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Hearing aids for audiophiles.

I’ve chosen to walk away from the sirens, horns, gunshots heading both directions, and all the damage it’s done (doing) to my hearing.  Through the miracle of hearing aids I’d like to bring back my hearing as close as possible to my youth mostly for the purposes of accurate and full tonal musical listening, and then, of course, to hear the voices of my loved ones better.  To those of you who’ve gone down this road, what are recommended brands and non-recommended brands, as well as any pitfalls to be aware of?  Costs and sizes are factors also.  Thanks,
Bob
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pedroeb
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It is entirely possible to boost higher frequencies with Audyssey provided your equipment is capable of communicating with the phone app.

As an example, the curve editor could be set with a flat response to say 2k at -5dB and then 10k set to +10dB. That's at listening level of 0dB and at lower listening levels Fletcher Munson Curve compensation can be added by implementing Audyssey Dynamic EQ.

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stringreen
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Aint nothin like the real thing baby......  hearing aids just don't do it.   It may help for some (didn't for me). They say the problem is the mic in the aids not the amplification....never the less ....just accept the loss 
pedroeb
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Well yes, do accept the loss, although I'm sure you probably don't appreciate the gratuitous advise. As I suggested do what you can to improve your listening enjoyment and ignore the fact that others with better hearing might not appreciate the modified frequency response. If you are lucky enough to have Audyssey, the app can hold several settings, so you can download them as needed to your receiver.
photon46
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There's a potential problem with compensation for high frequency hearing loss by utilizing system tone control corrections. Our neural processing tries to compensate for hearing loss and we become habituated to whatever our "normal" hearing situation may be. A sudden change in audio input frequencies relative to what one normally perceives is likely to sound abrasive and unnatural. It takes a while for our brains to become comfortable with a newly corrected input. 
pedroeb
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It would certainly be well worth doing in small amounts and carefully assessing any benefit before proceeding further.
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