OUR STORY
Founded in early 2025 by Dr. Tony Nguyen in Santa Clara, California, Lily Audio designs, refines, and hand-assembles every headphone locally.
Our story began with a simple decision: if sound is defined by the transducer, then that is where innovation must begin. For decades, most headphones have relied on variations of the same driver architectures. Electrodynamic for punch and warmth, Planar Magnetic for control and detail, or Electrostatic for speed and air.
So, we chose a different path instead, and began engineering a new crystal composite transducer from the ground up. The result is not a tuning adjustment or cosmetic redesign. It is a rethinking of how sound is generated. Every pair of our headphones reflects a deliberate balance of physics, materials, and restraint.
BUILT IN THE CULTURE OF INNOVATION.
Based in the heart of Silicon Valley, we believe ideas are not refined they are reimagined. Architecture matters more than ornament, and breakthroughs begin at the material level.
From this environment emerges our approach to sound, shaped by first principles thinking, guided by innovation, and refined by hand.
DESIGNED BEYOND CONVENTION
We did not set out to design “just another headphone.” Instead we approached the problem from the ground up. We designed a fundamentally new transducer architecture. Innovation, for us, is not a feature layered on top. It is the starting point.
OUR APPROACH
Our philosophy is straightforward: solve the core physics first. Performance begins at the transducer level, not at the surface.
Materials are selected for acoustic performance before aesthetics. Durability and long-term reliability matter more than short-term trend. When the foundation is correct, everything else becomes refinement.
MEET OUR FOUNDER
Dr. Tony Nguyen has over a decade of hardware engineering experience, including his time at Microsoft. He holds more than ten U.S. and international patents and has published over forty research papers. In 2023, he founded Flora Innovations, where CrystalCore™ transducer technology was first developed. At Lily Audio, that same engineering philosophy continues—pushing the boundaries of sound reproduction in pursuit of clarity, precision, and authenticity.
“Lily Audio was founded on a simple belief: that uncompromising engineering can bring us closer to the truth of music…”
GET IN TOUCH
Reach out to our team by completing the form or emailing info@lilyaudio.com. We will be in touch within 48 hours.