Phonak Audéo Paradise vs Signia Styletto X User Review
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- This is a follow-up to my earlier review of the Signia Styletto X hearing aid. In this one I share about my experience deciding between the Styletto X and the Phonak Audéo
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Great to hear your review in comparing these two hearing aids. I also tried both brands. I tried all levels of the Styletto (3N,5N & 7N) each model for 4 weeks, in different hard hearing environments. I didn’t find a lot of difference between the levels. I found the 5N performed better than the 7N. I think this is more about the 7N not being fitted right by the audiologist. They insisted on swapping out to the open vented dome to a closed dome/sleeve with only one hole as a vent. I felt this actually hindered the little natural hearing I have left.They said this would improve the lack of clarity and average performance in noisy environments that I found when I tried the 3N and 5N. As a younger user, I really wanted to love the Styletto’s. They are stylish, different to the traditional looking aids, offered in rose gold & white and had a cool charging case. Aesthetically they were a winner, functionally for me, they were a let down. The high frequency sounds were super tinny and had lots of shrill, it was uncomfortable and affecting my concentration (not sure why or how!!!). I got them adjusted, but this didn’t help, or the audiologist wasn’t able to fit them right. All they did was reduce the volume and this dampened the clarity. So anyway they just didn’t work for me and I’ll be returning them.
I’m now trialling the Phonak Paradise Audeo 90 (PPA) and the first time I tried them on I instantly noticed the difference in clarity and natural sound quality compared to the Styletto’s I tried. I’ve had them a week and the sound quality is so much better than the Styletto’s. I can also have
them at a much lower volume and my own voice sounds normal. The app also is better than the Signia Styletto, as it has a lot more features for the user. Anyway I’m going to continue with the PPA-90 I have 60 days to trial them and will try and give a full review.
You might be interested to know the styletto’s receiver wire come on different lengths. I noticed the wire was short and not so comfortable on my ear and they could be seen from the front. The longer option wire will sit lower on your ear and invisible from front on. Glad they work for you, wish they did for me :)
Sorry to hear you had a bad experience with them! I know a lot can depend on the domes and the fitting you get as well as your particular hearing loss. I'm glad the Phonak's worked better for you. I was excited about a lot of their tech features but they just did not work as well as I had hoped. I hope the rest of the trail goes well for you - I would love to hear if you end up going with them!
@@HomeOfHardy Hi Jonathan. I agree fitting and setting up is vital. I had a different experience with the Phonak P90 Paradise. I find the bluetooth very solid on both my Lenovo Laptop I use for work and my MacBook Air M1. I spend hours streaming. It switches between phone calls and streaming just fine. I have some Sony h.ear noise reducing headphones and they actually work wonderfully well over the top of my hearing aids. Mind you I don't use them that often as I just normally play music over the HomePod or Google Max speakers. Videos I just stream from the MBA. It is good to get a variety of opinions and honestly I'm not surprised that some people have trouble with Bluetooth on a particular device. It isn't the Phonak hearing aids though, just the nature of bluetooth (if you are unlucky) with some devices. I also leave my Phonak in all day every day and I haven't run the batteries out yet.
Sir which is best quality phonak vs sigina ? Which model best rechargeable best please tell me
Great! This was the other hearing aids I was considering, so it's great to hear your feedback on both. Thank you for doing these videos.
Absolutely - glad they were useful:)
Thank you for the review. I plan to upgrade my signia pure 7 in the next year or two. My current hearing aids have fantastic and very natural sound quality. How did you find the sound quality over various listening environments in the phonak? On par, inferior or superior to signia?
Thanks Johnathan. I appreciate you sharing your findings. I'm in the market now and this truly helped so I appreciate your guidance.
Remember that the Signia now have gone to the Augmented Experience AX models now. Personally I have the Phonak Paradise and I can't fault them for BT performance or sound..10/10. I was using them handsfree today in the supermarket on a phone call to a customer while carrying groceries...such is the huge benefit of hands free BT. You can also use the HA in the car to make phone calls and even get driving instructions, the weather, simply by tapping your ear....
Thank you it was one useful review to take the decision
Glad it was useful!!!
TY for the review.
Absolutely!