Recommendations for hearing aids

Definitely, concur with the Costco Hearing aid center, a cost effective, value oriented option. 

The audiologists that I have met professionally and socially are not interested in music appreciation.  I think speech recognition is all they care about.  If I ever find one that prioritizes music then I will patronize them but so far the recommendations that I have gotten from people whom I trust are all for different cities 

@mahler123 - the hearing aids I've had in the past decade or so have multiple programs available, one of which is usually 'music'. I use that setting on mine, and then use the '3 band equalizer' on its software to further adjust it. A huge difference from the speech recognition program. If I find I'm having a consistent issue with music, I go back to the audiologist and explain what the problem is, and they can usually make adjustments that will improve it to a small to great degree. It's an iterative process even if you're not using them for music. 

So here we are a little over a year later.  Does anyone have any updated recommendations on the latest and greatest hearing aids for music listening?  I need to pull the trigger on a pair pretty soon, and my insurance covers nothing... So, a significant "equipment" purchase for me (but no WAF issues for this one!).

Has anyone tried the Fortell? 

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

I've seen a lot of people saying they prefer Widex hearing aids for that purpose.

To me, there's a lot more difference between audiologists and how well they do their job than there is between brands (many brands are made by the same company).

Every hearing aid can be tuned and EQ'd for your liking (that's what the audiologist does), often in a music program, and some have 3 band EQ in the app, too. My Jabras from Costco have all of this.