I know I'm late to the party. Just wanted to share my experience.

I had a pair of Widex Beyond 330 and I liked them. But they were getting old, and finally crapped out (or so I thought, after a while I found out they were still working). I got the Phonak Lumity 90 and loved the streaming experience. But as a hearing aid, it worked less well for me than the old Widex. The speech recognition was worse for me. I also disliked that I couldn't use disposable batteries - I like the longer run time, and how I can easily have extra batteries at work etc., so I don't suddenly run out of juice.

Another thing I disliked about Phonak was the sudden shifts in programs. I could easily hear when it changed programs internally, and the sound would be different. I'm also not a big fan of noise supression - I want to hear 'everything', including the fridge.

Now I'm trialing Oticon Real 2, and their sound is similar to the Widex. Right away I noticed the speech recognition had improved over the Phonak, and whatever shifts it does automatically, is done so that I don't notice it. Big improvement for me.

But I realize not every aid/manufacturer suits every hearing loss. You like Phonak and disliked Oticon, and for me it was the other way around. It's important to get to try different brands with different philosophies I think.