A case (100, 1300) for a portable listening device, the case comprising: a housing having a cavity to receive the portable listening device; a lid (120, 1310) attached to the housing with a pivotable joint (305, 1317) allowing the lid to rotate between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the cavity and an open position where the lid is angularly displaced allowing the portable listening device to be removed from the cavity; and a plurality of magnetic elements disposed within the housing and the lid, the plurality of magnetic elements configured to secure the lid in the closed position and to resist the lid moving from the open position to the closed position, characterised in that the plurality of magnetic elements comprises: a first magnetic element (310b, 1315b) located in the lid proximate the pivotable joint and a second magnetic element (310a, 1315a) located in the housing proximate the pivotable joint, wherein the first and second magnetic elements are oriented to have repulsive forces; and a third magnetic element (315b, 1320b) located in the lid at a distal end of the lid opposite the pivotable joint and a fourth magnetic element (315a, 1320a) located in the housing at a distal end of the housing opposite the pivotable joint, wherein the third and fourth magnetic elements are oriented to have attractive forces, wherein the plurality of magnetic elements are configured to create an over center configuration for the lid where the lid is in a first stable position when in the closed position and is in a second stable position when in the open position, but is in an unstable position in-between the closed position and the open position, wherein when the lid is in the closed position the attractive forces between the third and fourth magnetic elements over power the repulsive forces of the first and second magnetic elements, and wherein when the lid is in the open position the repulsive forces between the first and second magnetic elements over power the attractive forces of the third and fourth magnetic elements. a housing having a cavity to receive the portable listening device; a lid (120, 1310) attached to the housing with a pivotable joint (305, 1317) allowing the lid to rotate between a closed position where the lid is aligned over the cavity and an open position where the lid is angularly displaced allowing the portable listening device to be removed from the cavity; and a plurality of magnetic elements disposed within the housing and the lid, the plurality of magnetic elements configured to secure the lid in the closed position and to resist the lid moving from the open position to the closed position, characterised in that the plurality of magnetic elements comprises: a first magnetic element (310b, 1315b) located in the lid proximate the pivotable joint and a second magnetic element (310a, 1315a) located in the housing proximate the pivotable joint, wherein the first and second magnetic elements are oriented to have repulsive forces; and a third magnetic element (315b, 1320b) located in the lid at a distal end of the lid opposite the pivotable joint and a fourth magnetic element (315a, 1320a) located in the housing at a distal end of the housing opposite the pivotable joint, wherein the third and fourth magnetic elements are oriented to have attractive forces, a first magnetic element (310b, 1315b) located in the lid proximate the pivotable joint and a second magnetic element (310a, 1315a) located in the housing proximate the pivotable joint, wherein the first and second magnetic elements are oriented to have repulsive forces; and a third magnetic element (315b, 1320b) located in the lid at a distal end of the lid opposite the pivotable joint and a fourth magnetic element (315a, 1320a) located in the housing at a distal end of the housing opposite the pivotable joint, wherein the third and fourth magnetic elements are oriented to have attractive forces, wherein the plurality of magnetic elements are configured to create an over center configuration for the lid where the lid is in a first stable position when in the closed position and is in a second stable position when in the open position, but is in an unstable position in-between the closed position and the open position, wherein when the lid is in the closed position the attractive forces between the third and fourth magnetic elements over power the repulsive forces of the first and second magnetic elements, and wherein when the lid is in the open position the repulsive forces between the first and second magnetic elements over power the attractive forces of the third and fourth magnetic elements.