Shpere mode vs Roger ON: has anybody tried them both?

[1Bluejay]

Tobin Frost. “Safe House”. Just watched it last night. Good to have a Plan B!

I guess mine is MOVE TO NEW ZEALAND - If anything inspires me to become a Phonak DIYer it’s that possibility.

[DamonHill]

I agree the sound is bad but who cares? As long as you can hear… It’s not like we’ve got so many other options beside, maybe… The Infinio Sphere, which takes me back to the ORIGINAL TOPIC!

[1Bluejay]

@DamonHill

I agree the sound is bad but who cares? As long as you can hear

Yeah, you gotta point there! And my apologies for taking this thread on the Sphere into a different orbit.

[nglfriend]

I am currently trialling Sphere in the UK. My audiologist tells me that the new Sphere HA is incompatible with Roger v2- and that I need to purchase the new Roger v3.
The Sphere is also unable to connect to a loop system, but this isn’t something I have tried previously.
So far, the Sphere HA is impressive. The results aren’t as miraculous as some reviewers suggest, but as a general HA they are an improvement on my previous Phonak; the Sphere mode is a significant improvement- although comprehension in a noisy environment remains a struggle as I found in the pub last night (but at least I know someone is trying to speak to me now, rather than everything being hidden in mush!).
My hearing loss is severe; I only use one HA as my other ear is profoundly deaf.
Sphere seems to offer an improvement, though the inevitable drift towards an implant remains the likely ultimate result for me.

[WhiteHat]

@nglfriend

My audiologist tells me that the new Sphere HA is incompatible with Roger v2- and that I need to purchase the new Roger v3.

This is BS. Plain and simple. They are compatible with any of the Rogers given the proper receiver license.

WH

[raylock1]

@nglfriend

My audiologist tells me that the new Sphere HA is incompatible with Roger v2- and that I need to purchase the new Roger v3.

Agree completely with WH!! I have both Roger On V2 and the original V1 and they are completely compatible with the Sphere. To get the most utility from the Sphere and Roger, you should upgrade the firmware in your V2 and in your MyRoger app. I don’t believe there is much or any difference between the V2 and the Roger 3 except possibly how you obtain additional free licenses when needed.

[emile.heilbron]

@nglfriend

new Sphere HA is incompatible with Roger v2- and that I need to purchase the new Roger v3.

@nglfriend My Roger’s ON do function normally with my Spheres. What does your audiologist mean with that?

I bet the v3 will cost a lot more and apart from more then 10 licenses didn’t hear unti now it would function better.
My impression in comparance of Roger use vs Sphere is that the Roger is more useful if you don’t have Sphere functionality.

[DamonHill]

Do you find the Roger still useful despite you can now count on the Sphere mode?

[Bimodal_user]

@DamonHill, see ~10 first posts on this topic (first Sphere review on this forum, by @pproducts):

Phonak Infinio Sphere 90 review

Hi New to the group but here are my thoughts on the Sphere 90 version. I have been using the trials for a few days and have been testing them everywhere I can. They are hands down the best aids I have tried. I am currently using power domes to get the full effect. I have been wearing them about 14 or 15 hours a day and still have 50% battery life left. Give them a try I think for those that are in loud environments a lot it will really help. Below are some of the comments I sent to my Audi…

@Bimodal_user

@pproducts

1. At church today in a small group environment, they worked much better than the Roger On.

I am quite surprised. I thought Roger On, which can provide a +20 dB SNR, is unsurpassable compared to AI with a declared +10 dB signal-to-noise ratio.

Good thread there.

[CombatWombat]

@nglfriend

My audiologist tells me that the new Sphere HA is incompatible with Roger v2- and that I need to purchase the new Roger v3.

Seriously, don’t do it.

[Bimodal_user]

@nglfriend

My audiologist tells me that the new Sphere HA is incompatible with Roger v2- and that I need to purchase the new Roger v3.

Jesus Christ… He/She had a nerve!

[WhiteHat]

Or ignorant/repeating a rumor they heard. Maybe hoping to make a boat payment.

WH

[PeterH]

@1Bluejay

I guess mine is MOVE TO NEW ZEALAND

The South Island looks stunning

[emile.heilbron]

While walking on a very busy street with 3 persons I used my Roger On to see if I could hear better then whit my Spheres alone. Pointing to the person I would like to hear with my Roger On gave me a lot much better understanding from what she was saying.

[DamonHill]

Thanks Emile!

But are you sure that, in that street, the Sphere mode was operating? Cause traffic noise shouldn’t be not so loud to activate that mode (which activates by default at 70db I think)…

[emile.heilbron]

@DamonHill

But are you sure that, in that street, the Sphere mode was operating?

@DamonHill
No sorry I’m not sure as then I have to go in the app to look at the settings. For that it is to crowdy and dangerous as well as complicated. But although I’m very content with my Spheres, as I can really hear a lot better than f.i. with my Paradise P90’s under difficult circumstances, I think my Roger still has some additional profits.

And about the dB’s it is thru that it sets itself in automatic mode above the 70 dB. So that’s why I also made an extra program for Sphere mode to use in the app. And I also use a dB meter on my phone to check what happens. But at that time I didn’t. Still I assume that the noise will at least be around or maybe just under the 70dB.