{"id":5587,"date":"2026-05-15T17:17:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simeonaudio.com\/?p=5587"},"modified":"2026-05-20T15:25:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T15:25:42","slug":"my-wife-took-my-audita-iii-demo-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simeonaudio.com\/?p=5587","title":{"rendered":"My wife took my Audita III Demo unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px|||||&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">My wife took my Audita III demo unit and is now refusing to return it. She had been using our little Simeon Sprek for her small group presentations but when I knew yesterday, that she was going to present to a larger group of 40 people, I made the mistake of letting her use my Audita III. And now she&#8217;s refusing to give it back.<span class=\"white-space-pre\"> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She reported it made a huge difference. Here is what her audience said:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; Speech Intelligibility = IMPROVED<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; Listening fatigue = DOWN<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; Vocal strain = DOWN<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; Audience satisfaction = IMPROVED<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8211; Hearing accessibility options = MUCH GREATER (especially now that she can offer Auracast)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These are exactly the types of congregate spaces with live speech that benefit from the Simeon Audita III, with accommodation for both Auracast-enabled hearing aids and those with T-coils. 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She taught me years ago how to compromise. \ud83d\ude42 I&#8217;m just happy she&#8217;s leading by example and demonstrating hearing inclusivity at her events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Happy Wife, Happy Life&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simeonaudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Untitled-design-14-300x300.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4819 alignnone size-medium\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" \/><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My wife took my Audita III demo unit and is now refusing to return it. 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