Apparatus for controlling headphones

A headphone system comprising:

• a first housing;
• a second housing;
• a flexible coated wire coupled to the first housing and the second housing;
• a first loudspeaker coupled to the first housing for transmitting an audio signal;
• a second loudspeaker coupled to the second housing for transmitting the audio signal;
• a magnet for electrical coupling with a sensor positioned within the first housing to control playback of the audio signal;
• and
• a flexible coated wire including an ear hook having the first housing positioned on one end of the ear hook and the magnet positioned on another end of the ear hook to position the magnet adjacent to the sensor in the first housing.

A headphone assembly comprising:

• a first housing;
• a second housing;
• a flexible coated wire coupled to the first housing and the second housing;
• a first loudspeaker positioned within the first housing for transmitting an audio signal;
• a second loudspeaker positioned within the second housing for transmitting the audio signal;
• and
• a magnet embedded within the flexible coated wire for electrical coupling with a sensor positioned within the first housing to control an operation of the headphone assembly based on a distance of the magnet in relation to the first housing.