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What Is AudioLink XT and How Is It Different From AudioLink?

From https://assistivelisteningknowledgebase.org/evidence/medel-2026-audiolink-xt/ · record checked 9 October 2026

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Manufacturer (MED-EL)

Summary

MED-EL's comparison of its two connectivity accessories for cochlear implant processors, including the telecoil built into the newer AudioLink XT.

Key findings

  • AudioLink works with the SONNET, SONNET 2 and RONDO 3 processors. AudioLink XT works directly with SONNET 3, and with older processors through AudioStream or the AudioStream Adapter.
  • AudioLink XT has an integrated telecoil, which MED-EL calls "ideal for hearing well in large, echoey venues"; the original AudioLink has none.
  • AudioLink XT receives FM with a plug-in FM Adapter, where AudioLink needed an FM cover on the processor, and MED-EL gives its range as 10-15 m against 3 m.
  • Both devices work as remote microphones and stream from non-smart TVs; AudioLink XT can also stream to an ASHA-compatible hearing aid on the other ear.
  • Quotes a SONNET 3 user who, at some meetings, plugs in "a personal telecoil loop supplied by the venue" and streams the proceedings to the implant.

Limits

A maker's blog post about its own accessories, with user quotes chosen by the maker. It gives no measurements of the telecoil's sensitivity or frequency response and does not mention Auracast (MED-EL's April 2025 post on Auracast is a separate record).

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MED-EL. What Is AudioLink XT and How Is It Different From AudioLink? The MED-EL Blog. 15 July 2026. https://blog.medel.com/technology/what-is-audiolink-xt-and-how-is-it-different-from-audiolink/ (accessed 9 October 2026).

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