Based in Gardena, Calif., Antex Electronics Corporation is a leading manufacturer of professional quality digital audio adapters (soundcards) specifically engineered for music, audio/video post-production, multimedia and other PC-based applications that require the highest quality digital audio capabilities available. With 15 years of experience in digital audio, Antex offers more than 25 sophisticated hardware and software solutions featuring advanced compression algorithms, state-of-the-art analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters, digital signal processing (DSP) capabilities and advanced Audio Developer Toolkits™.

The company’s mission is to leverage digital technology for the sights and sounds of the world. To that end, Antex has built a solid reputation for providing sophisticated audio solutions that are recognized throughout the industry for their stability and functionality. The company’s technology is endorsed by such industry leaders as Intergraph, Sun Microsystems, DMX and Microsoft.

History

The company was formed in 1983 after a leveraged buy-out of Guardian California by then president, James Antrim. At the time, Guardian developed solid-state relays, timers and protective sensors for the industrial and aerospace markets. After changing its name to Antex and relocating to Gardena, Calif., Antrim focused the company’s design, engineering and manufacturing efforts on new digital technologies. This vision has resulted in some of the first-generation digital audio products for PCs and next-generation control products.

In 1986, Antex successfully released digital audio boards which were among the world’s first to achieve CD-quality sound for personal computers. Always building on its earlier innovations, Antex continued to design and market a steady stream of high-end digital audio solutions throughout the following decade.

The company is particularly known for its ability to deliver customized technical solutions that meet individual needs, and is consistently called on to do so by a loyal OEM customer base that includes Muzak, NCR, Lockheed, Allied Signal, Bloomberg Financial, Tektronix and DMX Music.

Markets Served

There is a pronounced need for high-end digital audio capabilities spanning many industries and market segments. Audio and video professionals today demand professional-quality digital audio cards designed and built to withstand the rigors of production environments. Antex successfully fills this void by targeting users in the following markets:

• Digital audio generation, storage and delivery (includes radio broadcast, Internet, satellite and other mediums). These include interesting applications, such as companies engaged in polling, e.g., Nielsen Media Research; those doing audio collection and archiving, e.g., 911 communications centers, and many types of training simulators like aircraft and railways.
  
• Broadcast (includes AM/FM radio, Internet streaming audio and digital broadcast satellite systems.
  
• Video post production