After trialing the Phonak P90 and the GN Resound ONE, I finally went with the later and ordered a Phone Clip+, so I can stream from other sources rather than from the limited range of compatible android phones.
While the Phonak P90 were really comfortable and Bluetooth streaming was really smooth, the rationale for choosing the GN Resound ONE was the following:
- I felt that speech in noise was better with GN (just slightly better, though).
- Sound felt more natural to me with GN.
- My previous HA were a pair of Phonak V90, with a really similar sound quality compared to the P90, so: I already had the Phonak experience and I can come back to it if I ever want that. That is: I didn’t perceived a huge improvement over the V90.
- I’m still hearing the crackling noise, but my audi promised me that this is not normal and we would find the cause and address it (impulse reduction is on the lowest setting).
- If the M&RIE thing proves to be useful and not a marketing gimmick, I’ll trial these receivers on the future.
- And, if everything fails, I have a 3 months money back guarantee.
Total price: 2412€ (2870 USD, 2074 Pounds).
But, anyway, these things are bleeping expensive. I hope I can teach them to do my taxes, at least.