A product that needs improvement
My neighbor has hearing problems so when he listens to the TV, he blasts the family room so badly that his wife has to leave and seek shelter in the kitchen. After church a few weeks ago, she was telling me and my wife about the problem and I told her that I thought this product could help. I said I would evaluate it for her and let her know if I thought it would solve the problem.<br /><br />Unlike my normal approach to electronic gadget installation, I read the manual from cover to cover. The installation seemed easy enough so you can imagine my surprise and disappointment when no matter how I tried, I could not get the hand held unit to sync up with the base. The green lights blinked on both ends and never went solid, steady green. I guessed that the battery wasn't charged so I left it in the base overnight and tried again the next day. Unfortunately, the results were the same. I must have fussed with it for an hour before I gave up. Next, I connected it to my iPhone and tried sound tests with the sound modifier in place and out of the loop. I tried music, voice (audio book) and phone calls. The sound was almost the same with the unit in place and as it was with the unit removed. In fact, I think the sound was a little better without the VitaSound enhancer in place - a little clearer with better dynamic range. The only thing that worked was the white-noise-like button. Kind of useless but there it is...<br /><br />I could just have a malfunctioning unit. I could be doing something completely wrong (although I doubt it). In either case, I can't recommend this product and it will probably sit in a drawer until I remember to either try it again or toss it out..<br /><br />Interesting idea, poor execution.
Rating: 1 stars