The Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8 in review
Purchasing a hearing aid requires careful consideration, as it comes with a significant price, and one would like to enjoy it for many years. Therefore, we will look at various parameters and provide you with the results of our product tests. This test report is about the G8 12 Mood R LI 8 from Audio Service. It is a discreet, small hearing aid in a higher quality class, suitable for mild to severe hearing loss. It is worn behind the ear. Due to the deep placement of the speaker in the ear canal, it has fairly good acoustic sound properties right from the start.
Hearing comfort
One of our favorite chapters is hearing comfort, as this addresses one of the most important topics in conversations with our customers: background noise. Ideally, everyone would only want to hear speech and eliminate all other noises. However, it's not that simple. Without sounds, our lives would sound very thin and empty. That’s why hearing aids are designed to keep noises in check as much as possible, but not to make them disappear.
With the G8 12 Mood R LI 8, the manufacturer provides customers with comprehensive noise management. The mandatory noise suppression should activate for anything that has a relatively constant hum, such as heating systems or range hoods. In this device, the manufacturer has put effort into including effective noise reduction.
Wind is another factor that can limit hearing comfort outdoors. However, the G8 12 Mood R LI 8 handles this confidently and activates wind noise suppression in such situations. This feature is also adjustably stepped. Impulsive sounds occur quite often in everyday life. There’s the dishwasher that needs to be unloaded, or the keys being placed on the table. The G8 12 Mood R LI 8 has strong impulse sound management that makes these sounds bearable. Spatial hearing works very reliably. Directional hearing is supported, and the spatial impression is good. With 18 frequency channels, the G8 12 Mood R LI 8 clearly belongs to the better devices and allows for a customized, well-sounding programming.
For challenging hearing situations, Audio Service offers a special strategy: In the app, you will find an assistance feature that leverages artificial intelligence to enable spontaneous and tailored changes. It serves as a sort of intelligent immediate assistance if you’re not near your audiologist.
Rating Hearing comfort: 1,6
Operation & connectivity
Would you like to adjust something on your hearing aids yourself? We believe it can be quite useful to have one or two control options. Let's take a look at how this works with the G8 12 Mood R LI 8. For those who want to quickly and easily adjust the volume up or down, there is a button on the device. You can also select additional programs for special hearing situations through it. If desired, a remote control for the hearing aid is available. This allows you to effortlessly adjust the volume. The handling is not only child’s play, but also no one will notice that you are currently adjusting your hearing aids.
Voice commands are quite a new way of operating hearing aids. However, we haven't included this option in this model yet. That's not a big deal - the main thing is that you can hear well. Tap Control would also have been an interesting feature. With that, you can change the function with a simple tap on the ear. But this is not yet available in the G8 12 Mood R LI 8.
An app is the perfect companion for hearing aids. The app for the G8 12 Mood R LI 8 is absolutely commendable. It is a sensible addition, as it can make life significantly easier in critical hearing situations with the various adjustment options. One of the best features of the hearing aid is the direct streaming function. This turns the hearing aid into a TrueWireless headset and receives phone calls and other sounds directly in your ear. The prerequisite is a suitable smartphone that contains 2.4 GHz technology. The biggest advantage is that you can hear phone calls not just in one ear, but in both. Additionally, the sound can be tailored to personal preferences.
Rating Operation & connectivity: 1,5
Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8:
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Simplicity & security
Our analysis also addresses the everyday usability of hearing aids. This includes robustness, but also special comfort features that aim to make daily use as easy as possible. Automatic situation detection holds high importance in our test. The better it functions, the easier it is for our hearing to get through the day. The G8 12 Mood R LI 8 performs excellently here and adapts to many situations. We give a big plus point for the automatic acclimatization assistant. It raises the starting volume in very small steps until my hearing goal is reached. This significantly eases the adjustment to the new sound.
Easy handling in everyday life definitely includes energy supply. The G8 12 Mood R LI 8 has a built-in battery and is rechargeable. Since a full charge is sufficient for the entire day, we don’t have to worry about the battery dying in the middle of a conversation.
We also take a look at the robustness of the casing and discover the protection class IP 68 in the data sheet. This prevents dust from entering, and water only becomes hazardous after prolonged submersion. Protection against contact is also included.
Rating Simplicity & security: 1,0
Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8:
Extras
Now we have looked at the most important features of the hearing aid. But before we come to the end, we want to know if there are any additional features: Do you suffer from tinnitus? Then you could use the optional tinnitus program in the G8 12 Mood R LI 8. Soft, gentle sounds are tailored to your hearing and engage all areas of the inner ear. It is nothing more than a distraction maneuver, and it works surprisingly well. The tinnitus fades into the general noise and no longer bothers you. This is a simple yet effective tool and earns extra points from us.
A clever tool is the integrated remote maintenance service. Almost everyone has a smartphone, and time is a precious commodity. That's why such a remote maintenance service is absolutely reasonable. Anyone who needs a new programming for their hearing aids can easily contact the audiologist through the app and describe their hearing preferences. Through a cloud service, the professional can then send a customized setting as a data package to the app. From there, it is loaded onto the hearing aid and can be tried out immediately. This definitely deserves extra points in our test.
Your own health is an important topic, which is why Audio Service provides its customers with a great feature: health tracking. For example, physical activity is logged over a period of time. Sensors collect this data and subsequently display it graphically in the associated app. The functionality of the G8 12 Mood R LI 8 is limited to normal hearing, which is perfectly fine. Additional functions like fall alarms or Siri connections provide a decent added value but are not relevant for good hearing balance.
Rating Extras: 1,8
Conclusion: Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8
Our conclusion for this hearing aid is very positive: Here we have a small technological marvel that has impressed us in every way. Both the hearing comfort and the features for daily use leave nothing to be desired. We are happy to give it an overall grade of 1.48 and are confident that this device provides a great listening experience.
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Our Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8 review was created on February 9, 2024 and lastly updated on May 21, 2024. The overall rating of 1,48 is composed of: »Hearing Comfort (40% weighting): Rating 4.5 | »Operation & Connectivity (28% weighting): Rating 5 | »Simplicity & Security (17% weighting): Rating 5 | »Extras (15% weighting): Rating 4.5 | Learn more about our evaluation criteria and testing standards in How We Test..
FAQ
Wie groß ist das G8 12 Mood R LI 8 von Audio Service?
Da eine Größe in Millimetern nicht erklärt, wie groß ein Hörgerät wirkt, haben wir die Größenanmutung in Klassen unterteilt. Klasse "XXS" ist praktisch unsichtbar, Klasse "M" hat die größte Anmutung. Das G8 12 Mood R LI 8 von Audio Service befindet sich in der Größenklasse S. Man könnte es also als bezeichnen.
Wie ist der Preis des Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8?
G8 12 Mood R LI 8 von Hersteller Audio Service wird von Hörakustikern in Deutschland momentan in einem Preisrahmen von ca. zwischen 2.500,00 € und 3.000,00 € angeboten. Um die Preis-Leistung zu beurteilen, sollten Sie die Gesamt-Testnote von 1.5 (*****) mit ins Auge fassen.
Wie gut hört man mit dem Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8?
Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8 bekommt von uns eine Note für den Hörkomfort von 1,6 (****). Das Audio Service-Hörgerät bekommt für seine Unterdrückung von Windgeräuschen das Prädikat . Die Lärmunterdrückung des Gerätes erreicht . 18 Frequenzbänder sind in diesem Hörgerät separat für die Verarbeitung von Tonlagen einstellbar (Top-Werte der aktuellen Spitzenmodelle: 24).
Für wen ist das Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8 geeignet?
Wenn Ihr Hördefizit ist, könnte das Audio Service G8 12 Mood R LI 8 für Sie geeignet sein. Dieser sogenannte "Anpassbereich" des Hörgerätes wird vom Hersteller festgelegt und hat unter anderem mit der Verstärkung des Hörgerätes zu tun. Ob das Gerät tatsächlich für Sie geeignet ist, kann nur ein Hörakustiker/in vor Ort bei Ihnen sinnvoll beurteilen, nachdem ein ausführlicher Hörtest durchgeführt wurde.
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