Overtuning KS10

@MDB said:

One challenge I’ve had with custom molds is getting them to stay in the same place. If they slide out slightly, it can increase the leak and cause feedback.

100% agree. There is no doubt that the KS10s/Paradise can do more than enough. Getting the mold right is far more tricky. I started with power domes and am now on my 3rd mold. The fit is now as good as it has been but the question of vent size remains.

One thing I’ll add is that the relationship of the receiver/recever wire to the mold seems to make a difference. When my receivers are installed “correctly,” the molds back out. I think this is because the wire does not exert any downward pressure on the concha lock and the mold can easily back out a bit. (this is subtle. It doesn’t look different, but it makes the difference between feedback and no feedback. However, if I insert the receiver incorrectly (with concha lock pointed down), the wire seems to exert a little downward pressure on the concha lock and I get no feedback. Next time I get molds made, I’m going to see if they can take this into account.

@tenkan said:

This comment is confusing, usually you’d say they were a good fit (tight, no leakage from the mold) and this is why you had the “occlusion effect”

Sorry for the confusion,this was based on no venting occlusive fitting.

@DaveUK said:

When I tried the 1mm vented molds, and kept them pushed in gently, there would be no occlusion

Ok, yes this would be right, this is the 1mm vent working as it should, so a tight seal with a canal lock (to stop them from slipping out) and 1mm vent should be the way to go.

@DaveUK said:

as I thought a tighter fit would INCREASE occlusion

So yes your right it would, but that’s only with no venting, but your using 1mm so no blockage to cause that occlusion feeling.

@MDB said:

For me the different sized vents would quickly slide out making them useless.

Yes I’ve had that issue myself, but once I found the vent sizing I was happy with, I got new molds made to that size.