{"id":12341,"date":"2024-08-17T15:50:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T15:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12341"},"modified":"2024-08-17T15:50:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T15:50:48","slug":"kingwell-melodia-hearing-aids-review-unique-and-affordable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topat10.com\/?p=12341","title":{"rendered":"Kingwell Melodia Hearing Aids Review: Unique and Affordable"},"content":{"rendered":"


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In use as a hearing aid<\/a>, the Melodia has two modes\u2014all around and \u201chear in noise,\u201d which is designed for louder settings. Both were reasonably effective, but I had the best results with the aids in quieter settings, as the noise reduction feature\u2014tunable to three different levels\u2014tended to block out more essential sounds like voices when dialed up. With noise reduction at a minimum, I encountered a constant bit of barely-there background hum and a noticeable touch of echo.<\/p>\n

However, the biggest issue I had with the Melodia aids was that I had to turn the volume all the way up to maximum to get much of an impact, something I rarely encounter on other aids. The Kingwell app has an in-app system to ask for support if your hearing experience isn\u2019t perfect. A tech support agent quickly suggested resetting my audiogram settings with numbers 10 points higher across the board, among other fixes. This did help with overall volume, but the echo effect got worse, with audio seeming to flux in and out, up and down in level\u2014a problem which can make you feel a little crazy over time.<\/p>\n

As streaming earbuds, the Melodia units sounded great, at least with music: Great instrumental depth, solid but not thumping bass, and crystal-clear vocals across the board. Strangely, I ran into a new issue when watching a dialog-heavy film with the aids: Voices didn\u2019t seem to be in sync between both ears, creating more echo. Further testing after restarting the aids by putting them back in the case and changing modes to hearing aid mode and back seemed to alleviate the issue to some degree.<\/p>\n

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