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 Surround Sound by ReSound™ 

Surround Sound by ReSound™ is our sound processing strategy that gives exceptional speech understanding, a better sense of where sounds are coming from and clearer, richer, more vibrant sound. We believe that emulating the performance of the natural ear results in the best hearing and the most natural sound.

We replicate the natural ear’s performance using technologies to model, clean, balance and stabilize the digitized sound.

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Model 
Model: quality in, quality out 

Sound is by nature analog, meaning that it is a continuous stream of vibrational energy. While most hearing instruments convert sound to digital, what matters is how well it’s done. By mimicking what the natural ear does in our digital input process, our output provides the most natural sound possible.

Read more about Model technologies such as WARP processing and Environmental Classifier.

For more information, download Surround Sound by Resound -The Technical  Background.

Clean 
Clean: comfort and natural sound 

Cleaning the signal of unwanted noise is an important step to replicate natural hearing. This compensates for a hearing impaired person’s decreased ability to focus on sounds and tune out background noise. A clean signal makes the listening experience sound more natural, and is more comfortable. Listening becomes less tiring.

Read more about Clean technologies such as Noise Tracker II, Expansion and WindGuard.

For more information, download Surround Sound by Resound -The Technical  Background.

Balance 
Balance: speech understanding and natural sound  

Hearing in noise is always a high priority. Although most hearing instruments use directional processing to address this, many users choose not to use it. Why? Because it because it sounds unnatural.

Part of the Surround Sound by ReSound philosophy is to create a natural perception of sound while providing directional processing. This puts the individual back in touch with as many of their wide-ranging listening situations as possible.

Read more about Balance technologies such as Directional Mix ProcessingWDRC and Environmental Optimizer.

For more information, download Surround Sound by Resound -The Technical  Background.

Stabilize 
Stabilize: prevent artificial noises for natural sound 

Part of our surround sound strategy is to prevent / reduce unnatural hearing experiences which are the consequence of digital processing. And we do this seamlessly, without compromising sound quality and speech intelligibility.

Read more about Stabilize technologies such as DFS Ultra II.

For more information, download Surround Sound by Resound -The Technical  Background.