Our lab tested the Yeasound RIC700 using standardized acoustic measurements and electroacoustic analysis. This independent review presents objective performance data to help you evaluate how this budget OTC hearing aid performs across key listening scenarios.
Dr. Steve Taddei, Au.D. — Lab Director & Reviewer
Dr. Abram Bailey, Au.D. — Fact Checker / Editor
The Yeasound RIC700 delivers strong speech clarity in quiet environments at a budget-friendly price, ideal for cost-conscious first-time OTC buyers.
Top 14% of OTC Hearing AidThe curves below show how this device scored for speech clarity in quiet, speech understanding in noise, feedback control, own-voice naturalness, and music streaming quality. 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 Yeasound RIC700.
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 how much amplification this hearing aid provides at each frequency compared to established prescriptive targets. Closer alignment with the target curve generally indicates more appropriate gain for the intended hearing-loss profile.
Audio Samples
We captured these samples using a standardized acoustic manikin with the RIC700 fitted in place. Compare what the hearing aid produces against the reference recording to hear how the device processes real-world sounds.
How this hearing aid sounds in our lab scenes. Compare it out of the box and after professional tuning.
Scene type: Conversation
164 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 from both Initial and Tuned fit conditions during testing. The notes below include the specific settings and test configuration used to generate the measurements in this review.
Out of the box with closed vented domes, the RIC700 achieves a normalized Initial Score of 4.3/5. Speech in quiet performs strongly at 4.1/5, while speech in noise reaches 1.7/5. Feedback handling is excellent at 5.0/5, indicating stable amplification during initial setup. Own-voice comfort measures 2.0/5, and music streaming scores 2.7/5. The initial configuration delivers competitive speech clarity with minimal adjustment required.
After tuning with the same closed vented dome coupling, the RIC700 maintains its normalized score of 4.3/5. Speech in quiet improves slightly to 4.2/5, and speech in noise rises to 1.9/5. Music streaming quality increases to 2.9/5. Feedback handling remains excellent at 4.6/5, while own-voice comfort holds steady at 2.0/5. The tuned fit shows modest gains in speech and streaming metrics without requiring a coupling change.
Initial Fitting | Tuned Fitting | |
|---|---|---|
| Ear Coupling | Closed Vented Dome | Closed Vented Dome |
