H.H. Scott Inc was formed in 1947 by Hermon Hosmer Scott. Prior to the formation of his own company, Scott worked as an engineer on sound motion pictures and broadcast systems at the Bell Telephone Laboratories and the General Radio Company. In 1946, using his skills in the audio electrical field, Scott founded the Technology Instrument Corporation, which later became H.H. Scott Inc.

The first product Scott developed for sale was a Dynamic Noise Suppressor, a 13-tube, 19-inch rack-mounted device for commercial broadcasters which allowed them to broadcast a much higher recorded content, and greatly reducing the dependency of broadcasters on live performances. The product was a great success, and prompted Scott to form H.H. Scott Inc. in 1947. The new company expanded and soon built what many consider to be the first integrated, high fidelity, phono amplifier which was designed to incorporate a simplified three-tube DNS intended for the post-war market, while also continuing to offer commercial “laboratory-grade” instruments.

In the late 1950s, the company moved from their old factory to a new state of the art research and manufacturing facility. By the early 1960s, the name H.H. Scott was one of the most respected names in the United States.

In 1973, H.H. Scott was acquired by Electro Audio Dynamics of Europe. Scott was accepted into the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineeers, the Acoustical Society of America, and the Audio Engineering Society, where he served as president in 1962. He was also a member of the AES Board of Governors, and was one of the first to be awarded the John H. Potts Memorial Award by the Audio Engineering Society “for outstanding achievements in the field of audio engineering.”  Scott died April 13, 1975, at the age of 66.