An earphone assembly, comprising: a first earphone having: a first housing including a first earpiece on a first front side of the first housing and a first channel defined in a first backside of the first housing; and a first wire stem extending from the first housing, and a first wire protruding from the first wire stem; a second earphone comprising: a second housing including a second earpiece on a second front side of the second housing and a second channel defined in a second backside of the second housing; and a second wire stem extending from the second housing; and a second wire protruding from the second wire stem; wherein the first channel is sized and configured to releasably engage the second wire stem and the second channel is sized and configured to releasably engage the first wire stem, wherein the first channel and the second channel are configured to simultaneously engage the second wire stem and the first wire stem respectively to interconnect the first earphone and the second earphone; and wherein the first channel and the second channel are arranged such that when the first earphone and the second earphone are interconnected the first wire and the second wire are oriented away from each other. a first earphone having: a first housing including a first earpiece on a first front side of the first housing and a first channel defined in a first backside of the first housing; and a first wire stem extending from the first housing, and a first wire protruding from the first wire stem; a first housing including a first earpiece on a first front side of the first housing and a first channel defined in a first backside of the first housing; and a first wire stem extending from the first housing, and a first wire protruding from the first wire stem; a second earphone comprising: a second housing including a second earpiece on a second front side of the second housing and a second channel defined in a second backside of the second housing; and a second wire stem extending from the second housing; and a second wire protruding from the second wire stem; wherein the first channel is sized and configured to releasably engage the second wire stem and the second channel is sized and configured to releasably engage the first wire stem, wherein the first channel and the second channel are configured to simultaneously engage the second wire stem and the first wire stem respectively to interconnect the first earphone and the second earphone; and wherein the first channel and the second channel are arranged such that when the first earphone and the second earphone are interconnected the first wire and the second wire are oriented away from each other. a second housing including a second earpiece on a second front side of the second housing and a second channel defined in a second backside of the second housing; and a second wire stem extending from the second housing; and a second wire protruding from the second wire stem; wherein the first channel is sized and configured to releasably engage the second wire stem and the second channel is sized and configured to releasably engage the first wire stem, wherein the first channel and the second channel are configured to simultaneously engage the second wire stem and the first wire stem respectively to interconnect the first earphone and the second earphone; and wherein the first channel and the second channel are arranged such that when the first earphone and the second earphone are interconnected the first wire and the second wire are oriented away from each other.