diff --git a/examples/foundational/01a-local-audio.py b/examples/foundational/01a-local-audio.py
index ba593cc04..633697684 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/01a-local-audio.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/01a-local-audio.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
 from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
 from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineTask
 from pipecat.services.cartesia import CartesiaTTSService
-from pipecat.transports.base_transport import TransportParams
-from pipecat.transports.local.audio import LocalAudioTransport
+from pipecat.transports.local.audio import LocalAudioTransport, LocalTransportParams
 
 load_dotenv(override=True)
 
@@ -26,7 +25,7 @@ logger.add(sys.stderr, level="DEBUG")
 
 
 async def main():
-    transport = LocalAudioTransport(TransportParams(audio_out_enabled=True))
+    transport = LocalAudioTransport(LocalTransportParams(audio_out_enabled=True))
 
     tts = CartesiaTTSService(
         api_key=os.getenv("CARTESIA_API_KEY"),
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ async def main():
         await asyncio.sleep(1)
         await task.queue_frames([TTSSpeakFrame("Hello there, how is it going!"), EndFrame()])
 
-    runner = PipelineRunner()
+    runner = PipelineRunner(handle_sigint=False if sys.platform == "win32" else True)
 
     await asyncio.gather(runner.run(task), say_something())
 
diff --git a/examples/foundational/13a-whisper-local.py b/examples/foundational/13a-whisper-local.py
index 7e2e14887..2d3cd5a57 100644
--- a/examples/foundational/13a-whisper-local.py
+++ b/examples/foundational/13a-whisper-local.py
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@ from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
 from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineTask
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection, FrameProcessor
 from pipecat.services.whisper import WhisperSTTService
-from pipecat.transports.base_transport import TransportParams
-from pipecat.transports.local.audio import LocalAudioTransport
+from pipecat.transports.local.audio import LocalAudioTransport, LocalTransportParams
 
 load_dotenv(override=True)
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ class TranscriptionLogger(FrameProcessor):
 
 
 async def main():
-    transport = LocalAudioTransport(TransportParams(audio_in_enabled=True))
+    transport = LocalAudioTransport(LocalTransportParams(audio_in_enabled=True))
 
     stt = WhisperSTTService()
 
@@ -44,7 +43,7 @@ async def main():
 
     task = PipelineTask(pipeline)
 
-    runner = PipelineRunner()
+    runner = PipelineRunner(handle_sigint=False if sys.platform == "win32" else True)
 
     await runner.run(task)
 
diff --git a/examples/local-input-select-stt/README.md b/examples/local-input-select-stt/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5aa58b35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/local-input-select-stt/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+
+# Pipecat Audio Transcription Example 🚀🎙️
+
+Welcome to the **Pipecat Audio Transcription Example**! 
+
+This project showcases how to integrate the awesome [pipecat](https://github.com/pipecat-ai/pipecat) library with a neat textual interface (powered by [Textual](https://github.com/Textualize/textual)) to select audio devices, perform real-time speech-to-text (STT) transcription using [Whisper](https://github.com/openai/whisper).
+
+> **Note:** Although the script allows you to select both input and output audio devices, this example only utilizes the audio **input** for transcription.
+
+---
+
+## 🎉 Features
+
+- **Interactive Audio Device Selection:**  
+  Choose your preferred audio input device using a cool, textual UI.
+  
+- **State-of-the-Art Transcription:**  
+  Leverage Whisper's large model (running on CUDA) for high-quality, real-time STT.
+  
+- **Live Transcription Logging:**  
+  Watch your spoken words transform into text on your console instantly.
+  
+- **Easy Setup:**  
+  Everything you need is in the [`requirements.txt`](./requirements.txt).
+
+---
+
+## 🎥 Demo
+
+Get a quick glimpse of the app in action!  
+*(Don't worry – I'll be adding a GIF demo here soon!)*
+
+![Demo GIF](demo.gif)
+
+---
+
+## 🔧 Installation
+
+
+Install Dependencies:
+
+```bash
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+
+---
+
+## 🚀 Usage
+
+Run the main script:
+
+```bash
+python bot.py
+```
+
+When the app launches, you'll see a textual interface that lets you select your audio input device. Once selected, the app will begin capturing audio, transcribing it using Whisper.
+
+---
+
+## ⚙️ How It Works
+
+
+1. **LocalAudioTransport:**  
+   Captures audio from your chosen input device.
+   
+2. **WhisperSTTService:**  
+   Processes the audio stream using Whisper's large model for speech-to-text conversion.
+   
+3. **TranscriptionLogger:**  
+   Logs the transcribed text to the console as soon as it's processed.
+
+
+---
+
+## 📦 Dependencies
+
+The project relies on:
+
+- [pipecat](https://github.com/yourusername/pipecat) – For building the audio processing pipeline.
+- [Textual](https://github.com/Textualize/textual) – For the interactive terminal UI.
+- [Whisper](https://github.com/openai/whisper) – For state-of-the-art STT transcription.
+
+---
+
+## Example improvements:
+
+I plan to improve this example with local LLM calls and audio output.
diff --git a/examples/local-input-select-stt/bot.py b/examples/local-input-select-stt/bot.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1cedbf96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/local-input-select-stt/bot.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2024–2025, Daily
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD 2-Clause License
+#
+
+import asyncio
+import sys
+from typing import Tuple
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+from loguru import logger
+from select_audio_device import AudioDevice, run_device_selector
+
+from pipecat.frames.frames import Frame, TranscriptionFrame
+from pipecat.pipeline.pipeline import Pipeline
+from pipecat.pipeline.runner import PipelineRunner
+from pipecat.pipeline.task import PipelineTask
+from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection, FrameProcessor
+from pipecat.services.whisper import Model, WhisperSTTService
+from pipecat.transports.local.audio import LocalAudioTransport, LocalTransportParams
+
+load_dotenv(override=True)
+
+logger.remove(0)
+logger.add(sys.stderr, level="DEBUG")
+
+
+class TranscriptionLogger(FrameProcessor):
+    async def process_frame(self, frame: Frame, direction: FrameDirection):
+        await super().process_frame(frame, direction)
+
+        if isinstance(frame, TranscriptionFrame):
+            print(f"Transcription: {frame.text}")
+
+
+async def main(input_device: int, output_device: int):
+    transport = LocalAudioTransport(
+        LocalTransportParams(
+            audio_in_enabled=True,
+            audio_out_enabled=False,
+            input_device_index=input_device,
+            output_device_index=output_device,
+        )
+    )
+
+    stt = WhisperSTTService(device="cuda", model=Model.LARGE, no_speech_prob=0.3)
+
+    tl = TranscriptionLogger()
+
+    pipeline = Pipeline([transport.input(), stt, tl])
+
+    task = PipelineTask(pipeline)
+
+    runner = PipelineRunner(handle_sigint=False if sys.platform == "win32" else True)
+
+    await asyncio.gather(runner.run(task))
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    res: Tuple[AudioDevice, AudioDevice, int] = asyncio.run(
+        run_device_selector()  # runs the textual app that allows to select input device
+    )
+
+    asyncio.run(main(res[0].index, res[1].index))
diff --git a/examples/local-input-select-stt/demo.gif b/examples/local-input-select-stt/demo.gif
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f4beb2cb7
Binary files /dev/null and b/examples/local-input-select-stt/demo.gif differ
diff --git a/examples/local-input-select-stt/requirements.txt b/examples/local-input-select-stt/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e2f3e592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/local-input-select-stt/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+--extra-index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/cu124
+torch==2.5.0+cu124
+torchvision 
+torchaudio
+pipecat[whisper, openai]
+textual==1.0.0
+pydantic-settings==2.7.1
+pyaudio==0.2.14
diff --git a/examples/local-input-select-stt/select_audio_device.py b/examples/local-input-select-stt/select_audio_device.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2993eeafc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/local-input-select-stt/select_audio_device.py
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
+
+import pyaudio
+from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
+from textual.app import App, ComposeResult
+from textual.containers import Container
+from textual.widgets import Footer, Header, Label, ListItem, ListView, Select
+from textual.widgets.option_list import Option
+
+# ─── DATA MODELS ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class HostApi(BaseModel):
+    index: int
+    struct_version: int = Field(..., alias="structVersion")
+    type: int
+    name: str
+    device_count: int = Field(..., alias="deviceCount")
+    default_input_device: int = Field(..., alias="defaultInputDevice")
+    default_output_device: int = Field(..., alias="defaultOutputDevice")
+
+
+class AudioDevice(BaseModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(populate_by_name=True)
+    index: int
+    struct_version: int = Field(..., alias="structVersion")
+    name: str
+    host_api: int = Field(..., alias="hostApi")
+    max_input_channels: int = Field(..., alias="maxInputChannels")
+    max_output_channels: int = Field(..., alias="maxOutputChannels")
+    default_low_input_latency: float = Field(..., alias="defaultLowInputLatency")
+    default_low_output_latency: float = Field(..., alias="defaultLowOutputLatency")
+    default_high_input_latency: float = Field(..., alias="defaultHighInputLatency")
+    default_high_output_latency: float = Field(..., alias="defaultHighOutputLatency")
+    default_sample_rate: float = Field(..., alias="defaultSampleRate")
+
+
+# ─── SETTINGS MODEL ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class AudioSettings(BaseSettings):  # to save settings to a file
+    host_api: Optional[int] = None
+    input_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = None
+    output_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = None
+
+    class Config:
+        env_file = "settings.env"  # or adjust as needed
+
+    def save_to_json(self, filepath: str) -> None:
+        with open(filepath, "w") as f:
+            f.write(self.model_dump_json(indent=2))
+
+
+# ─── TEXTUAL APP ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class AudioDeviceSelectorApp(App):
+    CSS = """
+    Screen {
+        align: center middle;
+    }
+    #container {
+        width: 80%;
+        border: round green;
+        padding: 1 2;
+    }
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        default_host_api: Optional[int] = None,
+        default_input_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = None,
+        default_output_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = None,
+        **kwargs,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        # Save defaults passed from settings.
+        self.default_host_api: Optional[int] = default_host_api
+        self.default_input_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = default_input_device
+        self.default_output_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = default_output_device
+
+        self.pyaudio_instance = pyaudio.PyAudio()
+
+        # Static datastructures: host APIs and devices as well‐typed models.
+        self.host_apis: List[HostApi] = []
+        self.current_host_api: Optional[int] = None
+
+        self.all_input_devices: List[AudioDevice] = []
+        self.all_output_devices: List[AudioDevice] = []
+        self.input_devices: List[AudioDevice] = []
+        self.output_devices: List[AudioDevice] = []
+
+        # Stage management: first select input, then output.
+        self.stage: str = "input"
+        self.selected_input_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = None
+        self.selected_output_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = None
+        host_api_count: int = self.pyaudio_instance.get_host_api_count()
+        for i in range(host_api_count):
+            raw_api = self.pyaudio_instance.get_host_api_info_by_index(i)
+            # Inject the index (if not already present)
+            raw_api["index"] = i
+            try:
+                api = HostApi.parse_obj(raw_api)
+                self.host_apis.append(api)
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Skip APIs that don't conform.
+                continue
+
+    def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
+        options: List[Tuple[str, Option]] = [
+            (
+                api.name,
+                Option(
+                    prompt=str(api.name) if api.name else f"Host API {api.index}",
+                    id=str(api.index),
+                ),
+            )
+            for api in self.host_apis
+        ]
+
+        yield Header()
+
+        yield Footer()
+        with Container(id="container"):
+            yield Label("Select Host API:", id="host-api-label")
+            # Create the Select widget with no options initially.
+            self.host_api_select: Select[HostApi] = Select(options=options, id="host-api-select")
+            yield self.host_api_select
+            self.prompt = Label("Select Input Audio Device:", id="prompt")
+            yield self.prompt
+            self.list_view = ListView(id="device-list")
+            yield self.list_view
+
+    def on_mount(self) -> None:
+        # Populate host APIs from PyAudio.
+
+        # Build the dropdown options.
+
+        self.host_api_select.refresh()  # Force a redraw
+
+        # Determine the default host API.
+        if self.default_host_api is not None:
+            self.current_host_api = self.default_host_api
+        else:
+            default_api_info = self.pyaudio_instance.get_default_host_api_info()
+            self.current_host_api = default_api_info["index"]
+
+        # Delay setting the dropdown's value until the widget is fully initialized.
+        self.set_timer(
+            0,
+            lambda: setattr(self.host_api_select, "value", str(self.current_host_api)),
+        )
+
+        # Load all devices and parse them into AudioDevice objects.
+        device_count: int = self.pyaudio_instance.get_device_count()
+        for i in range(device_count):
+            raw_device = self.pyaudio_instance.get_device_info_by_index(i)
+            raw_device["index"] = i
+            try:
+                device = AudioDevice.parse_obj(raw_device)
+            except Exception as e:
+                # Skip devices missing required fields.
+                continue
+            if device.max_input_channels > 0:
+                self.all_input_devices.append(device)
+            if device.max_output_channels > 0:
+                self.all_output_devices.append(device)
+
+        self.filter_devices()
+        self.populate_list(self.input_devices)
+        if self.default_input_device:
+            self._select_default_in_list(self.default_input_device)
+
+    def filter_devices(self) -> None:
+        """Filter devices based on the selected host API."""
+        self.input_devices = [
+            d for d in self.all_input_devices if d.host_api == self.current_host_api
+        ]
+        self.output_devices = [
+            d for d in self.all_output_devices if d.host_api == self.current_host_api
+        ]
+
+    def populate_list(self, devices: List[AudioDevice]) -> None:
+        """Populate the ListView with a list of AudioDevice objects."""
+        self.list_view.clear()
+        for dev in devices:
+            item_text: str = f"{dev.name} (Index: {dev.index})"
+            item = ListItem(Label(item_text))
+            # Attach the AudioDevice instance to the widget.
+            item.device_info = dev  # type: ignore
+            self.list_view.append(item)
+
+    def _select_default_in_list(self, default_device: AudioDevice) -> None:
+        """Pre-select the default device if present in the current list."""
+        for idx, item in enumerate(self.list_view.children):
+            if hasattr(item, "device_info") and item.device_info.index == default_device.index:
+                self.list_view.index = idx
+                break
+
+    async def on_select_changed(self, event: Select.Changed) -> None:
+        """Handle changes in the host API dropdown."""
+        if event.select.id == "host-api-select":
+            self.current_host_api = int(event.value.id)
+            self.filter_devices()
+            if self.stage == "input":
+                self.populate_list(self.input_devices)
+                if self.default_input_device:
+                    self._select_default_in_list(self.default_input_device)
+            elif self.stage == "output":
+                self.populate_list(self.output_devices)
+                if self.default_output_device:
+                    self._select_default_in_list(self.default_output_device)
+
+    async def on_list_view_selected(self, message: ListView.Selected) -> None:
+        """Record device selection and switch stages."""
+        selected_item = message.item
+        device_info: AudioDevice = selected_item.device_info  # type: ignore
+        if self.stage == "input":
+            self.selected_input_device = device_info
+            self.stage = "output"
+            self.prompt.update("Select Output Audio Device:")
+            self.populate_list(self.output_devices)
+            if self.default_output_device:
+                self._select_default_in_list(self.default_output_device)
+        elif self.stage == "output":
+            self.selected_output_device = device_info
+            await self.action_quit()
+
+
+# ─── HELPER FUNCTIONS ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+async def run_device_selector(
+    default_host_api: Optional[int] = None,
+    default_input_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = None,
+    default_output_device: Optional[AudioDevice] = None,
+) -> Tuple[AudioDevice, AudioDevice, int]:
+    app = AudioDeviceSelectorApp(
+        default_host_api=default_host_api,
+        default_input_device=default_input_device,
+        default_output_device=default_output_device,
+    )
+    await app.run_async()
+
+    # The current_host_api is guaranteed to be set.
+    return app.selected_input_device, app.selected_output_device, app.current_host_api  # type: ignore
diff --git a/src/pipecat/transports/local/audio.py b/src/pipecat/transports/local/audio.py
index 9827283bc..30bdaaf79 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/transports/local/audio.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/transports/local/audio.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class LocalAudioOutputTransport(BaseOutputTransport):
             )
 
 
-class LocalAudioTransport(LocalTransportParams):
+class LocalAudioTransport(BaseTransport):
     def __init__(self, params: LocalTransportParams):
         super().__init__()
         self._params = params