I have Widex Dream 440. The price is around $3500, which I consider a great bargain compared to the many others I have tried that are more expensive but do not work for music (in my opinion). Those Starkey you are trying for $6K a pair sound like a really BAD deal to me.
By the way, I am still playing the violin and viola and I can tell you that only the WIDEX worked for me playing the string instruments, and in fact if you listen to classical music and appreciate the sound of strings (violin, viola, cello, etc) the WIDEX are a must.
Wow! I'm audiophile and musician too. I saw a couple WIDEX Dream 440 on the internet with different letters and numbers like this one WIDEX DREAM 440 D4-FA, I think they are discontinued already, but I found a dealer in Germany and they still have them brand new.
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