Headphones low volume

I have an Ipod Nano, bought Christmas 2006, which I love. Unfortunately the headphones (standard Ipod earbuds) seem to be faulty. In order to hear the music I have to have the sound turned up to 95 - 100%. If I plug in the earbuds from my wife's identical Ipod the sound is turned down to about 45% to achieve the same volume. Putting the earbuds on my wife's Ipod confirms that they are faulty, not the Ipod.
As these are 1 yr 5 months old, do I have any options other than simply buy another pair.
I have examined them carefully and they don't look blocked up.
Thanks for any advice!

Outside of buying another pair you really don't have a remedy via Apple since it is past the 1 year warranty period. You may be able to find people that never used the stock earbuds that are willing to sell them to you for less than Apple price if cost is the issue...

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