Patent ID: 8180090

Claim:
An earpiece speaker system comprising: an earpiece configured to provide personal hands-free (PHF) communications, wherein the earpiece is not mounted to a communications device but is removably electrically connectable to the communications device via at least one of a cord and connector combination, or a wireless connection; wherein the earpiece includes: an earpiece body through which an audio signal is providable, the earpiece body having a first mount surface and a first set of electrical contacts; and a plurality of speaker modules interchangeably mountable to the earpiece body, wherein each of the speaker modules includes a second mount surface for mating with the first mount surface for securing the speaker module to the earpiece body and wherein each of the speaker modules includes a second set of electrical contacts configured to mate with the first set of electrical contacts in order for the speaker module to reproduce the audio signal, wherein the plurality of speaker modules includes at least one in-ear type speaker module and at least one in-concha type speaker module.