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# Phonak E50 or E70: what does the price difference really change?

About CHF 600 separates a pair of E50-R from a pair of E70-R. What that gap buys comes down to two sentences from patients: with an E50, “I hear well, but the noise is still there”. With an E70, “I hear the person better despite the noise, and it is less tiring”.

## The difference is not about quiet settings

In a quiet room or face to face, both devices do the same job. The difference shows up in difficult listening situations, the ones with noise around you.

## Dynamic versus fixed noise reduction

The E70-R reduces background noise dynamically, in real time, where the E50-R applies a fixed reduction.

## Soft or distant speech

The E70-R also brings out soft or distant speech better: that is what counts in a lecture, in a meeting or at the theatre.

## Voices coming from different directions

It handles voices coming from different directions better. The typical example is a conversation while walking beside a road: with an E70-R, following the exchange takes less concentration effort.

## Listening fatigue

In fact, the least visible benefit is the one that counts most. Following a conversation in noise is tiring, and that fatigue is paid for at the end of the day. Reducing listening effort changes something other than sound quality alone.

## In practice, how to choose

If your difficulties are limited to quiet settings and face-to-face conversation, the E50-R is enough. If they show up at the restaurant, in meetings or at family meals, the gap is justified.

## Where this comparison comes from

This comparison was drawn up by our hearing care professionals on the previous generation, the Audéo Infinio Ultra R (I50-R and I70-R). The Audéo EON R, presented on 14 September 2026, keeps the same levels at the same prices, and the logic of the gap between levels 50 and 70 is unchanged.

## The two pairs, all inclusive

Pair of E50-R

CHF 4,700

Pair of E70-R

CHF 5,300

Difference

CHF 600

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