diff --git a/src/lib/enums/LiveTTSEvents.ts b/src/lib/enums/LiveTTSEvents.ts
index b7e9a7e..6c39a47 100644
--- a/src/lib/enums/LiveTTSEvents.ts
+++ b/src/lib/enums/LiveTTSEvents.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ export enum LiveTTSEvents {
   Flushed = "Flushed",
   Warning = "Warning",
 
+  /**
+   * Audio data event.
+   */
+  Audio = "Audio",
+
   /**
    * Catch all for any other message event
    */
diff --git a/src/packages/AbstractLiveClient.ts b/src/packages/AbstractLiveClient.ts
index b0cf78c..088fffc 100644
--- a/src/packages/AbstractLiveClient.ts
+++ b/src/packages/AbstractLiveClient.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { AbstractClient, noop } from "./AbstractClient";
 import { CONNECTION_STATE, SOCKET_STATES } from "../lib/constants";
 import type { DeepgramClientOptions, LiveSchema } from "../lib/types";
 import type { WebSocket as WSWebSocket } from "ws";
+import { LiveTTSEvents } from "../lib/enums";
 
 /**
  * Represents a constructor for a WebSocket-like object that can be used in the application.
@@ -258,6 +259,48 @@ export abstract class AbstractLiveClient extends AbstractClient {
    * @abstract Requires subclasses to set up context aware event handlers.
    */
   abstract setupConnection(): void;
+
+  /**
+   * Handles incoming messages from the WebSocket connection.
+   * @param event - The MessageEvent object representing the received message.
+   */
+  protected handleMessage(event: MessageEvent): void {
+    if (typeof event.data === "string") {
+      try {
+        const data = JSON.parse(event.data);
+        this.handleTextMessage(data);
+      } catch (error) {
+        this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Error, {
+          event,
+          message: "Unable to parse `data` as JSON.",
+          error,
+        });
+      }
+    } else if (event.data instanceof ArrayBuffer) {
+      this.handleBinaryMessage(event.data);
+    } else {
+      this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Error, {
+        event,
+        message: "Received unknown data type.",
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles text messages received from the WebSocket connection.
+   * @param data - The parsed JSON data.
+   */
+  protected handleTextMessage(data: any): void {
+    // To be implemented by subclasses
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles binary messages received from the WebSocket connection.
+   * @param data - The binary data.
+   */
+  protected handleBinaryMessage(data: ArrayBuffer): void {
+    // To be implemented by subclasses
+  }
 }
 
 class WSWebSocketDummy {
diff --git a/src/packages/SpeakLiveClient.ts b/src/packages/SpeakLiveClient.ts
index 0cc7051..a3c12ef 100644
--- a/src/packages/SpeakLiveClient.ts
+++ b/src/packages/SpeakLiveClient.ts
@@ -58,29 +58,35 @@ export class SpeakLiveClient extends AbstractLiveClient {
       };
 
       this.conn.onmessage = (event: MessageEvent) => {
-        try {
-          const data: any = JSON.parse(event.data.toString());
-
-          if (data.type === LiveTTSEvents.Metadata) {
-            this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Metadata, data);
-          } else if (data.type === LiveTTSEvents.Flushed) {
-            this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Flushed, data);
-          } else if (data.type === "Warning") {
-            this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Warning, data);
-          } else {
-            this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Unhandled, data);
-          }
-        } catch (error) {
-          this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Error, {
-            event,
-            message: "Unable to parse `data` as JSON.",
-            error,
-          });
-        }
+        this.handleMessage(event);
       };
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Handles text messages received from the WebSocket connection.
+   * @param data - The parsed JSON data.
+   */
+  protected handleTextMessage(data: any): void {
+    if (data.type === LiveTTSEvents.Metadata) {
+      this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Metadata, data);
+    } else if (data.type === LiveTTSEvents.Flushed) {
+      this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Flushed, data);
+    } else if (data.type === LiveTTSEvents.Warning) {
+      this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Warning, data);
+    } else {
+      this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Unhandled, data);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles binary messages received from the WebSocket connection.
+   * @param data - The binary data.
+   */
+  protected handleBinaryMessage(data: ArrayBuffer): void {
+    this.emit(LiveTTSEvents.Audio, data);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Sends a text input message to the server.
    *