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Variable Speed Compression: Widex Evoke Offers a Solution for Everyone

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1.  Which compression strategies are currently implemented in hearing devices?
  1. Fixed Slow Acting Compression
  2. Fixed Fast Acting Compression
  3. Variable Speed Compression
  4. All of the Above
2.  What is one key advantage of fixed fast acting compression?
  1. Optimized audibility in noisy/challenging environments
  2. Preservation of the temporal waveform
  3. Both A and B are correct
  4. None of the above
3.  What is one key advantage of fixed slow acting compression?
  1. Optimized audibility in noisy/challenging listening environments
  2. Preservation of the temporal wave form
  3. Both A and B are correct
  4. None of the above
4.  Widex is known for using predominantly _______ acting compression:
  1. Fast
  2. Slow
  3. Medium
  4. None of the above
5.  Which Sound Class utilizes fast acting compression?
  1. Social
  2. Quiet
  3. Contemporary Music
  4. Classical Music
6.  Which population typically comes to mind as being likely to benefit from slow acting compression?
  1. The elderly
  2. Individuals with poor working memory
  3. Both A and B are correct
  4. None of the above
7.  Most hearing aids available in the industry utilize _______ acting compression:
  1. Fast
  2. Medium
  3. Slow
  4. Variable Speed
8.  In Widex Evoke, the dual compressor is active in the _______, which optimizes audibility regardless of environment:
  1. Feedback Manager
  2. Flux Capacitor
  3. Sound Classes
  4. None of the Above
9.  Choose the most accurate statement from below regarding Widex Evoke's dual compressor:
  1. The dual compressor consists of one compressor that can either be fast or slow
  2. The dual compressor consists of a slow acting compressor and a fast acting compressor working in tandem of one another
  3. The dual compressor consists of both a slow acting compressor and a fast acting compressor, but they only operate individually
  4. None of the above
10.  Real time variable speed compression is (choose the best option):
  1. Available in all Widex Evoke
  2. Exclusive to Widex Evoke
  3. Available in all Widex Evoke performance levels
  4. All of the above

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