Hi, Kev. I’m working on a detailed comparison based on my experience with the More1 vs More 3, which I intend to post at the end of the month.
More1s give me much better rendition of music, thanks to ClearDynamics (which provides 113dB of input headroom) and some other “handles” not available on More3. More3 was acceptable for playing my instruments, but More1 shines.
More1s seem to handle noisier environments better than More3s, by virtue of their more powerful Neural Noise Suppression, but I’m in very noisy environments so infrequently that it’s of marginal value to me.
In my part of Canada, More1s cost $1,500 more than More3s. (That’s a 35% surcharge for More1s!!!)
I discovered that my wife’s group insurance would pay 80% of that, so my More1s only cost us $300 out of the household kitty. I decided that since I still play music professionally and teach, we could justify the extra cost of More1s, solely on the basis of superior rendition of live music. (The streaming quality of recorded music is a draw.)
As you’ve pointed out in other threads, Kev, the More1s additional “handles” give me a pretty big advantage in terms of future adjustment of my aids as my hearing is further affected by my advancing years, so that’s another subtle plus in favour of More1s.
Let me state unequivocally, however, that I couldn’t have justified paying $1,500 Cdn out of my own pocket for More1s versus More3s: the marginal improvement in speech intelligibility is insufficient to justify the cost. (I could have lived with More3s’ rendition of music: More1s are definitely better on that score, but not by $1,500!)
Streaming is exactly the same for More3s as for More1s - no advantage there. So, in terms of the cost/performance ratios of More1s vs More3s, the More3s, IMO, give “more bang for the buck”, hands down.
I hope this answers your good question, for the time being, @kevels55.
