Jabra Enhance Select M Series vs. Signia Insio IX

Check out our comparison of the Jabra Enhance Select M Series vs Signia Insio IX. Listen to audio samples and see how the two hearing aids differ in terms of sound performance, features, accessories, and more.

Score
4.3
Jabra Enhance Select M3 Micro Size
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Product Overview

Enhance Select M Series
Insio IX
Form Factor
Expert Rating
Score
4.3
N/A
Hearing Loss Level
MildModerate
MildModerateSevere
Product Features
Hands-freeRechargeableiPhoneAndroidIP68
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Expert Ratings

Compare comprehensive test results and expert opinions.

Enhance Select M Series
Insio IX

HearingTracker Score

Enhance Select M Series
4.3ABOVE AVERAGE

Compare the Jabra Enhance Select M1, M2, and M3 hearing aids in the Jabra Enhance Select M Series.

Insio IX

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HearAdvisor SoundScore

Enhance Select M Series
4.0AVERAGE

Jabra Enhance Select M3 achieved a SoundScore of 4.0/5 and a SoundGrade of A in HearAdvisor lab testing. The OTC Hearing Aid category average SoundScore was 3.69/5.

Insio IX

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Build Quality

Enhance Select M Series
5.0EXCELLENT

Jabra hearing aids share technology from GN Resound and generally have fantastic build quality. M3 is no exception with an ingress rating of IP68 and the standard robust portable charging case.

Insio IX

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Battery

Enhance Select M Series
4.6EXCELLENT

M3 offers full-day 24 hour battery life, which is unchanged from the previous Enhance 700 model. The case also holds roughly 3 addition charges of on-the-go power.

Insio IX

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Bluetooth

Enhance Select M Series
5.0EXCELLENT

Bluetooth was straightforward and reliable, working seamlessly without any issues. This is what I've come to expect with Jabra hearing aids. M3 also supports Auracast Bluetooth technology, which is step ahead many other hearing aids.

Insio IX

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App Features

Enhance Select M Series
5.0EXCELLENT

The Jabra Enhance App offers a useful set of features, providing plenty of freedom to personalize your sound beyond the default programming.

Insio IX

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Comfort

Enhance Select M Series
5.0EXCELLENT

Jabra M3 are very comfortable given their shockingly small and lightweight design. The button are also larger than many OTC products making setting changes easier.

Insio IX

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Design

Enhance Select M Series
5.0EXCELLENT

Jabra has done a nice job redesigning prescription technology for the direct-to-consumer market. M3 shares the same shockingly discrete "microRIE" design as the previous Select 700 model.

Insio IX

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Value

Enhance Select M Series
3.7AVERAGE

Jabra Enhance Select M3 has a value score of 3.3/5 based on lab performance and public display price.

Insio IX

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Handling

Enhance Select M Series
4.5EXCELLENT

I found M3 easy to use, though receiver-in-canal devices can take practice at the start. Pro support can assist, and the charging case is one of the best on the market.

Insio IX

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Pro Support

Enhance Select M Series
3.0ABOVE AVERAGE

Jabra has arguably the best pro support offering among OTC devices. They provide 3 years of telehealth audiologic services including remote programming and video appointments. While I'd prefer in-person appointments, Jabra continues to bridge the gap given the limitations of remote care.

Insio IX

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Lab Recordings

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Insio IX
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Insio IX

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Insio IX

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Streaming Music
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Insio IX

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HearingTracker partners with HearAdvisor to provide recordings and performance data from an acoustic laboratory that follows standard scientific procedures. All hearing aids are fitted and performance-tested for mild sloping to moderate hearing loss. All audio samples cutoff above 10kHz.

Accessories

Compatible accessories for each hearing aid

Enhance Select M Series
Insio IX
Remote Control

Unite Phone Clip++2

Small enough to clip onto your shirt collar, it streams phone calls and audio to your hearing aids from any Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone or smartphone.

None
Remote Microphone

Multi Mic+3

A flexible remote microphone that can either be clipped to clothes or used as a tabletop mic for meetings. Use the mini-jack input for streaming audio from a music player to your hearing aids.

None
TV Streamer

Unite TV Streamer 2

Streams stereo sound from the television directly to your hearing aids from up to 22 feet away.

None

Hardware

Enhance Select M Series
Insio IX
Bluetooth® Audio
  • Bluetooth® Auracast™
  • Android (ASHA)
  • Bluetooth® Low Energy (LE)
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
No
Disposable Batteries
No
10
Hands-Free Calling
  • Android (ASHA)
  • Made for iPhone (MFi)
No
IP Rating
IP68
No
Mic + Speaker In Ear
Yes
No
Push Button
  • Program control
  • Volume Control
No
Rechargeable Batteries
Lithium-ion
No
Tap Controls
  • Accept/end calls
No

Software Features

Enhance Select M Series
Insio IX
Adjustment Bands
12
20
Adjustment Synchronization
No
e2e wireless 4.0
Directionality
Binaural Directionality™ IIISynchronized SoftSwitching™
Binaural OneMic Directionality 2.0
Echo Reduction
No
Auto EchoShield
Environmental Adaptation
Environmental Optimizer
No
Expansion
3 settings
No
Extended bandwidth
No
12kHz
Extended Dynamic Range
No
Yes
Feedback Suppression
DFS Ultra II With Music Mode
Feedback cancellation
Frequency Lowering
No
Frequency Compression
Listening Programs
Fully flexible programs: 4
6
New User Adaptation
Synchronized Acceptance Manager
No
Noise Reduction
NoiseTracker™ II: 2 settings
SoundSmoothing™: 5
Processing Channels
No
48
Sudden Loud Noise Reduction
Impulse Noise Reduction: On/Off
No
Tinnitus Relief
Tinnitus Sound Generator
Yes
Unique Amplification Strategy
No
Dynamic Soundscape Processing 3.05/5Speech & Noise Management5/5SpeechStabilizer
Wind Noise Reduction
Wind Guard: On/Off
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