What Brand Of Hearing Aids Are Audiophiles Using?

You guys have been fantastic and have really given me some things to think about.  The Oticons sounds like something I would want to go with if I need to, but the price, ouch!  If my hearing ability is 11K at best, how come I can still hear the snap in the treble, lush midrange, etc.?  How come I can still hear differences in cables and platforms and such if I can't hear that high anymore?  What to you guys think?

Ok, so you have a drop off at say 11k. That is like saying you know the sound of an amp because you have this ONE reference spec... at 11k. What you need to know to get a better idea of YOUR hearing loss, is a complete test. For example, I have quite a dip at 4k, one of the reasons that the hearing aids do help me out. If you look at a frequency graph or chart that denotes the pitch range of different instruments, you will see that 11k is nowhere near the midrange. And cymbals, though I can't state their given range offhand, start much lower than 11k as well. But of course their range does extend past 11k.
 Usual hearing tests even at the audiologist are from 250hz- 8khz. They are not a very broad range because their clients (and the hearing aids themselves) are only designed to enhance things in daily life such speech. You and I know that there is a vast amount of sound above and below that limited range. It occurs IN daily life and of course music as well! Trouble is, the thinking for this industry is sooo behind the demand for a much better product. Once again, even though we might demand a better product, we are not in the majority by a long shot.

Oticon for regular use...  sounds more natural than other brands, but they all sound tinny when listening to my system . A Loki helps for my hearing deficit

Oticon does have the tone. The problem with Oticon is that you can only use the equalizer when streaming directly to your hearing aids. It is not available for anything but that. The presets cannot be customized and the music setting is not right. How can it be for so many hearing disabilities and types of high end stereo rigs. I might add here when streaming high res music from your phone and being able to use the equalizer the results  are excellent. That,however will not help listening to your hifi unit. My audiologist has me testing some aids and the Oticon has by far the most natural sound. If they worked on providing access to the equalizer for all applications they might have a winner. Had a chance to try Widex. Was not at all impressed with them . I have been reading a bit about Sonic Innovations. They claim to have a very advanced equalizer.Did Anybody haveszxx any experience with these. I’m Canadian and can’t seem to find a distributer here. I’m convinced our answer is hearing aids with hi quality equalization. I would mind paying higher  price tags for that.Widex at 8 grand Canadian are just picking our pockets. By the way putting an equalizer on your rig is making it right for just you. Tha audiophile deal is having buddies visiting and going to here setups You need your hearing aids to taylor your sound. A lot of really talented audiophiles are giving up this great hobby because of hearing.

Go to Costco,,,,,Take a listen to the Phillips