My experience has been a little different, as I have become accustomed to hearing loss. I perforated each eardrum on several occasions over a 5 year period (commercial air flying while suffering from bad colds) and I have some permanent hearing loss in each ear. I never went for a hearing aid. During that time, I purchased and gave away several pairs of speakers (KEF Q55; EPOS 11; Radio Shack Pro LX5; B&W 302) as my hearing "changed," and I could not stand the speakers that I had purchased just a short time before. What worked, was not to purchase anything until my ears healed and my hearing "settled" (it took about 2 years). I would suggest the same ... get settled with the new hearing aid, make sure that you do not need to change your hearing aid and then buy what sounds good to you when you are using the aid (assuming that you will be using the aid to listen to music). BTW, headphones and loud listening are no longer options. Also, I find that items like cables & interconnects make a difference at a high sensory level (i.e.: warm; annoying treble), but subtle nuances are lost on me. Regards, Rich