Ear warmer with a speaker system

An apparatus, comprising a heat-retaining shell defining a receptacle and an opening in communication with the receptacle, the heat-retaining shell forming a receiving portion configured to receive at least a portion of the ear of the user; a speaker disposed within the receptacle of the shell; and a first electrical wire disposed in the receptacle of the shell, the first electrical wire having a first end electrically coupled to the speaker and a second end including a connector, the connector being disposed proximate the opening of the shell and configured to be electrically coupled to a second electrical wire disposed outside of a housing of the device associated with sound generation.