I think that Sunrise is still one of the "standards" for soundhole pickups, certainly... pricey, but, coupled with their buffer gizmo, they sure sound wonderful!
When I first got my Goodall Grand Concert, I was loathe to put anything IN the guitar, certainly not a battery! I checked out a few soundhole pickups (this was 9 years ago) and between the M1, M1A, M80 and the Duncan Mag-Mic, I liked the Mag-Mic the best - felt it had more of an acoustic tone rather than just the "electric pickup" tone.
I've heard a lot of folks loving the Fishman units, both the Black Angel (?) and the Rare Earth ones, but I haven't heard or played through any of those...
I've never heard of anyone who said, "I finally got rid of that darned Sunrise pickup..."!!!
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