I have Starkey's and they are ok. But this is the first pair I have ever had so can't really tell about the different brands. They all are an expensive ripoff. Highly profitable for the sellers I guess because
of all the ads on tv all the time.
I have the Starkey Halo's.
They blue tooth to my phone, TV, and car audio. I can adjust the volume with my IPhone, and tune the frequency's if needed. Driving down the road, my Tundra directs the incoming phone call to the hearing aids.
They also have the capability to do location services. If I frequent a restaurant on a regular basis, I can set the aids to that location and set the volume, base, treble, etc to that location and save it.
Every time I go back to that restaurant, it see's the location and resets the aids to the pre programmed settings.
Playing pandora tunes through the aids is also a plus when driving down the highway with the wife when the radio volume is uncomfortable for her, and not an option for me.
They still suck. In the summer sweat gets into the battery compartment and shorts out the battery.
I've gone through three battery's a day when in the winter, one a week would suffice.
Battery's aren't cheap unless the VA provides them.