About AUVI

Sound, Refined.

AUVI is a Hong Kong design-led audio brand creating refined personal audio products that combine thoughtful industrial design, credible audio engineering and effortless everyday usability.

Our story

AUVI was founded by technologists and musicians. We build our own algorithms and core technologies in hardware and software, to deliver wireless streaming that is dependable as well as good to listen to.

Our headquarters is in Hong Kong. We are backed by HKUST and members of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, with offices in Europe, Canada and mainland China.

Our vision

A new era of high-quality entertainment, with a series of superior audio products for music, games and health.

An AI-based ecosystem where people enjoy music at its best and communicate across languages, with crystal-clear audio, anytime and anywhere.

Our technology

Our Dynamic Adaptive Audio technology, together with our app, keeps the loss in music quality to a minimum as sound travels from online to offline.

  • 01

    Fast

    Our platform runs on Linux, ARM and MIPS, so it adapts to many different hardware platforms.

  • 02

    Secure

    Our software encrypts signal packets, allowing content owners to embed their licence in our firmware.

  • 03

    Easy

    One partner for hardware design, software design and the app. With our own module, a product gains every feature by simply plugging it in.

Milestones

  1. 2017

    STARS Programme

    Selected as one of eight teams in the first round of the STARS Programme by the Hong Kong Startup Council of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries.

  2. 2017

    AR-M200 with VOXX

    Launched the AR-M200, a Hi-Res portable player and Bluetooth streamer under the Acoustic Research brand, with VOXX.

  3. 2018

    Angel round

    An investment company formed by leading members of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries completed its angel-round investment in AUVI.

  4. 2018

    Asia Hardware Battle champion

    Won the Shanghai leg of the Asia Hardware Battle, organised by TechNode.

  5. 2020

    Innovation & Technology Program

    Nominated by HKUST and Foshan City.

  6. 2023

    Rosemances

    Partnered with the band Rosemances on limited-edition signature headphones.

  7. 2024

    MIS

    Partnered with the band MIS on limited-edition signature earbuds.

  8. 2025

    New distributors

    BMG Burrell Marketing Group became our distributor in Australia and New Zealand.

  9. 2026

    StudioChef

    Announced StudioChef, earphones designed for people who love to cook.

Partners & investors

Online

  • Spotify
  • KKBOX
  • Amazon Alexa
  • Naxos
  • TIDAL

Offline

  • KEF
  • Sony
  • Luxman
  • Q Acoustics
  • VOXX

Investors

  • The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
  • Federation of Hong Kong Industries (FHKI) members
  • ZK Investment GmbH
  • Win Leadings Limited
  • iTM Ventures Inc
  • readwriteLabs

In their words

“They provide us a cost-competitive platform and a customised software solution for our AR-M200 under the Acoustic Research brand. With great support from AUVI, we launched the AR-M200 in 2017 as the first model in the market to integrate Hi-Res playback with a wireless headphone amplifier feature.”
Mr YW Tsang
Director, Product Management (ROW), VOXX Consumer Electronics Hong Kong Limited

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