I am sitting here with a grin on my face similar to this
As much as I love my Divino, I am twice as enamored with my BP100 and have to say it was definitely worth the money - and the 8 weeks I had to wait for it to arrive.
The sound is even clearer than the Divino - which I've never really had a problem with - and while I'm still trying to learn the buttons, what I've experienced has been awesome. I'd describe the sound as "smooth" if that makes sense.
The MP3 adapter is so cool. You attach one end of the cord to your BP100 and the other to your MP3 player (in my case an iPod) and you can hear with absolutely nothing in your ear! It's like hearing music in your head LOL
Although the BP100 has 12 channels, it basically has 3 "settings" or programs. #1 is for quiet environments, #2 is for noisy/crowded places, 3# is for audio adapters (MP3 adapters or telephone adapters) and when you change from one program to another it tells you "where you're at" with beeps. For example, when you move to level 2 it beeps 2 times.
There is also a low battery indicator (a beep) that tells you when you have an hour left on your battery.
I've noticed that it's not as sensitive to feedback as my Divino is. If I'm wearing my Divino and put a hair clip in my hair too close to my abutment it lets out a loud squeal. Not so with the BP100.
I asked the audiologist about the feedback manager since I know some on the Forum have had issues with it, but she tells me it should be fine. It will beep when you get near certain "sounds" - for example when your microwave beeps or when you are listening to music and hear a certain tone, but she basically said that's to help it decide how to program itself. If it gets too annoying, all I have to do is bring it back to her for reprogramming and she can "tweak" the manager. So far I only noticed a little feedback when I got into my car for the first time and turned on the ignition since my car makes a beeping sound until you fasten your seatbelt. This happened the first time I got in the car, but not subsequent times. So I think my device is "learning" already.
I asked the audiologist if anyone of her patients have had issues with the BP100 and she said no. She also told me that so far no one who has opted for a BAHA since the BP100 came out has chosen the Ponto Pro, which I thought was very interesting - and only reinforced my decision to go with the BP100.
Life is GOOD!
Jan
