Apos Audio
Oakland, California, United States · founded 2019
Apos is one of the better-known US-based online audiophile retailers to emerge in the "Chi-Fi" era, helping bring value brands like Topping, SMSL and Moondrop to Western buyers with a strong warranty/returns proposition and its own Apos Certified refurbished program. It also commissions house-collaboration products (e.g., the Apos Caspian headphone), blurring the line between pure retailer and curator.
Apos Audio (legally Apos Inc.) is a US-based online retailer of audiophile equipment, headquartered at 6050 Lowell St, Suite 111, Oakland, CA. It describes itself as “an authorized retailer of new audiophile equipment” that partners directly with manufacturers to guarantee “100% authenticity of everything we sell.” The company sells headphones, IEMs, DACs, amplifiers, digital audio players, cables, speakers and related accessories, and is known for its customer-protection bundle: free shipping, a Lowest Price Guarantee, a 45-Day Return Policy, and the Apos One-Year Transferable Warranty on all products. Per BBB records the business was incorporated on June 19, 2019; LinkedIn lists it at 11-50 employees.
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At a glance
- Type
- Retailer
- Founded
- 2019
- Headquarters
- Oakland, California, United States
- Price range
- Budget → flagship
- Makes / sells
- over-ear headphones, iems, dacs, headphone amps, digital audio players, cables, speakers, accessories
- Known for
- authorized audiophile retailer, Apos Certified open-box & refurbished, one-year transferable warranty, direct brand partnerships / authenticity guarantee, Chinese hi-fi (Topping, SMSL, FiiO, Moondrop) plus international brands
- Website
- apos.audio
Notable lines
- Apos Certified (Open Box & Refurbished) — Apos's in-house program: returned units refurbished to like-new condition with a 1-year warranty, free shipping, and 45-day returns; limited quantities (often one per listing).
- Apos One-Year Transferable Warranty — Company-backed warranty applied to products sold, transferable to a second owner.
- Apos Caspian — House-collaboration closed-back dynamic headphone developed with SoundNews founder Sandu Vitalie and Kennerton Audio CEO Valentin Kazanzhi.
Carries
Sources: Apos Audio - About Apos (official) · Apos Audio Help Center - About Apos · Apos Certified - Open Box & Refurbished (official) · Apos Audio company profile - The Headphone List · Apos Inc. - LinkedIn · Apos Inc. - BBB Business Profile