A case for a portable listening device , the case comprising: a housing having a cavity to receive the portable listening device; a lid attached to the housing with a pivotable joint such that the housing and the lid are arranged in a clamshell configuration allowing the lid to rotate between a closed position where the lid conceals the cavity and an open position where the lid is angularly displaced from the cavity; a first magnetic element located in the lid adjacent to the pivotable joint; a second magnetic element located in the housing and positioned proximate to the pivotable joint, wherein the first and second magnetic elements are oriented to repel each other; a third magnetic element located in the lid and positioned at a distal end of the lid that is opposite the pivotable joint; and a fourth magnetic element located in the housing and positioned at a distal end of the housing that is opposite the pivotable joint, wherein the third and the fourth magnetic elements are oriented to attract the each other; wherein the first, second, third and fourth magnetic elements cooperate to define an over-center position for the lid where the lid is unstable and will move either towards the closed position or the open position, the over-center position located between the angular displacement of the open position and the angular displacement of the closed position such that, when the lid is in the open position where the repulsive forces (F Repulsion ) of the first and second magnetic elements are greater than the attractive forces (F Attraction ) of the third and fourth magnetic elements, the lid resists moving from the open position to the closed position and when the lid is in the closed position where the attractive forces (F Attraction ) of the third and fourth magnetic elements are greater than the repulsive forces (F Repulsion ) of the first and second magnetic elements, the lid resists moving from the closed position to the open position. a housing having a cavity to receive the portable listening device; a lid attached to the housing with a pivotable joint such that the housing and the lid are arranged in a clamshell configuration allowing the lid to rotate between a closed position where the lid conceals the cavity and an open position where the lid is angularly displaced from the cavity; a first magnetic element located in the lid adjacent to the pivotable joint; a second magnetic element located in the housing and positioned proximate to the pivotable joint, wherein the first and second magnetic elements are oriented to repel each other; a third magnetic element located in the lid and positioned at a distal end of the lid that is opposite the pivotable joint; and a fourth magnetic element located in the housing and positioned at a distal end of the housing that is opposite the pivotable joint, wherein the third and the fourth magnetic elements are oriented to attract the each other; wherein the first, second, third and fourth magnetic elements cooperate to define an over-center position for the lid where the lid is unstable and will move either towards the closed position or the open position, the over-center position located between the angular displacement of the open position and the angular displacement of the closed position such that, when the lid is in the open position where the repulsive forces (F Repulsion ) of the first and second magnetic elements are greater than the attractive forces (F Attraction ) of the third and fourth magnetic elements, the lid resists moving from the open position to the closed position and when the lid is in the closed position where the attractive forces (F Attraction ) of the third and fourth magnetic elements are greater than the repulsive forces (F Repulsion ) of the first and second magnetic elements, the lid resists moving from the closed position to the open position. <EOS>