As an ex-sound engineer I was aware that excellent sound quality does not come cheap, however it still took me a while in research and reviews to take the plunge and purchase the Roger pen. However after road testing it in a number of very challenging acoustic settings I am more than satisfied that the cost was justified. At home in our tiled kitchen I can now have conversations with my wife devoid of the reverberation that once plagued our breakfast conversations simply with my Phonak hearing aids. Even in the bedlam of cross conversations of coffee mornings in a cavernous room It can home in on a person across the table. I'm still road testing it but so far I am delighted with the Roger pen, it also works extremely well plugged into my laptop to listen to audio output. Without doubt I would recommend this leap forward in technology for anyone who wants more clarity and connectivity. It's not cheap but worth every penny.