Hearing aids for audiophiles?


Is there such a thing? I have hesitated getting them for music listening reasons. I manage ok in everyday situations but I know outside of listening to music they would benefit me. I have, in my opinion, a beautiful system that I throughly enjoy.  Sure I could get the aids for day to day hearing other than music but taking them out for music I fear would provide un enjoyable results.

What are your thoughts and experiences 
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Showing 1 response by skyscraper

My late wife had one that could receive a Bluetooth signal, but she never seemed to like it. It was a Seimen’s hearing aide. We had an adapter that would turn the TV’s audio, for example, into a Bluetooth signal that an outboard Bluetooth receiver, plugged into her hearing aide, received. That small receiver was worn like a necklace.

The Seimen’s model she had was expensive and had many features and modes it could be operated in. She never was able to fully utilize all modes due to the extent of her hearing loss. She only had use of one ear due to a birth injury. The Seimen’s models may be worth looking into to see if a tech savvy person might obtain better results. I can’t attest to the quality of the sound via Bluetooth, and she may have complained it sounded "tinny".

I’m guessing a good pair of headphones would yield better results. We eventually got her an open air Bluetooth headphone that covered only one ear. This could be turned up loud enough for her to hear music or the TV. with decent quality sound, and not disturb others in the process by otherwise loudly playing the TV or stereo. It being open air enabled her to hear others speaking to her simultaneously.

You might email Siemens with your question.

Mike