The headphones are more comfortable to wear and offer longer battery life than bone conduction technology.

Updates to the vibration drivers in the headphones should deliver improved sound quality, and the comfort and call clarity have also been upgraded. AI noise reduction is used to isolate your voice during calls, and you can choose between sound modes in the partner Audio-Technica Connect app.

These ATH-CC500BT2 headphones deliver audio by conducting sound through cartilage, leaving the ear canal uncovered so the wearer can still hear other sounds around them.

The ATH-CC500BT2 use cartilage conduction technology to transmit "high-quality" audio without the intrusion of in-ear buds.