AudioScience

What AudioScience does

AudioScience Inc. is a privately held US-based designer and manufacturer of DSP-based digital audio peripherals, founded circa 1992 and headquartered in Hockessin, Delaware. The company focuses narrowly on professional audio input/output hardware, serving four end markets: OEM integration, broadcast, installed sound, and live entertainment. Its product portfolio includes PCI Express sound card series (ASI575x, ASI581x, ASI674x), the ASI5752 Dante sound card, the ASI2816 streaming tuner, the AuroVersa interface line, AVB networking products, and the Iyo Dante module. The company differentiates through support for multiple industry audio networking standards — Dante (Audinate), AVnu AVB, and Livewire — and through cross-platform driver support for both Windows and Linux.

The underlying technology is built around proprietary DSP firmware and hardware for digital audio acquisition, playback, and routing, with the company explicitly positioning itself as an audio I/O specialist rather than a broader A/V vendor. AudioScience supports industry standards including PCI Express, MPEG audio compression, Dante, Livewire, and AVnu AVB, and maintains technical relationships with Audinate and the Avnu Alliance to ensure ecosystem interoperability.

The business model is hardware sales of professional-grade audio peripherals through a direct sales motion, supplemented by trade show presence (notably InfoComm) and a website product catalog. The company sells to OEMs integrating audio into third-party systems, broadcast operations, fixed audio installations, and entertainment venues, with quote-based pricing typical of the professional channel. AudioScience remains small (1–10 employees), has never raised institutional capital based on available data, and has sustained operations for 30+ years as a focused niche player.

Name

AudioScience

Legal name

AudioScience Inc.

Website

https://audioscience.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AudioScience Inc. designs and manufactures DSP-based digital audio peripherals for OEM, broadcast, installed sound, and entertainment markets. It sells sound cards, streaming tuners, and networked audio interfaces supporting Dante, AVB, and Livewire standards on Windows and Linux.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Audio Equipment

NAICS

Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing (33431)

SIC

Computer Peripheral Equipment, Nec (3577)

akta.pro primary industry

Pro Audio Equipment (Mics, Interfaces, Mixers, Studio Monitors) (MPAIAJAB)

Keywords

• DSP audio peripherals
• Broadcast sound cards
• Dante audio networking
• Professional audio interfaces
• OEM audio integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Hockessin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Audio Products: AudioScience generates revenue through the sale of DSP-based digital audio peripherals including sound cards, audio interfaces, and streaming tuner products. The company manufactures and sells audio hardware products directly to professional markets.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AudioScience designs and manufactures DSP-based digital audio peripherals, including sound cards, streaming tuners, and networked audio interfaces, for the OEM, broadcast, installed sound, and entertainment markets. The products support industry standards such as PCI Express, MPEG audio compression, Livewire, Dante, and AVnu AVB audio networking across Windows and Linux operating systems.

Product overview

AudioScience designs and manufactures advanced DSP-based digital audio peripherals serving the OEM, broadcast, installed sound, and entertainment markets. The product portfolio includes multiple sound card series (ASI575x, ASI581x, ASI674x), Dante-enabled products (ASI5752), streaming solutions (ASI2816), AuroVersa interfaces, and AVB networking products. The company supports industry standards including Dante, Livewire, AVnu AVB audio networking, PCI Express, and MPEG audio compression across Windows and Linux operating systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASI575x Series (Dante Sound Card) Dante-enabled sound card series for digital audio acquisition and playback in professional audio applications, including the ASI5752 Dante Sound Card.
• ASI2816 Streaming Tuner Streaming tuner for broadcast and professional audio streaming applications.
• AuroVersa Professional audio interface product line with advanced DSP capabilities.
• ASI581x Series Sound card series for professional broadcast and installed sound applications.
• ASI674x Series Sound card series for broadcast and professional audio installations.
• AVB Products Audio Video Bridging networking products supporting the AVnu AVB standard for professional audio networking.
• Iyo Dante Dante audio networking product integration.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Audinate (Dante)coreTechnology or IntegrationAudioScience products feature Audinate's Dante audio networking technology, enabling interoperability with the extensive Dante ecosystem of audio equipment.
• Avnu Alliance (AVB)coreTechnology or IntegrationAudioScience supports AVnu AVB (Audio Video Bridging) standards, ensuring compatibility with other AVB-compliant devices in professional audio networks.
• LivewirecoreTechnology or IntegrationAudioScience products support the Livewire audio networking standard, enabling integration with Livewire-based audio systems commonly used in broadcast environments.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• RME Audio: RME is a German manufacturer of professional digital audio interfaces, sound cards, and converters used in broadcast, recording, and live sound — the same core category as AudioScience. Both sell PCIe/PCI audio I/O with multi-protocol support to pro audio integrators and OEMs.
• MOTU (Mark of the Unicorn): MOTU makes professional audio interfaces, PCIe sound cards, and AVB/Dante networking products for studio, broadcast, and live sound applications — overlapping directly with AudioScience's pro-audio I/O positioning and multi-OS, multi-protocol support.

Broad incumbents

• Focusrite: Focusrite designs and sells professional audio interfaces, sound cards, and networked audio products (including the Red and Pro ranges used in broadcast and installed sound). It is a much larger incumbent with broader pro and home-studio portfolios, but its I/O products directly compete with AudioScience's sound card lines.
• TASCAM: TASCAM manufactures professional audio recording, playback, and interface hardware (interfaces, mixers, tuners) widely used in broadcast and installed sound. Its networked and PCIe audio products overlap with AudioScience's sound card and streaming tuner lines.
• Avid (Pro Tools / VENUE / S6L): Avid provides professional audio and broadcast solutions including Pro Tools HDX PCIe audio interfaces, consoles, and DSP products that compete in the same broadcast and post-production I/O category as AudioScience.
• Shure Incorporated: Shure is a major pro-audio incumbent with networked audio interfaces (e.g., ANIUSB, MXWAPT) and Dante-enabled products targeting installed sound and broadcast — directly adjacent to AudioScience's I/O and AVB/Dante business.
• Bose Professional: Bose Professional offers networked audio endpoints, amplifiers, and DSP products (with Dante support) for installed-sound venues. It is a much larger competitor in the installed-sound vertical that AudioScience's AVB/Dante products also serve.

Others

• Audinate: Audinate develops and licenses the Dante audio-over-IP networking protocol that AudioScience products integrate. It is also an ecosystem enabler (and partly a competitor) as it sells Dante Virtual Soundcard and partner reference designs that can substitute for dedicated hardware I/O.

Emerging players

• Attero Tech (by QSC): Attero Tech designs networked audio I/O endpoints for AV installations, supporting Dante and AVB — the same standards AudioScience targets. It is a smaller, integration-focused peer competing in installed-sound AVB/Dante I/O.
• Clear-Com (HME): Clear-Com supplies intercom, networked audio, and broadcast infrastructure (including Dante and AVB-enabled products) used in broadcast and live event production — overlapping with AudioScience's broadcast and entertainment customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/AudioScienceInc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/audioscience-inc-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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