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AudioStream with Sonnet 1 question


Mary Beth

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5 hours ago, Mr-LJ said:

@Kylie Hi, is the AudioStream available on its own without a battery frame in Oz? If the AudioStream is a slide cover for the battery, then I don't see why it comes with a battery frame??

And obviously it should be cheaper on it's own... I'd have thought.

AU$340 by itself

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1 hour ago, Kylie said:

AU$340 by itself

Thanks Kylie, that works out about £191.43 in UK pennies. Lets hope that it'll at least be tax (VAT) free.

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@Mr-LJ

I heard that the AudioStream requires a different battery pack to ensure it has the battery power needed to work.  My understanding is that new battery pack can remain on the Sonnet/Sonnet 2 for use without the AudioStream too.

Let’s check with @MED-EL Moderatorafter the holiday break about the new battery pack for Sonnets & AudioStream.

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1 hour ago, Mary Beth said:

I heard that the AudioStream requires a different battery pack to ensure it has the battery power needed to work.

I never thought about that, and it makes sense... but if it is low power BT would it need so much power?? Good idea, let's ask the moderator!

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On 12/25/2020 at 5:15 AM, Kylie said:

Yes available alone

A different battery? That's not ideal...


Do we know if the AudioStream requires any setup beyond whatever device syncing and AudioKey 2 app setup is required, i.e. the help of one's audiologist?

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@phobos512

A different battery pack.

 

Maybe @Kylie knows what that looks like?  A battery pack for disposable batteries or a battery adapter for rechargeable batteries?


No audiologist set up needed as far as I know.  We set it up in AudioKey 2.

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@Mary Beth Maybe I'm missing something. I sure hope that the AudioStream doesn't require something other than the standard- or micro-sized rechargeable or standard dual zinc-air battery frame. It would be a big detriment to be incompatible with all the batteries folks are likely to already have in hand.

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@phobos512

The way I understand it is the batteries remain the same.  There is a different battery frame but the different battery frame can just stay on always and use the same batteries.

After the holiday break I am sure @MED-EL Moderator will help us understand this better.

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Hi All, I posted earlier last year on this thread. Just come off the Med-el UK shop, the AudioStream adaptor is a whopping £240 GBP and that is a sale price. I checked my battery frame (disposable type), and as I have a Sonnet 1, I need a new battery frame to make my Sonnet compatible with an AudioStream adaptor. Therefore, buying an AudioStream adaptor and battery frame together is £300 GBP, again a sale price.  My daughter got Apple AirPods for £125!! 

I am all for advancing specialist technology, although I do strongly feel I am not being unreasonable in stating that is plainly unfair pricing from Med-el. 

For reference, £300 GBP is $412 USD - you can actually buy a brand new iPhone in the US and have some dollars left over for this kind of money. 

 

EDIT - Just realised the £300 does not include UK Tax. So AudioStream is a MASSIVE £360 including shipping!! A good $500 USD!! Sorry Med-el, that makes me angry and disappointed

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