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Jabra Enhance Select M3 Review (2026): A Big Price for Small Wins

Wired's review finds the direct-to-consumer brand's latest top-of-the-line hearing aids work well but improve only slightly on earlier models; a pricey way to hear marginally better.

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Published 6:16 AM ET, Friday, October 16, 2026

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First reported by Wired: “Jabra Enhance Select M3 Review (2026): A Big Price for Small Wins”.
Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 6:16 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Dr. Nina Byte and Hank Ledger.

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNina, Wired reviewed the Jabra Enhance Select M3 hearing aids this morning. Please tell me they're not going to ruin my Friday.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThey're the brand's top-of-the-line direct-to-consumer model, and Wired says they work well but only improve a little on the older ones, for a big price.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo small wins.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentPro: it hears a spoon in another room. Con: it hears me promise to review it fairly. Pro: no cord.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentCon: nobody tells you the earbud is also a witness.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a hearing aid, Nina. Listening is the job.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThat's exactly what it wants me to think. Three and a half stars, and it just heard me say that.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree and a half. Noted, apparently.

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