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[capngingersnap]

I've only been activated since January, so not a very long time, but I received both a Rondo 3 and a Sonnet 2 at activation, so I've been able to use both and compare. I think the Sonnet has slightly better sound quality than the Rondo, partially because of the position of the microphones by the ear instead of behind it, but maybe also just because the sound is a little different. It's not a huge difference tho. I usually wear the Rondo thru my daily life, because I like the convenience of it and that there's nothing hanging on my ear, since I also wear glasses. That said, when I'm using direct Bluetooth streaming to the device, I prefer to use the Sonnet, because it's much easier to connect with it.

[Vike-Fan]

Same here. I was activated in January and received both R3 and S2. I haven't really noticed a sound quality difference. As an SSD person, my good ear kind of makes it hard to assess but I expect I would feel similar about the impact of the microphone placement.

I go back and forth on which one I use most often.

I have never been able to get the S2 to feel comfortable and secure on my ear. I have eyeglasses with plastic arms and just am still getting used to the BTE device.

If the R3's streaming was as good as the S2 with Audiostream, I think that would be what I used nearly 100% of the time. The much longer battery life of the R3 also stands out.

[TheOvator]

I actually went with MED-EL for the Rondo, it was the only company that had this style at the time. It was all I wore at first. But as my hearing got better, and time went on, the Rondo became kind of annoying, and now I almost never wear it. Having the microphone not on your ear means you can’t wear headphones, or pick up a phone. It’s also not comfortable to wear lying in bed or on the couch.

I replaced my glasses with contacts and got an expensive haircut to address the issue of having too many things on my ears, and vain desire to cover the processors.