🎧 A 3rd way humans hear — now in earphones.
"Cartilage conduction," found by a Japanese professor in 2004, vibrates ear cartilage to create sound. CCH Sound's "Sound Ball" is the first earphone using it.
No holes. No pressure. Ears open.
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#AudioTechnica announces the second-generation CC500BT2 cartilage-conduction headphones.

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The new ATH-CC500BT2 takes the familiar neckband design of existing bone conduction products to leverage cartilage conduction technology, with an improved dedicated driver that maximizes audio conduction with less vibration, also adding AI noise-reduction & filter optimizations.
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