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Phonak Audeo M30/50/90 models still being made in 2024?

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I just bought a second-hand pair of Phonak M90R ’s. They work well and I seem to have been successful in programming them myself - thanks largely to info found here on the forum!

By the time I had also bought a charger, two Receivers, ear-buds and a carry-case, I’ve spent nearly £500.00 - compared to Specsavers price of £1995.00 for a similar HA from their premium ‘Advanced’ HA.

I believe the Marvel range was introduced in 2018 - and had assumed mine could be 6 years old and that they are no longer in production. I’m a little concerned that battery replacements might not be available in a year or two if I need them (They seem to be okay for the moment - I still have an indicated 45% life left after 12 hours of use)

But I am suprised to see someone selling seemingly brand-new Phonak M90’s on Fleabay, and the largest Chinese online seller is also offering M30’s for less than £300 a pair - as well as newer models at very much higher prices.

Could it be these be genuine goods, or are they Chinese ‘knock-offs’??

If the latter, I wonder why the prices are so high - M90’s going for nearly £6000.00 a pair, plus £1200 VAT!!

(Thinks: Is VAT even charged on things like prescribed hearing-aids in the UK??)

TIA

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Yeah so keeping a lookout for how prices can fluctuate online shows Xmas isn’t a good time to buy! But really great your doing projects and are happy with the results, and no there’s no such thing as “knock offs” or counterfeit , so genuine they are, getting these low prices means your DIY only, as it’s very hard to get any audiology clinic wanting to help, and new international warranty is usually 1 year, it’s very easy to check the year of manufacture of your Marvel models are the first 2 numbers of the serial numbers, warranty info can be found in target if you have installed in USA version, of course this cannot show models that are not sold in USA, buy from eBay UK or USA , I won’t rehash into “why are prices so high” elsewhere, plenty of thread’s on the forum for this, one thing that’s sure in life is TAX :thinking:

Aha - So mine are 2019 and 2020 respectively! Good to know.

But do we know if this model is still in production and, therefore, batteries (and spare parts) are likely to be available for a few more years??

Today I got 14 hours from the batteries - with a few hours of streaming. So am pondering the idea of biting the bullet and getting some new batteries while I stil can…

BTW I like the idea of having a Premium aid with all the bells and whistles, but I suspect that in my case - with just a mild loss at high freq’s , I might do just as well with the much cheaper and less fancy model!

No these are no longer in production, but plenty of parts are available, up to sonova in each country how long their “part bin” will last, as a side note, I’d not recommend buy used rechargeable battery models, especially Phonak, yeah stick to the disposal so you never have to worry about sending your “used” into the manufacturer for replacement.
And yes plenty of people state they are more then happy with a lesser featured model, again if you go to Costco no need to ponder this aspect, only premium to choose from.

@tenkan said:

I’d not recommend buy used rechargeable battery models, especially Phonak, yeah stick to the disposal so you never have to worry about sending your “used” HAs into the manufacturer for replacement.

This is what I also stated to the OP, on his last thread.

Disposable would have been the way for the OP to go.

I’m in touch with a company that does repairs and is, I think, part of a school for deaf children.

They said they would probably send them off to Phonak, failing which, they might be able to make a plan. I have yet to ask them for a quotation…

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