Hearing Aids

I have the Phillips from Costco and the only setting that makes music listenable is the hi Fi setting, but even that is iffy. I was at an opera recently and they were so screechy in the treble that I removed them.

I also don’t like streaming music through these buds. Very distant and muffled sounding. Any set of buds or over the ear headphones sounds infinitely better. And others around me can hear the music, even when fiddling with the dome’s position in the canal.
The Phillips app is pretty limited. Not much customizing potential.

I haven’t found Costco helpful in offering in offering alternatives. I asked repeatedly about Jabra and was told many times they don’t carry them even when I show it on the website.
I should also mention that I had to replace one for each ear due to equipment failures. No charge to me but annoying.

I bought a pair of Jabbra earbuds for around $100 just to get used to the company, and considered getting their more expensive over the counter aids that were mentioned up thread. The buds sound great; when they pair. I use an iPhone and I have to go through the pairing process every time I try use them. Sometimes it doesn’t happen. And when it does happen, you can’t tell it from the Jabbra app; it still shows them as unpaired even when music or speech is coming through. Searches have revealed this to be a common issue with Jabbra buds at all price levels of buds, so it has scared me off of the OTC Hearing Aid.

My Phillips buds are a year and a half old and I am treating this as the next big upgrade . I would be willing to shill out anywhere from 5-10 K if I thought a product was worth it but I haven’t identified one that is. I will be monitoring this thread with interest.

@lloydc 

so what brands do you recommend for listening to music?

@larsman thats an interesting Costco comment.  I don’t want to cause any issue for the Techs, as I suspect they don’t determine what the store carries, but I will speak to management.

  I have dealt with 2 Audiologists outside of Costco, one of whom is a family friend who works for a private practice , the other at a tertiary care medical center .  They are both in their mid twenties and don’t know diddle about music reproduction.  They both insisted that I buy the hearing aids associated with their practices.  I’d like to find an independent audiologist that gives a hoot about music lovers and who has experience with a variety of different companies.  I could do a Zoom consultation; they could at least see my audiogram and at least discuss different brands.  Heck, considering this is a $5K and up purchase, I could even travel a distance if they are located somewhere worth visiting 

Thanks for the update.  I have decided that when I recover from my knee surgery this spring that I will intensely pursue an upgrade