An earphone comprising at least a housing , an electrical socket and a removable connection cable , wherein the connection cable is releasably fixed to the housing by way of a rotatable plug connection, and wherein the connection cable has a coaxial plug having rotationally symmetrical metallic plug contacts , which is surrounded by a plastic encapsulation , characterised in that the housing comprises an opening with a first bearing location at a side wall of the opening, wherein the coaxial plug is rotatable in the inserted state and thus the connection cable is rotatable into a desired position, wherein the electrical socket comprises a second bearing, wherein when the plug connection is inserted, the plastic encapsulation together with the first bearing location serves to receive radial mechanical forces, wherein at least one of the plug contacts of the coaxial plug together with the second bearing location serves to receive radial mechanical forces, wherein a distance (L) from the first to the second bearing location is greater than the diameter (d) of the plug contacts of the coaxial plug, wherein the plastic encapsulation includes at least an inner first plastic encapsulation and an outer second plastic encapsulation , wherein the second plastic encapsulation surrounds at least a portion of the first plastic encapsulation and is of a softer plastic than the first plastic encapsulation, and wherein when the plug connection is inserted, at least one portion of the second plastic encapsulation together with the side wall of the opening in the housing forms the first bearing location for receiving mechanical forces, wherein the second plastic encapsulation and the housing form a press fit, when the plug connection is inserted, so that the connection cable remains relative to the ear in the desired position. at least a housing , an electrical socket and a removable connection cable , wherein the connection cable is releasably fixed to the housing by way of a rotatable plug connection, and wherein the connection cable has a coaxial plug having rotationally symmetrical metallic plug contacts , which is surrounded by a plastic encapsulation , characterised in that the housing comprises an opening with a first bearing location at a side wall of the opening, wherein the coaxial plug is rotatable in the inserted state and thus the connection cable is rotatable into a desired position, wherein the electrical socket comprises a second bearing, wherein when the plug connection is inserted, the plastic encapsulation together with the first bearing location serves to receive radial mechanical forces, wherein at least one of the plug contacts of the coaxial plug together with the second bearing location serves to receive radial mechanical forces, wherein a distance (L) from the first to the second bearing location is greater than the diameter (d) of the plug contacts of the coaxial plug, wherein the plastic encapsulation includes at least an inner first plastic encapsulation and an outer second plastic encapsulation , wherein the second plastic encapsulation surrounds at least a portion of the first plastic encapsulation and is of a softer plastic than the first plastic encapsulation, and wherein when the plug connection is inserted, at least one portion of the second plastic encapsulation together with the side wall of the opening in the housing forms the first bearing location for receiving mechanical forces, wherein the second plastic encapsulation and the housing form a press fit, when the plug connection is inserted, so that the connection cable remains relative to the ear in the desired position. <EOS>