Elite Package: Reizen Loud Ear 120dB Gain Personal Amplifier

It works and it is small.

I am a senior and got difficulty to listen to talk of relatively near distance. With this device I can listen to and understand talk. It is good. But problem is that, If I put it in my pocket, voice of myself is too big. So, it is better to put on a desk. But it is not stable, easy to fall over. Then I made stand with cardboard: see picture. It works. but if non-slip one is better.Volume mark: each time I need to search good volume. So, there should be numbers 1,2,3... on the volume dial. I marked a dot at the good volume point by marker. then it works well.After these additional works, it works very well.

This unit is well worth the money as opposed to the lower prices Reizen unit. With the cheaper unit the ear buds fall out at the slightest movement. There is some static and crackling sounds. The better unit has comfortable headphones that stay on. The sound quality is much better quality. As with all amplifiers the less of the total amplification ability you have to use, the better the sound quality is. If course any personal amplifier will also pick up sounds in the room, but in a quiet place you will hear very well. Pay the extra and get the better Reizen. Use large safety pins to secure it to the arm of your easy chair.

I bought this while searching to replace my original "ears". I use it for TV. This came with headphones, which I need, can't use ear buds. The sound quality (lack of) is hollow, monotone and very scratchy! The headphones are the most uncomfortable set I have ever used. (no other set I have is compatible with this) There is one thin layer of foam, so you feel every bit of metal and plastic under it! It causes a lot of discomfort on the ear itself. Ok for short term use, but if watching a movie, your ears will be in pain! I ONLY kept this set until I can find my original "ears". Not worth the money at all.

It is easy to use, but too bad it doesn't block out the extra background noise. Also, for some reason, the battery compartment is so small that installing the battery took too long. Instead of taking a few seconds, it took me maybe a few minutes to install just one battery because the compartment was too tight. It was affordable, but I guess cheaply made.

Here's my review after using with my elderly mom over the past 3 months: this amplifier works well. The headphones that come with it are underwhelming, I highly recommend spending an extra few bucks on a set of basic over-the-ear headphones that give better coverage around the ears instead (amazon has them for about $10). Well worth it. Also a box of generic AAA batteries. They'll last a long time.When I first took the amplifier out of the box I thought that the build quality seemed cheap for the price I paid to be honest, but after 3 months of regular use with different headphones I actually have no complaints. It's small, lightweight, and gets the job done.

Quality , works as advertised

Works well, if you speak into the little microphone box, which has a clip to attach it. My mother is almost deaf, but kept losing expensive little hearing aids in the nursing facility. These are easy to see and find and work just as well as her expensive ones. It does pick up a/c sounds, etc, so still best to reduce background noise when using.