I don’t have the unique Elehear Past listening to aids readily available anymore, however I’d agree that there have been some enhancements to audio high quality—although at excessive ranges of amplification, the static and hiss points stay overwhelming. As with the outdated Beyonds, quantity will be adjusted per ear within the app or with the rockers on the again of each listening to aids.
Similar to the unique, the Past Professional just isn’t tunable, however you need to use the app to regulate a form of bass/treble “tone” impact and alter noise cancellation (now knocked down from the earlier eight ranges to 5, which remains to be lots). Along with the brand new Music mode, environmental modes for Restaurant, TV, and Basic use are preloaded—together with 4 further modes you’ll be able to set your self. There’s not a number of variation amongst these modes, however I’ll say that Elehear sounds much better with music playback than most different pure listening to aids (i.e., not listening to help/earbud combos) I’ve reviewed, due to a a lot better bass response. Cellphone calls over the Past Professional listening to aids had been additionally crisp and clear.
Listening to Check
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The Past Professional listening to aids now embody a fundamental listening to take a look at, however that is actually simply on your edification and may’t be used to tune the listening to help settings. It’s an ordinary ping take a look at at numerous frequencies and volumes, and after I accomplished the 10-minute expertise, I used to be given outcomes that acknowledged, “The take a look at outcomes point out potential [sic] listening to loss” in every ear and no steering on handle that loss.
One further function is a tinnitus mode that I didn’t take a look at as a result of I don’t endure from tinnitus. Nevertheless, some beforehand accessible options just like the distant sound seize system and a built-in audio translation system have been jettisoned from the app. There’s no technique to alter directional listening anymore, both. Battery life is specified at a formidable 20 hours—it’s troublesome to gauge completely however that was roughly correct in my testing, with the (naturally) oversize case offering further juice for 4 recharges.
Finally, whereas Elehear’s high quality advances are heartening, its lack of consideration to industrial design just isn’t. The listening to aids turned uncomfortable after a few hours of use every time I attempted them, particularly once I was sporting my glasses (all the time). As I famous earlier than, the scale of a listening to help could also be second solely to its audio high quality, nevertheless it’s a very, actually essential second.