Hey guys!
After spending the night with my Jolene's, it would appear as though my original fear has made itself a reality. From initial insertion of them, I felt a sharp pain inside both canals right at the first bend of my ear canals, where the tips are poking. For those who hadn't read my issues with getting impressions, I have a narrow and sharp bend inside my canals that the canal tip of an IEM cannot get through; if it pokes against it, it causes me a sharp pain.
Long story short, I got the OK from an ENT doctor but didn't get the shallow impressions I initially intended. The result is that the tips of the canals of the Jolenes hit this sensitive bend in my ear stopping them from being properly seated in my ear and getting a complete seal. Without the proper vacuum-like seal, I wasn't able to get the sound quality of the Jolene's full potential, which I know and love, thanks to my demoing of the universals. With the lack of the seal, I was victim to at times ear-splitting treble and an overall hollow and muffled sound on my favorite tracks. It sounded very bright because of the lack of bass from no seal and the sound stage was not what it was on the universal.
However, I couldn't be more happy in general with them and I am more motivated than ever to find a solution to this problem! ...which brings me to a refit. I am now on the fence on whether a simple shaving of the ear canals' lengths at Orlando would allow me to fully insert for a complete seal, or if I will need to have a fresh set of impressions taken specifically with shallow canals; I do know that they can be too shallow, leading to issues with a full seal and therefore bass, not to mention these mammoths falling out! It seems like not too much really needs to be taken off in order for me to insert them completely for that suction-like seal, but I would love for you guys to let me know what you think!
Sorry about the quality of the photos, I was in a rush this morning and didn't have time for my DSLR. But here they are as promised!
