FlySweep
Headphoneus Supremus
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Well, HELL'S BELLS! Look what the friendly FedEx guy surprised me with today?!
It's a (late) Christmas Day "Miracle" folks! They included a black clam shell case & cleaning tool too (not pictured). UM China said my (reshelled/fixed) Miracles would ship out at the end of the month.. well they were pleasantly wrong.. LOL.
This time around, they've nailed the fit! The seal doesn't break when my jaw is wide open.. no need to gently push the bottom part of the shell to get a full seal, either.. it's simply perfect now. Thank you, UM, for getting things right.. the wait was worth it.
I went to the same Audiologist who took my impressions for the 1964-Quad & (initial set of) Miracles. I learned a valuable lesson: Get the impressions taken with my mouth WIDE open. When I got my first set of impressions (for both the Quads & Miracles), the Audiologist provided a two inch bite block. I ended up having to get a slight refit on the Quads & the Miracles. The second time I went, I disregarded the bite block & decided to hold my mouth as wide open as possible (i.e. saying "aaaaahhhh") and biting down on three knuckles. As a result, I got a much better set of impressions (even the Audiologist agreed) & in turn, a better fitting custom from UM.
Also, the polarity/channel imbalance I heard with the initial pair was NOT my ears playing tricks on me! There was something very wrong with my first pair (that swapping & turning the cables did not resolve) and, thankfully, it's completely resolved on this pair. Despite not having the Miracles for nearly two months, I vividly remember how they sounded with the channel imbalance issue (cause I experimented with it so much). On this pair, I immediately noticed the correction/improvement. The image was centered, balanced, and still incredibly spacious (Um was not lying when they said these have a ridiculous soundstage).
So, I'm a happy camper at this point.. I'm still very disappointed the upgraded cable issue hasn't been sorted out (and where's my track jacket, dammit?! I refuse to exercise without it.. I hold UM responsible for me growing fat & lazy
). Here's hoping the rest of you waiting on reshells & fixes get them sooner than anticipated.
How do they sound? Glorious. I'll report my impression on the other UM Appreciation thread.
It's a (late) Christmas Day "Miracle" folks! They included a black clam shell case & cleaning tool too (not pictured). UM China said my (reshelled/fixed) Miracles would ship out at the end of the month.. well they were pleasantly wrong.. LOL.
This time around, they've nailed the fit! The seal doesn't break when my jaw is wide open.. no need to gently push the bottom part of the shell to get a full seal, either.. it's simply perfect now. Thank you, UM, for getting things right.. the wait was worth it.
I went to the same Audiologist who took my impressions for the 1964-Quad & (initial set of) Miracles. I learned a valuable lesson: Get the impressions taken with my mouth WIDE open. When I got my first set of impressions (for both the Quads & Miracles), the Audiologist provided a two inch bite block. I ended up having to get a slight refit on the Quads & the Miracles. The second time I went, I disregarded the bite block & decided to hold my mouth as wide open as possible (i.e. saying "aaaaahhhh") and biting down on three knuckles. As a result, I got a much better set of impressions (even the Audiologist agreed) & in turn, a better fitting custom from UM.
Also, the polarity/channel imbalance I heard with the initial pair was NOT my ears playing tricks on me! There was something very wrong with my first pair (that swapping & turning the cables did not resolve) and, thankfully, it's completely resolved on this pair. Despite not having the Miracles for nearly two months, I vividly remember how they sounded with the channel imbalance issue (cause I experimented with it so much). On this pair, I immediately noticed the correction/improvement. The image was centered, balanced, and still incredibly spacious (Um was not lying when they said these have a ridiculous soundstage).
So, I'm a happy camper at this point.. I'm still very disappointed the upgraded cable issue hasn't been sorted out (and where's my track jacket, dammit?! I refuse to exercise without it.. I hold UM responsible for me growing fat & lazy
How do they sound? Glorious. I'll report my impression on the other UM Appreciation thread.
Join the club! Just curious, how much did your refit cost(not including impressions).
