A method comprising: establishing, by one or more processors at a first audio accessory device, a first wireless connection with a second audio accessory device and a second wireless connection with a client computing device; receiving, by the one or more processors, a first signal from the client computing device at a first point in time via the second wireless connection; determining, by the one or more processors, whether the first signal is acceptable based on whether or not the first signal satisfies an error-detecting code; when the first signal is acceptable, transmitting, by the one or more processors, a first acknowledgement, ACK, signal to the second audio accessory device via the first wireless connection; determining, by the one or more processors, whether a second ACK signal from the second audio accessory device is received by the one or more processors within an amount of time; when the second ACK signal is received within the amount of time, determining, by the one or more processors, a status identification for the first audio accessory device, wherein determining the status identification includes determining whether the first point in time precedes a second point in time identified in the second ACK signal, the second point in time corresponding to when a second signal from the client computing device was received at the second audio accessory device, wherein the second signal is related to the first signal as either carrying same or complementary audio signals, and wherein the status identification identifies the first device as a primary device or a secondary device; and operating (314a - 314c), by the one or more processors, the first audio accessory device based on the determined status identification. establishing, by one or more processors at a first audio accessory device, a first wireless connection with a second audio accessory device and a second wireless connection with a client computing device; receiving, by the one or more processors, a first signal from the client computing device at a first point in time via the second wireless connection; determining, by the one or more processors, whether the first signal is acceptable based on whether or not the first signal satisfies an error-detecting code; when the first signal is acceptable, transmitting, by the one or more processors, a first acknowledgement, ACK, signal to the second audio accessory device via the first wireless connection; determining, by the one or more processors, whether a second ACK signal from the second audio accessory device is received by the one or more processors within an amount of time; when the second ACK signal is received within the amount of time, determining, by the one or more processors, a status identification for the first audio accessory device, wherein determining the status identification includes determining whether the first point in time precedes a second point in time identified in the second ACK signal, the second point in time corresponding to when a second signal from the client computing device was received at the second audio accessory device, wherein the second signal is related to the first signal as either carrying same or complementary audio signals, and wherein the status identification identifies the first device as a primary device or a secondary device; and operating (314a - 314c), by the one or more processors, the first audio accessory device based on the determined status identification.