Uncle Inno Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 When are the New processors with Direct BT and longer Battery life? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Schulz Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 No one knows and even if they did, they can't say. I suspect that the next BTE will have a new family name since Med-El has historically limited a family to two versions. Additionally, new family names are accompanied by fundamental design changes. Me personally, I think it would be legendary if they came out with an Opus 3 but that's unlikely. If they don't do that then they might have Legato in mind (Tempo, Opus, Sonnet...). Legato: "Joined (i.e. smoothly, in a connected manner)" As for Rondo. I have no idea. I'd assume they plan on launching a new family name for it. As for what name it may be, I think Mosso is a good contender. What do you all think? Kylie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Percy Posted April 2 Report Share Posted April 2 @Mary Beth have you heard anything on a new sonnet 2 replacement? You know the one with better battery life, more water resistance, all in a smaller package? 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted April 2 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted April 2 @Percy Med-El has not released any information about new processors so at this point people are just commenting on what they are hoping for in the next generation of processors. I am eagerly awaiting news. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Jewel Posted September 1 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 1 I really wish that MedEl would survey it's users to see what features are most important to us and get ideas as to what we would love. Artsy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Schulz Posted September 2 Report Share Posted September 2 There is a discussion thread already... ... though they definitely have finalized the design and hardware for the next BTE by now. Here's to hoping the next list will be shorter! Kylie, Mary Beth and Jewel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artsy Posted September 13 Report Share Posted September 13 I hope they come out with something soon. I still have Sonnets as I have been waiting for something new to be released. I don't want to get Sonnet2's because then it would be years before I could get the newer generation tech. I received a notice from Medel that they will stop supporting the original Sonnet in July of 2025. I have been considering surgery next year to different implants if there is nothing new from Medel by then. I have heard rumors that Medel is just concentrating on brain stem implants now. Since moving out of NYS, I have found most audiologists in my area don't know much about programming hybrid CI's. I have some conditions that affect things like impedance and blood flow to capillaries so I need adjustments more often than just annually, which is what the audi does here. I have found that Medel phone-in support in my area is excellent. I don't call them as much as I should because for some issues I would need to spend a day traveling to my audi and back, and that is too difficult for me these days. Does anyone know if Medel is still cutting edge, and if new audiologists are still training on Medel implants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted September 13 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 13 @Artsy I go to the Ear Institute of New York Eye & Ear of Mount Sinai in NYC which is a large CI center. They have CI audiology residents often during internships/externships. They offer all 3 FDA approved CI brands so their audiology interns are learning about all 3 brands. Artsy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Austin Posted September 14 Report Share Posted September 14 Just thought I'd pop this up here. its an extract from a list on the Italian Ministry of Health. Note the list of "Sonnet 3 Kit" and "Sonnet 3 EAS Kit" in various colours. Nothing comes up if I search for "RONDO 4" 🤣 Lauren and Tim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted September 14 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 14 @Mike Austin thank you for sharing that. Hopefully soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Jewel Posted September 15 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 15 Surprised they are calling it Sonnet 3. I was expecting a name change. Hopefully the new model will have major advancements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted September 15 Report Share Posted September 15 1 hour ago, Jewel said: Surprised they are calling it Sonnet 3. I was expecting a name change. Hopefully the new model will have major advancements. Yeah. I asked one of the MedEl folks if there’d be a new name and they said it’s not uncommon to have a third in a naming scheme for them and didn’t expect any other names. Since we have Rondo 3s which were released in 2020 or 2022. I would imagine those would actually get a new name entirely when a new version is released in a couple years like 2025/2026ish if following the 5 year release plans they seem to do. Jewel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Mary Beth Posted September 15 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 15 @Jewel The Rondo family has kept the name three times even though each processor is a different design. Sonnet and Sonnet 2 kept the name and have the same processor design. Even though the next BTE processor kept the name as Sonnet 3, I am hoping for a new processor design. Jewel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HearPeers Heroes Jewel Posted September 15 HearPeers Heroes Report Share Posted September 15 @Mary Beth Let's see what they come with. I hope it is a smaller and lighter processor. I wonder for the size and weight of the Sonnets compare to the the size and weight of processors made by other manufacturers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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