Evren Posted December 8, 2023 Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 I'm not sure if this was discussed before but how do you find the quality of music with Audiostream, compared to over the headphones like Bose or Beats? Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 8, 2023 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 @Evren I LOVE the sound quality of music with AudioStream. However not having user control over the mix ratio is frustrating when listening in noisy environments. I also love the sound quality of music with BOSE QC35 around the ear headphones and appreciate the noise dampening feature and the ability to control the music without touching the phone. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-74737 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evren Posted December 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 @Mary Beth do you mean AudioStream doesn't have any kind of noise cancelling ability? Even my old hearing aids had one. Sad news. Is there any sound threshold just like Artone? I can't pump up the volume with that and even if I could, the sound becomes muffy and distorted. That's why I don't like Artone at all. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-74739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 8, 2023 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 @Evren AudioStream is solely a BTLE receiver. It attaches to Sonnet/Sonnet2 processors. The Sonnet/Sonnet2 has automatic sound management. Sound management differs from mixing ratios though. Mixing ratios allow users to control the volume of the streamed sound and volume of the processor mics picking up sounds in the environment separately. A 100/0 mix would deliver solely the streamed audio and block out all environmental sounds I do not use the Artone for music streaming- only for audiobooks, podcasts, phone calls. It has a volume control which allows us to increase and to decrease the volume. With my iPhone, the Artone can be increased to a very loud volume. Sometimes phones have limitations for hearing protection turned on. My Artones are all very loud and I actually set the volume on my phone to almost its lowest setting. Evren 1 Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-74741 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evren Posted December 8, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 Oh, my mistake I meant AudioLink not AudioStream. Medel's choice of names are so confusing. Didn't even know there's a 2nd device for BTE processors. Maybe you can move the topic but my question will be still valid since you were talking about AudioStream @Mary Beth Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-74743 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted December 8, 2023 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted December 8, 2023 @Evren I strongly agree that the way Med-El names its devices confuses people. Having them all begin with the word AUDIO just is way too confusing for people. I started a new topic in the AudioLink folder and tagged you there. Evren 1 Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-74745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcech344 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 How do you change the mix ratio in audiostream? Blocking out environmental sounds is a valuable capability esp when on the phone or in a car. Currently I put on my Bose wireless headset to cut environmental noise. It is terrific in a car and I can still hear well through my sound processor Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83071 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 @jcech344 for Rondo 3 audiostream adapter, changing the mix ratio requires going to your audiologist and having them create a program slot that has a mix ratio of your choosing. The default is 50/50 and you can have your audiologist set a mix ratio of 100/0, 90/10, 80/20, etc in one or more of your program slots. While in that program with the audiostream adapter plugged in, the processor will be in the mix ratio setting that you choose (or the default) For AudioStream for Sonnet 1 and Sonnet 2, there is not a way of changing the mix ratio from the default 50/50 with the AudioStream battery sleeve. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted September 24 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 24 @jcech344 The only way to alter the 50/50 mix ratio of AudioStream with Sonnet/Sonnet2 is to decrease the volume of the processor and increase the volume of the streaming source (phone). There is no way to reach 100/0 streamed audio only. Like @Lauren describes above, it is possible with Rondo 3. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83077 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcech344 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 To be clear, to cut out environmental sounds while streaming with audiostream, I would need to lower the volume on the processor to close to 0 and use the volume control on my phone, ipod or other to hear the streaming. Is that what everyone does? You can't just mute the mics on the sound processor? Doesn't the volume control on audioStream also control the volume of streaming? It sounds like these are in conflict. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted September 24 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 24 @jcech344 maybe we are thinking of two different things… AudioStream for Sonnet/Sonnet2 is the battery cover with an integrated BTLE receiver. It does not have a volume control. It has a default mix ratio of 50/50. If we wish environmental sounds to be quieter, reducing the volume of the processor will quiet them AND it also quiets the streamed audio. So to boost the streamed audio back up we can use our phone/tablet’s volume control and raise it. I LOVE a 100/0 mix for listening to audiobooks while multitasking. That process above was cumbersome for me so I had my audiologist create a special program I could move into while streaming and wanting to dampen environmental sounds the most possible. For me that was setting that program to 0% sensitivity and setting the program’s default volume to 70-75%. This will vary by user. Sonnet 3 has the ability for our audiologists to create a program that is 100/0 streamed audio only which does mute the Sonnet 3 mics. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcech344 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 Mary Beth, I understand that AudioStream is just the cover that allows streaming and it contains no separate volume control. My understanding is that volume control on Sonnet 2 or Rondo 3 can be done either by the Fine Tuner or AudioKey 2. That is what I was referring to as volume control. My question is what volume does that control? The processor mics? Or the processed sound? On my Bose headphones, I am able to control streaming sound either by the streaming source or on the headphones. I sounds like you are saying that these volume controls are only for the mics. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83094 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted September 24 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 24 Sorry for the confusion @jcech344 The volume control impacts all volume- processor mics and streamed audio. This is why if we choose to reduce the volume to lessen environmental sounds we then need to increase the volume on our phone/tablet to bring back the needed volume for the streamed audio. Maybe another AudioStream with Sonnet user can explain this in a better way. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83095 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcech344 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 Both my HA (Widex Moment) and my Sonnet 2 have apps that control settings including volume and both include a mute button. To test what is muted I connected both together to my phone (Samsung S23) and streamed an audio program. Both picked up the audio fine. When I turned mute on on the AudioKey 2, BOTH the background sound and the streaming went silent. Mute on my HA only muted the mics and the streaming continued unaffected. It appears that mute for ME closes off everything and that doesn't make sense. Is this a setting that can be changed? Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 No. You cannot mute environmental sounds while streaming with Sonnets. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted September 24 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 24 @jcech344 maybe what is confusing is when I say to decrease the volume of the processor (via the app)- this reduces environmental and streamed audio and then increase the actual phone volume (via the phone’s own volume control) to bring the streamed audio back up in volume Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcech344 Posted September 24 Report Share Posted September 24 While this may be manageable for listening to streamed music or an audio book, its not very practical in answering a phone call. Having the ability to set mics on mute as automatic on incoming phone calls would be a huge benefit. Hard to imagine this would be hard to build into the software. Quote Link to comment https://forum.hearpeers.com/topic/19460-music-quality-with-audiostream/#findComment-83108 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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