do the new earpods fit all ears?

Hi Jauntymcgoo,

I gave it a try... Not quite sure if I like it just yet.

Question... Does your 3M mounting squares have adhesive on both sides?

I suppose some other single sticky sided foam product would work also.

One sec..........

I just fit an older pair of round foam covers, and they're working good.. I may not have given this much thought initially, but this seems to work as well... I'm happy to now be able to use these great sounding buds.

Thanks!

They don't fit for me. I use my iPhone when out cycling and the old earbuds stayed in most of the time, but these new ones just fall out almost immediately.

Sorry to hear that. 😟

B-rock

Problem is - Apple no longer sell the "old" earbuds, so when the current ones wear out, as they have started to do (frayed leads) I'm stuck!

Are you talking about these?

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB770G/B/apple-earphones-with-remote-and-mic?f node=3d

B-rock

Yes, but sadly I'm in Ireland and these ones don't appear in the Irish Apple online store. I might try some of the retail re-suppliers here, though. Thanks for looking.

I see. My fingers crossed that one of those retailers still has them in stock. 😝

B-rock

Thanks - fingers crossed here, too! Otherwise I will need an operation on my ears...

B-rock

Too funny! And I like that frog!

Gracias. 🙂

B-rock

Here is another home brew way of solving it:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Improve-the-fit-on-on-EarPods/?ALLSTEPS

Then there is the Yurbuds, but they don't have them yet for the new EarPods.....

Cheers!

Thanks for sharing that. Hopefully it will help others who stumble across this thread. 😝

B-rock

They fall out of my ears quite easily as well, and seem to slip out of place when they don't. I don't find them pleasant to use which is a pity as the sound quality is quite nice when I can keep them in.

I am not sure it is sufficient for Apple to say "well, no earbuds can fit all ears" - true enough but it seems pretty clear that these have a fit problem that is worse than average.

A while back with the older set of Apple headphones my wife ran into issues and went to a running store and bought a set of rubber inserts called Yurbuds. If they made a specific pair to fit the new EarBuds, it would be smart. While my set I got from my wife isn't a perfect fit, it really works well, and sound isn't compromised.