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In alt.home.repair, on Sat, 23 Sep 2023 09:20:21 -0400, Retirednoguilt
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HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com> wrote:
>On 9/22/2023 4:32 PM, micky wrote:
>> In alt.home.repair, on Fri, 22 Sep 2023 15:10:51 -0400, Retirednoguilt
>> <
HapilyRetired@fakeaddress.com> wrote:
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>>> On 9/22/2023 1:42 PM, micky wrote:
>>>> I bought a $230 wifi radio that is impressive in many ways, but the
>>>> problem I have is that the sound sounds muffled
>>>>
>>>> Maybe it`s okay for music. I haven`t listened to much music, but for
>>>> talk it sounds muffled. Like literally they are talking through some
>>>> sort of muffle. I don`t have this problem with 5 other table radios.
>>>>
>>>> Is the problem that there is too much bass? If not that, what?
>>>>
>>>> It has equalizer settings so I changed from default and various kinds of
>>>> music to "talk". I didnt` hear any change.
>>>>
>>>> So I went to custom, which has 6 frequency ranges, and over time, I`ve
>>>> lowered the lowest 4 ranges to the minimum and raised the top one to the
>>>> max, and the one in between almost to the max. This helped at first,
>>>> but future changes were smaller and I didn`t see addtional help.
>>>>
>>>> I can still understand if I make the sound one or two steps louder, but
>>>> then it`s louder than I want.
>>>>
>>>> Is there an audio ng that`s not dormant that I can post too. alt.audio
>>>> and alt.audio.pro had gone 3 years without posts.
>>>
>>> Time for a visit to an audiologist. If you don`t use hearing aids, you
>>> may need them. If you use them, the settings may need to be tweaked. A
>>> few years ago, I thought something had gone wrong with my stereo
>>> equipment, either the speakers or the receiver. I also noticed I was
>>> having problems understanding dialog on the TV and in face to face
>>> conversations. Turns out I have typical "mild-moderate" age-related
>>> hearing loss. Hearing aids made a big difference in what I hear and
>>> almost completely "repaired" my stereo system. If you will be getting
>>> your first set, make sure they come with a 100% money-back guarantee if
>>> not satisfied, for at least 45-60 days as it takes a little while for
>>> your brain to adjust. Much longer than it takes to adjust to a new
>>> eyeglasses prescription.
>>
>> What brand did you get and about how much were they?
>>
>> Do you have to have them "tuned" by the audiologist? Just once or every
>> year or something?
>>
>I have a set of ReSound Linx Quatro hearing aids that were recommended
>by my audiologist at Walter Reed. I got them about 4 years ago. Yes,
>they were custom tuned. Initially set to compensate for my audiogram
>and then tweaked by my subjective comments. They retailed at that time
>for about $5K so I`m told. Being retired military, I qualify for the
>DoD`s hearing aids at cost program. My total cost out of pocket was
>about $850. The audiologist recommended an annual checkup or anytime
>sooner if a problem develops.
>
>Reading some of your other comments in this thread, it seems that you
>don`t have a complaint of muffled sound when listening to other radios.
>If that`s the case, and the other radios have a similar audio frequency
>response, your problem may not be your hearing. Perhaps it is the
>radio. Good luck!
I think it`s the radio too, but I do have an interest in hearing aids. I
hear about 80% of the people I meet fine, but some talk so low I can`t.
And at meetings, but those are not as common anymore. At home with zoom
I can just turn up the volume. And at movies.
I have a $150 "hearing amplifer" and it works well at my current level
of hearing. Although it has a good design, they seem to have used a
cheap on/off switch and sometimes when I turn it off it stays on and
vice versa. It`s just a slide switch, but embedded in hard rubber so I
can`t replace it. Maybe I`m getting more used to it, although... I can
understand the voice when it says "Power off" or "Power on" but after
she says On she says something else and I can`t come close to
understanding. (In this casee, it is not about my hearing, but about
the device.)
I like the onse with a yoke, so when they fall out of my ears as they
often do, I don`t lose them. None of the high quality hearing aids
like yours or the Otikon that Clare mentinoed come in yoke form, do
they?
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