XaqonSehvekah Posted May 20, 2006 Report Share Posted May 20, 2006 Two main questions here: 1, do the various buds(EX51, 71, 81 ect) utilise the same tips, or did Sony waste money by having each one require it's own tip? 2, where can I get replacement tips for my EX51(still have all the ones it came with and I don't anticipate any problems, but noone ever does)?And one last, minor, question, are there tips from other manufacturers that might fit on these buds? Mostly just curious as to how many options(if any) are avliable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTS2090 Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 I do not own any of the headphones you mentioned, but i have a set of in the ear JVC and i lost one of the tips, so just messing around the web i found this.http://www.headwize.com/projects/cmoy4_prj.htmthis is a MOD for the "KOSS the plug" headphones, but the method for making the new foam plugs can be adapted to any in the ear headphones, just make sure the hole is just big enough to get the sound needle through, using this method i have made replacement tips for my JVCs. I hope this helps some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Tires Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Yes, the EX51/EX71/EX81 all use the same tips. Many other brands of earphones use similar tips that can work with the Sonys. You may want to contact Sony via their site, or buy tips from a web retailer such as Audiocubes in order to buy some replacements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hungerdunger Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Yes, the EX51/EX71/EX81 all use the same tips. Many other brands of earphones use similar tips that can work with the Sonys. You may want to contact Sony via their site, or buy tips from a web retailer such as Audiocubes in order to buy some replacements.Does anyone know whether the new EX90s also use the same tips? The reason I'm asking is that I'd always had trouble getting the EX71s to stay in my ears until I discovered that the tips for Etymotic ER6s fit them perfectly. They stay in my ears much better and i think they give me better sound isolation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damage Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 (edited) The EX series, JVC In-Ear Buds, Senn CXs, Sharp MD33s, Panasonic HJE series, UE SuperFi3's and SuperFi5's all use the same universal buds. Of all of these, the ones provided by SuperFi's are best in terms of quality, IMO. Also, the SuperFi makes double flanges which provides additional isolation, and foamie tips, which are tops in comfort and may provide extra isolation to boot.You can purchase them either directly from here. Edited May 22, 2006 by Damage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XaqonSehvekah Posted May 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 Sweet! Even better news than I'd expected... Thanks for the info everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atrain Posted May 22, 2006 Report Share Posted May 22, 2006 i think the audio technica buds [ck7?] also use the same tips, you can get a pack of six of the same size [s,m,l] for au$10 at bluetin.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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