[Elecraft] Tinnitus and the K3 RX EQ and Related Variables

[Randy Moore]

Just want to echo the comments on hearing aids from Costco. I’ve had excellent service, excellent hearing aids, and very good pricing from our local Costco. 

73,
Randy, KS4L

> On Mar 28, 2019, at 4:17 AM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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>> On 3/28/2019 1:37 AM, David Wilcox via Elecraft wrote:
>> Locally our Sams Club has decent prices and now Costco is in town too.
> 
> I investigated this when my XYL wanted (and needed) aids. Costco has a great reputation for first class aids at half the cost of the same stuff from private audiologists. I went with her for her exams and fittings, and also had my own hearing checked. I'm a retired audio professional, Fellow of the Audio Engineering Society and emeritus member of the Acoustical Society of America, so I have strong background in these issues. I was VERY impressed with everything they did for her and for me, and a year later, she's still a very happy camper.
> 
> At 77 years old, I've got significant high frequency hearing loss, but my needs are different from hers, and I haven't yet decided that I need aids. When I do, I'll go to Costco.
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> In the short term, I've used this product from a first rate company in Chicago whose engineers were active in our AES section. They are a good solution for moderate, age-related loss of high frequency hearing, and at moderate cost. Their response is tailored for that, and there are two gain settings -- about 15 dB and about 25 dB. I use them on the lower setting when I'm going to be in an acoustic setting listening to a speaker that I'm interested in, and where the PA is not great. They are NOT a good solution for the tinnitus issues of original poster in this thread.
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> https://www.etymotic.com/consumer/personal-sound-amplifiers/bean-qsa.html
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> For those with modest hearing loss, RXEQ can be adjusted with lots of cut in the lower octave bands and boost in the higher octave bands. Whether this is enough will depend on our own hearing loss. My friend K6DGW, who has a lot of hearing loss, says it helps him.
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> 73, Jim K9YC
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