Legal Documents Below . They don't lie 

In 1984 Adam Worsfold, & Tony Brady started "ONIX AUDIO" in Brighton , England , UK . Onix and the distinctive "ONIX" logo used on the original products like the famous ONIX OA21 and ONIX OA21s to become a world known HIFi Company and brand . Adam Worsfold soon became the sole owner of ONIX AUDIO in 1985,  and from the start was very aware of intellectual property rights to the brand ONIX  . Adam Worsfold after becoming the 100% owner of ONIX AUDIO then immediately  registered the name " ONIX " worldwide in the UK for the very first time in 1987 - he did this in his personal name . It was granted as a full registered trade mark in 1988 in class 9 (Apparatus for recording , transmission or reproduction of sound or images , parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods all included in Class 9)   CLICK HERE for the original TM Certificate in 1988

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The Brand "ONIX" and it distinctive logo used in displaying the name from 1984 has been owned by Adam Worsfold  from 1985  . ONIX and OA21 with Adam Worsfold at the helm , has since allowed others to use it for license fees under strict conditions . This is reflected by its use by the Chinese Company in Shenzhen .

However in 2025 considerable  confusion about who owns the Brand has grown online. This confusion has been created by the company Shanling Digital Technology of China Dev Co LTD  and Absolute Sound Pty of Taiwan who seems to want to use it without rights to do so . Absolute Sound  a Taiwan retailer and its owner Mr Pu  falsely claim ONIX as theirs since 1996  this is false  . The Chinese and Taiwanese owners of these companies try to steal and change our ONIX history to suit themselves.  They publish a history version on their websites and on social media not based on truth or fact , and it has nothing to verify its authenticity . They did not have any right to the name ONIX before 2021 and ever then they have no right to the ONIX AUDIO history or to use its original logo  . Anything made before 2021 by Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd of China must be considered fake . We own the logo, of ONIX we own the history of ONIX AUDIO, and all original designs  and they are not allowed to use any of it .

True facts are that Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd China used the name ONIX  illegally from 1996 to 2021 Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd are trying to change history, a common misuse of our history created ONIX AUDIO of the UK CLICK HERE for the legal docs to verify  the facts 

Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd made products using our name ONIX and originally had no right to do so between 1996 to 2021  , as such they must be considered fake products labelled ONIX during this period   . Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd  also claim UK ONIX history as their own - this is very misleading,  Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd have nothing to do with the UK company ONIX AUDIO. Onix History with the original logo belong to the UK company OA21  - "NOTHING made in China with ONIX as brand on a product made before 2021 is genuine ONIX products . It was all made by Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd and sold or promoted by Mr Pu of Absolute Sound in Taiwan   .. Up to 2021 they were using the brand ONIX illegally  without any legal right whatsoever . Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd IS NOT "ONIX AUDIO UK or OA21 " and never has been .

Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd are a Chinese company making OEM products for many companies and they are a mass producer , they are trying to fool their buyers they are Original Genuine ONIX products .   They continually pretend to be ONIX AUDIO  this is 100% false and always has been . 

Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd  can lie about its history,

  and illegally use the name “ONIX” before 2021 and Lie about where they made it  ....

Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd a company you can trust about what you buy ?

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The Challenges of Enforcing “Intellectual property theft” in China - Read below .

Legal action in China is a waste of money, even if we win,  Chinese Companies NEVER pay as doing so would loose “Face “ so nothing can make them pay , certainly not in China. Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd didn't pay last time ONIX AUDIO and Adam Worsfold won a Judgment against Shenzhen Shanling Digital Technology Development Co., Ltd in the UK  CLICK HERE‍ ‍. 

Chinese companies don't respect intellectual property  or worldwide design rights - they steal both with impunity .  We have lost count the times we have tried to enforce our rights against Chinese companies . Its futile and pointless. We must rely on people seeing the truth by checking our the whole picture  , and understanding integrity counts not internet hearsay or myth . Adam Worsfold spends a lot of time dealing with lies and posts that people post in some way to vent their own jealously  of our / his success.  The world suffers from this IP Theft , as great designers refuse to progress with ideas just to have China steal their work. This stalls progress so we all stop . 

We encourage research and learning,  and reading documents to verify it , if you are in doubt  - We are proud of what we do, and documents prove the false history that most Chinese companies are complicit in creating , they do this to sell you inferior products . Its a Chinese culture of deception only they can fix .

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Chinese Companies  are well known to abuse intellectual property rights, they see nothing wrong with it  . They are also known to fabricate specification of performance,  and lie about materials used . CLICK HERE  They create fake adverts as a normality in China.  We needed  to clarify this confusion and make it known for the sake of our  customers,  and anyone with  doubt as to who ONIX is  . I hope we have helped. You can ignore us if you like , or you can open your eyes . A brand does not make a product , nor does it confirm that product is worthy of its name . We created the reputation and the name "ONIX AUDIO" and continue to maintain what made ONIX great with British products .. We continue to do this , the Chinese don't have a clue what creation of a brand really means .. its all about smoke and mirrors in their world . Don't be fooled,  its the product and people that build a business not urban myth from the internet .

OA21  are the first and only original ONIX  AUDIO & original  ONIX , we started the company and we created the brand ONIX - FACT

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Its not hard to clear up confusion - with FACTS , is it ?