brand, and Soundgear is Starkey, so maybe it’s just that Starkey use an algorithm that works well for me?
Regarding testing Costco HAs in general: I made 2 appointments at Costco to try all 4 of the original brands available (which you listed). Each appointment gave me time to test 2 brands, 20-25 minutes apiece. (Of course you would not trial any brands that you already know won’t work for you because they don’t support features you want, like .)
I walked around the store wearing HA brand #1. I talked to people, listened to the one TV that is on. (I didn’t think to pre-upload some spoken word and some music on my phone so that I could listen to it all and see how it sounded while I trialed each HA brand.)
After 25 minutes, I brought back HA brand #1 and asked for brand #2. I came back for a second appointment to try the other 2 brands. I also had a separate appointment, obviously, to trial the Soundgear.
It may sound like a hassle, but I had the time, and was near enough to Costco, that trialing before buying was a good option for me.
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Los Angeles & OCI got the Soundgear AMP from a farther away Costco in Burbank.
The hearing test was done at a closer Costco store.
Be sure to ask if the Firmware has been updated to the latest version.
Luckily I have an appointment in 10 days. I will have to drive back to the Burbank Costco to get the newest firmware loaded onto the . This update will give me capability.
You need firmware version 10.3.1 (or higher). The My Soundgear iPhone app will report you have the latest firmware at 10.2.0 — that is wrong‼️ This was verified by calling the Soundgear AMP Support line at 1 (833) 753-6189
On Day 6, I had to change out the battery on the weakest ear. Then the next day I changed the battery on the better ear.
As a wearer of HAs for over 50 years, I specifically got the Soundgear AMP in this format:
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I went with the Rexton Reach. I just got them last Friday, so still getting used to them, but so far so good, no real issues. I have noticed that while I’m out walking and listening to a podcast, if I’m on a busy street, the car noises drown out the podcast. I’m sure there’s a way to fix that.
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Thank you for sharing your experience with these ’s.
My Costco is near me also but they don’t carry the soundgear.
So on Fri I will be getting the hearing test from my local Costco, and Mon I have a fitting appointment for the soundgear with a Costco store in my neighboring state which is a 75 minute drive.
Thats why I was looking for feedback on them before traveling not to waste my time.
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I listen to 2 podcasts every Sunday morning plus a lot of YouTube videos other times.
Hope you find a fix for that, but the good is you have 180 days to try them out.
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I tried the 9050s and even got molds for them, but they had a ringing that the audi said she has never been able to fix. Tried the Soundgear AMPs but they sounded too metallic. Tried the Pro 30 MicroRIE rechargeable, and they performed so well in a noisy restaurant that I bought them.
The app continues to be a PITA, but it might be Android 16 on my Pixel. Today, I can’t get the TVstreamer+ to give up control of my soundstream to, like, listen to the people in front of me. Fourth year with Jabra, 4th year complaining about the app.
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Jabra 30s paired to my S25 and a set of Jabra 20s I bought a month or two before the 30s came out. The 20s are disposable battery and paired to my tablet (using the Resound App). Both work well with the (rechargeable battery) Jabra 30s having the superior Hear in Noise function.
I dug the Jabra 20s out yesterday for the first time in ~8 months and paired to a new-ish tablet. Wearing them right now, btw.
FWIW, I still prefer the simplicity of the disposable batteries on my 20s even after running the Jabra 30s for 10 months. My $.02.
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Loch Lomond, ScotlandI will be going for new aids within the next three months. They all seem to be offering rechargeables now. Like you, I would rather stay with batteries. I have profound hearing loss and I hear next to nothing without my aids. I’m not sure I could trust rechargeables.
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I went with the Phillips 9050 hearing aids, coming from the Phillips 9040, since my lower frequency range is still OK I use the open bass domes and I like how they sound with music. In addition they have , which I use weekly when square dancing.
I tried the Jabra 30’s but they sounded terrible to me.
The Costco hearing aid fitter did a very good job of getting the hearing aids adjusted my hearing loss.
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I only trialed the Jabra Pro 30s and love, love, love them. Definitely the best aids (and best programmed aids) I’ve had. I got them late last year and have not needed to go back for an adjustment. They did seem a little bright, even tinny, as someone else said here, and a little loud especially when I first got the aids, but even then, I actually liked how much that helped my speech comprehension. Gradually my cognitive processing of the aids’ sound has grown to where I no longer perceive the aids as too bright or loud, except for a minute or two after powering them on after recharging.
But speech comprehension is the key for me, and these Jabras blow my earlier ReSound model aids away in that area. Now music will sound tinny on the Jabra app’s All Around setting. I don’t stream into my aids, as they’re not good at that. When I want to stream music into my ear, I use Apple AirPods programmed to my . With the aids in, I prefer to listen to music through speakers (not at a high volume) and use the Music setting, and that sounds not great but very good to me. I really like the Hear-In-Noise (“restaurant” mode) on these Jabras if I’m in a noisy room and want to hear someone speaking directly to me and not music and background noise. We’re finally making progress in this area.
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I hear that they are not great for listening to music or having phone conversations, and go figure, these are made in CHINA.
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I hear that they are not great for listening to music or having phone conversations
From where? As this is a very subjective opinion, each will will have a different outlook on which models they prefer but ReSound are not “known” to have inferior music quality of phone calls.
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and go figure, these are made in CHINA.
I regret to inform you that times have changed. ‘Made in China’ now means accessing the best manufacturing technology and top notch engineering talent.
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Not going to debate you, but known fact that China uses the lowest quality parts when it comes to consumer products, which include recycled batteries.
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I prefer disposable batteries to rechargeable, too, but there’s no real choice anymore: if one wants the best Resound tech - their - you must buy a rechargeable version. I think it’s the same for Phonak - Sphere requires rechargeables. Starkey may offer AI in a disposable battery form.
I have no trouble with the sound of my Jabra 30s for phone calls. They give the best sound on recorded music I’ve heard in the 15 years I’ve had to use … which means some of my LPs and CDs sound tolerably like music. Live music is pretty good. Of course, one would expect recorded music to sound better with each new generation of HAs.
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