2. speakers
  3. 1425644912

Headphones for Hearing Aids

Hi, I wear behind the ear hearing devices and have been having challenges with my Senns 650s. I enjoy the sound, as well as the senns 600s. My problem is that they clamp so tight I'm getting a high amount of feedback and the aids themselves constantly adjusting to accommodate the sounds. How are you in similar circumstances dealing with similar issues? I had read in another thread about akg h701/2 that don't clamp against the ear seem to work well. Would like to continue with the Senns and looking for possible solutions, or alternative phones with a somewhat similar sound signature, $400 max. Also do on the ear phones have the same issues?Changing the hearing devices are not a possibility. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Dave
italian
broadstone's avatar
broadstone
310 posts
 
What I said about the giant hearing aids would apply only to using the EQ while listening w/o hearing aids to your speakers. In what I understand your situation to be, though, my suggestion is that you consider trying connection of your headphones directly to the EQ. I've tried that also and it works for me.
italian OP
126 posts
 
Hi, thank you all for your responses, they were very thought provoking. The headphones are for use on the main level so I don't disturb the family watching the boob-tube. Thankfully I don't mind wearing them, do iritate the inner ear at times but I find if I use a dab of canal oil they're ok. The main system is in the basement. For the main system the horns work fine, I turn them low and adjust the preamp volume normally with no issues. My hearing lose is such that without the horns I get beautiful low and mid bass with a little touch of higher freqs. I was also reading a couple of articles about using equalizers adjusted for the lost freqs. And I'm glad to hear that that approach has been successful. So I am wondering if placing one between the DAC and the head amp could preclude my use of
the horns with the Senns. What type of equalizer could you gents recommend? Again, To all of you, I appreciate your advice. Dave

recommend?
italian OP
126 posts
 
Broadstone, thanks for your follow up, I posted before I read it. What type of equalizer are you using? Again, thanks. Dave
stringreen's avatar
stringreen
6,368 posts
 
Forget hearing aids... they're worthless. No one likes them whose tried them.
italian OP
126 posts
 
Stringreen, thank you for you comment. First off you have a beautiful system. Like most who wear them, they are a challenge. In my case for day to day they serve me well. And peace is kept in the house. They can get uncomfortable but they have opened up a world of sound that I had been missing for many years. Brownstone, similar to others has been looking at alternatives to wearing the horns. I am going to run the same rabbit as he looking at equalizers so I came use my Senns sans horns. Am desiring any info that I can use as I move down this road. I do see more headphone use in my future so I'm pursuing the knowledge and equipment needed.

Senns 650
Denon 3910 cdp
Channel Island head amp and power supply
Musical Fidelity M1 dac
Parasound Zdac
DH Lab d75 cable

Thanks much.

Dave
More to discover