I guess I should have told you up front how long they lasted. I am trying the More 1 with the power receivers. So that alone should tell you how much the power is going to drain along with streaming. I can start out at 6am and the batteries will drain out at around 8:30pm. Say 14 and half hours. So those with the dome receivers or in their moderate/mild hearing loss will go a lot longer.
I’m not even sure I would go too much further even without streaming. The power receivers do pull a lot of power.
And I noticed that when I reach 50 percent, the batteries start draining lots faster. Like a roll of toilet paper - the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes.
Sorry bout that.
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This may be true for most Audi’s in the US but not all. I started my trial in March 2020 and after trialing 3 different aids (a couple weeks I had all three in my possession) I finally made a decision a few weeks ago. Even after paying for the aids in full, my audi said she wanted me to try the Oticon more when she gets them. This may not be the norm but it does happen in the US.
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I’m confused as to why you’re not seeing no EQ in the ON app. Oticon has recently released a new version of the ON app and for the OPN S and the More, it gives you an EQ option, but for streaming only. Below is what it looks like in the More brochure. Perhaps you downloaded an old version of the ON app that doesn’t have the EQ option yet.
If you’re referring to an EQ for normal listening, not for streaming, then yes, they don’t have such a thing for the ON app.
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Thanks for sharing this info. The spec says that typical battery life for the More is about 24 hours, so if you get around 14.5 hours with almost constant streaming and a high power receiver, that’s about 60% of the advertised battery life cycle. That’s not too bad but not too good either. Definitely something to be aware of.
I think they advertise battery life based on S/M receivers, and ‘average streaming’, for phonak that’s 4h of regular bt (3x faster battery drain), 4h of TV connector and 8h regular non streaming usage. And they say ‘whole day of usage’ for that.
So who knows which metrics other manufacturers use for their advertising, I can’t recall that I’ve seen some specific numbers mentioned.
I find that part frustrating, because you just can’t rely on that information, since they should tell which receivers, how much streaming, how much regular usage (assuming quiet, knowing that in loud battery goes faster because HAs work more). ‘A day’ can be very different thing.
IMO good R HAs would be the one which can hold 10h streaming 10h regular usage on UP receivers. That would probably lead to two days for S/M receivers, but, where’s the problem in that? 
Some of you who are trying More 1 and have severe deafness, could you tell me how they behave when listening to TV? Do they understand all the dialogues by watching a movie even in difficult situations?
Perhaps you should clarify if your question pertains to listening to TV from the TV’s speakers, or listening to TV via streaming.
If via streaming, then I suspect that the More’s streaming quality is probably just the same as the OPN or OPN S streaming quality, because the main improvement on the More which is the deep neural network stuff is designed more for the real life and I don’t think streaming quality would show any improvement.
If via the TV’s speakers then OK, it’d be interesting to know if the More is better than the previous generations on this or not.
ReSound in their LP, MP, HP, and UP data for Quattro’s does tell you operating time and current draw of all the receivers. Interestingly, the current draw from LP to UP is not much different whether “quiescent” or “active” - but they do have the disclaimer that sound environment and streaming can affect battery life. They state elsewhere that 12 hours of streaming reduces the battery life of the Quattro’s from 30 hours to 24 hours. I think with ReSound One’s you can stream for 24 hours and it reduced the 28 to 30 hr battery life to 24 hours.
I was wondering if the same battery life no matter what the power receiver is because even though the UP have to amplify the input more, UP receivers have a more limited upper frequency operating range (and doesn’t higher frequency of the same amplitude (sound volume) take more energy to generate?). So perhaps fortuitously the greater amplification requirements for a UP receiver are counterbalanced by their more limited upper frequency operating range?
13512_100108042 (webdamdb.com) Quattro datasheet from ReSound Pro site.
Excuse me, from the TV’s speakers.
I’m not interesting to streaming
What is the pricing people are seeing from their local audiologists for the Oticon More per pair?
Pricing I got from my audi here in Seattle for the 3 levels was $3495 / $4595 / $5495.
Another audi quoted much higher at $4500 / $5500 / $6500
Both are in network for me, where my insurance pays 80%. So it’s a no brainer to save $1k by going with the first Audi (which i have experience with already).
How do these prices this compare for y’all?
I’ve heard somebody on this forum mention $6400 for the More 1 before. The $5495 More 1 price from you (@bobbydigital16) is the lowest I’ve heard so far on this forum.
Here where I live in Germany: 4896 Euros /4615 Euros / 3815 Euros. This is with health insurance.
Are you talking about prices for the pair of hearing aids?
Yes for the Oticon More
Yes per pair. The prices i quoted above were the pair.
You can get an online quote from Zip Hearing. They’re $4800, $3800 and $3200 for a pair of the More 1, 2, and 3 respectively. I think their model is that you buy online from them and they hook you up with a local hearing care provider for full service.
Here’s a YouTube video from Value Hearing in Sydney, Australia with an update on the Oticon More. It only has some initial positive impression, but still needs a lot more usage from their clients to form a more definitive impression. What’s notable is that they mention they’ll be interviewing an Oticon rep in the short future and they’re soliciting questions from YouTube viewers to pass along to the Oticon rep when they do the interview. Some of the comments on the video clip seem also interesting, specifically from someone who’s been able to get their Oticon More to work directly with the Samsung Note 20 without a ConnectClip. They seem to like the streaming quality better than before, but complain about the Bluetooth connection not being very stable.
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Just to clarify, this price is AFTER insurance pays their part, which is around 1500 for two aids if I’m not mistaken.
I’ve only been able to read about 10 percent of this thread, and then only understand about 5 percent of that.
I am lost. I’ve had my aids (Widex Unique through TruHearing) for 5.5 years and am just looking.
Every time I look online, I have a hard time finding the price. (I am 82 yr. old)
I am not going to say which hearing aid clinic I work at but our HIS just sold a Oticon More 1 for 7500.00, that was with no insurance.