A headphone device comprising a speaker housing and an ear-cushion, the speaker housing comprising a speaker housing side portion and the ear cushion comprising an ear cushion side portion, where the speaker housing side portion and the ear cushion side portion respectively are configured for releasable connection to each other along an end surface of the ear cushion side portion and a corresponding end surface of the speaker housing side portion, wherein: - said speaker housing side portion comprises a plurality of first permanent magnets (30, 31, 32, 33) provided at respective first locations on or in the speaker housing side portion with each respective magnet generating a magnetic field - said ear cushion side portion comprises a plurality of second permanent magnets (26, 27, 28, 29) provided at respective second locations on or in the ear cushion side portion with each respective magnet generating a magnetic field - where each of said first locations respectively corresponds substantially to one of said second locations; and - where for each pair of said first and second permanent magnets (26-33; 27-32; 28-31; 29-30), the polarity of the magnetic pole of a first permanent magnet (30, 31, 32, 33), provided at one of said first locations and which pole of the first permanent magnet faces the corresponding second permanent magnet is opposite to the polarity of the magnetic pole of the corresponding second permanent magnet (26, 27, 28, 29) provided at the corresponding of said second locations and which pole of the second permanent magnet faces the first permanent magnet, when the end surface of the speaker housing side portion of the speaker housing and the end surface of the ear cushion side portion of the ear cushion are aligned and in contact with each other; - characterized in that - the polarity of at least one magnet in the ear cushion side portion is different from the polarity of the remainder of the magnets in the ear cushion side portion. a speaker housing and an ear-cushion, the speaker housing comprising a speaker housing side portion and the ear cushion comprising an ear cushion side portion, where the speaker housing side portion and the ear cushion side portion respectively are configured for releasable connection to each other along an end surface of the ear cushion side portion and a corresponding end surface of the speaker housing side portion, wherein: - said speaker housing side portion comprises a plurality of first permanent magnets (30, 31, 32, 33) provided at respective first locations on or in the speaker housing side portion with each respective magnet generating a magnetic field - said ear cushion side portion comprises a plurality of second permanent magnets (26, 27, 28, 29) provided at respective second locations on or in the ear cushion side portion with each respective magnet generating a magnetic field - where each of said first locations respectively corresponds substantially to one of said second locations; and - where for each pair of said first and second permanent magnets (26-33; 27-32; 28-31; 29-30), the polarity of the magnetic pole of a first permanent magnet (30, 31, 32, 33), provided at one of said first locations and which pole of the first permanent magnet faces the corresponding second permanent magnet is opposite to the polarity of the magnetic pole of the corresponding second permanent magnet (26, 27, 28, 29) provided at the corresponding of said second locations and which pole of the second permanent magnet faces the first permanent magnet, when the end surface of the speaker housing side portion of the speaker housing and the end surface of the ear cushion side portion of the ear cushion are aligned and in contact with each other; - characterized in that - the polarity of at least one magnet in the ear cushion side portion is different from the polarity of the remainder of the magnets in the ear cushion side portion. - said speaker housing side portion comprises a plurality of first permanent magnets (30, 31, 32, 33) provided at respective first locations on or in the speaker housing side portion with each respective magnet generating a magnetic field - said ear cushion side portion comprises a plurality of second permanent magnets (26, 27, 28, 29) provided at respective second locations on or in the ear cushion side portion with each respective magnet generating a magnetic field - where each of said first locations respectively corresponds substantially to one of said second locations; and - where for each pair of said first and second permanent magnets (26-33; 27-32; 28-31; 29-30), the polarity of the magnetic pole of a first permanent magnet (30, 31, 32, 33), provided at one of said first locations and which pole of the first permanent magnet faces the corresponding second permanent magnet is opposite to the polarity of the magnetic pole of the corresponding second permanent magnet (26, 27, 28, 29) provided at the corresponding of said second locations and which pole of the second permanent magnet faces the first permanent magnet, when the end surface of the speaker housing side portion of the speaker housing and the end surface of the ear cushion side portion of the ear cushion are aligned and in contact with each other; - characterized in that - the polarity of at least one magnet in the ear cushion side portion is different from the polarity of the remainder of the magnets in the ear cushion side portion.