A wearable personal acoustic device, comprising: a neckband that is constructed and arranged to be worn around the neck of a user, the neckband comprising a housing that comprises a first acoustic waveguide having a first sound outlet opening and a second acoustic waveguide having a second sound outlet opening; a first acoustic driver acoustically coupled to the first waveguide, where the first acoustic driver is carried by the housing; a second acoustic driver acoustically coupled to the second waveguide, where the second acoustic driver is carried by the housing, wherein the first sound outlet opening is located proximate to the second acoustic driver and the second sound outlet opening is located proximate to the first acoustic driver; the wearable personal acoustic device being characterised in that it further comprises a fabric cover comprising: a cover top portion comprising a stretchable material that is acoustically transparent; a cover bottom portion comprising a seam along which the cover bottom portion is secured to the cover top portion; and a closure mechanism fixed to at least one of the cover top portion and the cover bottom portion, the closure mechanism configurable between an open state in which an opening is provided through which the wearable personal acoustic device is received between the cover top portion and the cover bottom portion, and a closed state in which the wearable personal acoustic device is enclosed by the cover; and an identification tag secured to at least one of the cover top portion and the cover bottom portion, the identification tag configured to store an identifier associated with the cover, the identification tag further configured to communicate with a wearable personal acoustic device having an identification reader. a neckband that is constructed and arranged to be worn around the neck of a user, the neckband comprising a housing that comprises a first acoustic waveguide having a first sound outlet opening and a second acoustic waveguide having a second sound outlet opening; a first acoustic driver acoustically coupled to the first waveguide, where the first acoustic driver is carried by the housing; a second acoustic driver acoustically coupled to the second waveguide, where the second acoustic driver is carried by the housing, wherein the first sound outlet opening is located proximate to the second acoustic driver and the second sound outlet opening is located proximate to the first acoustic driver; the wearable personal acoustic device being characterised in that it further comprises a fabric cover comprising: a cover top portion comprising a stretchable material that is acoustically transparent; a cover bottom portion comprising a seam along which the cover bottom portion is secured to the cover top portion; and a closure mechanism fixed to at least one of the cover top portion and the cover bottom portion, the closure mechanism configurable between an open state in which an opening is provided through which the wearable personal acoustic device is received between the cover top portion and the cover bottom portion, and a closed state in which the wearable personal acoustic device is enclosed by the cover; and a cover top portion comprising a stretchable material that is acoustically transparent; a cover bottom portion comprising a seam along which the cover bottom portion is secured to the cover top portion; and a closure mechanism fixed to at least one of the cover top portion and the cover bottom portion, the closure mechanism configurable between an open state in which an opening is provided through which the wearable personal acoustic device is received between the cover top portion and the cover bottom portion, and a closed state in which the wearable personal acoustic device is enclosed by the cover; and an identification tag secured to at least one of the cover top portion and the cover bottom portion, the identification tag configured to store an identifier associated with the cover, the identification tag further configured to communicate with a wearable personal acoustic device having an identification reader.