Our lab tested the Audien Atom Pro 2 using standardized electroacoustic measurements and real-ear simulation to evaluate how this budget OTC hearing aid performs across speech clarity, feedback control, and sound quality metrics.
Dr. Steve Taddei, Au.D. — Lab Director & Reviewer
Dr. Abram Bailey, Au.D. — Fact Checker / Editor
The Audien Atom Pro 2 is a budget-friendly OTC option with excellent feedback handling, best suited for price-conscious buyers with basic amplification needs.
Top 72% of OTC Hearing AidWe measured speech in quiet, speech in noise, own-voice naturalness, feedback control, and streaming quality under controlled conditions. The purple SoundScore graph is the overall result, and the five graphs after it break it into individual measurements for the selected fit. Each curve shows how scores are spread across all tested hearing aids, and the dot and number mark the score for Audien Atom Pro 2.
Every hearing aid is lab-tested in two states — as it sounds out of the box, and after professional tuning. Switch fits to update the five metric graphs below.
How clearly speech comes through in calm, one-on-one surroundings.
Speech understanding against loud background noise — the toughest everyday test.
How natural your own voice sounds while wearing the aids, without a boomy, plugged-up quality.
Sound quality of music streamed to the hearing aids over Bluetooth.
Resistance to the whistling and squealing caused by acoustic feedback.
Lab Assessment
Quality data starts with quality recordings. HearAdvisor worked with GRAS to build a no-compromise front end so every test is repeatable and reliable.
Amplification Analysis
The graph below plots measured insertion gain against established fitting targets for a standardized hearing loss profile. This visualization shows how closely the Audien Atom Pro 2 matches evidence-based amplification prescriptions across frequencies.
Audio Samples
Below are audio samples recorded through the Audien Atom Pro 2 fitted on our test manikin alongside an unaided reference. These recordings let you hear the amplification characteristics our measurements captured.
How this hearing aid sounds in our lab scenes. Compare it out of the box and after professional tuning.
Scene type: Conversation
154 lab recordings of this product. They demonstrate relative processing in our lab and cannot predict an individual fitting outcome.
Test Documentation
Our technicians documented observations during both Initial and Tuned fit conditions. Below you'll find notes on physical fit, test setup parameters, and any relevant details from our measurement sessions.
In initial fit testing with closed dome coupling, the Audien Atom Pro 2 achieved a normalized score of 3.3/5. Feedback handling was excellent at 5.0/5, well above the category average. Speech in quiet (2.3/5) and speech in noise (1.3/5) both fell below category averages, indicating mixed-to-low speech clarity performance. Own-voice comfort was slightly above average at 2.6/5. Music streaming scored 0.0/5, reflecting no usable streaming capability in our protocol.
The tuned fit evaluation maintained identical performance to the initial fit, with the same closed dome coupling and a normalized score of 3.3/5. This suggests the Atom Pro 2's proprietary fitting approach offers limited adjustment capability beyond its default settings. All component scores remained unchanged: excellent feedback control (5.0/5), mixed speech in quiet (2.3/5), low speech in noise (1.3/5), and no streaming music performance (0.0/5).
Initial Fitting | Tuned Fitting | |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Coupling | Closed Dome | Closed Dome |
| Receiver | Integrated in device | Integrated in device |
| Fitting Formula | Proprietary manufacturer default | Proprietary manufacturer default |
| Listening Program | P2: Noisy environment | P2: Noisy environment |
| Volume Setting | 40% (2/5 volume) | 40% (2/5 volume)
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| Software Version | Unknown (not displayed) | Unknown (not displayed) |
| Tuning Adjustments | n/a | n/a
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| Notes | Increasing volume setting caused excessive amplification in the lower frequencies. | Tuned and Initial Fittings identical as device offered limited adjustments. |
