In a wireless audio system, an audio source comprising: (a) a source packet formatter and buffer communicating with a first external device, wherein said source packet formatter creates a plurality of source transmit packets containing audio signals and audio status information, and wherein said source buffer stores said plurality of source transmit packets prior to transmission to an audio sink; (b) a source transmitter communicating with said source packet formatter and buffer for receiving said plurality of source transmit packets from said source buffer and transmitting said plurality of source transmit packets to said audio sink every defined unit of time; (c) a source audio synchronizer communicating with said source transmitter for defining said unit of time for said source transmitter; (d) a source receiver for receiving audio control information from said audio sink, wherein said audio control information is in the form of a plurality of sink transmit packets, and wherein said source receiver communicates with said source transmitter to coordinate said receiving and transmitting within respective ones of said defined units of time; (e) a source packet de-formatter communicating with said source receiver for receiving said plurality of sink transmit packets and extracting said audio control information; and (f) a source channel quality monitor communicating with said source packet de-formatter and source transmitter for monitoring a specified one of a plurality of available channels, wherein said source packet formatter and buffer send the next one of said plurality of source transmit packets to said audio sink when a sink transmit packet with an overhead portion containing a sequential data sequence number has been received by said source receiver. (a) a source packet formatter and buffer communicating with a first external device, wherein said source packet formatter creates a plurality of source transmit packets containing audio signals and audio status information, and wherein said source buffer stores said plurality of source transmit packets prior to transmission to an audio sink; (b) a source transmitter communicating with said source packet formatter and buffer for receiving said plurality of source transmit packets from said source buffer and transmitting said plurality of source transmit packets to said audio sink every defined unit of time; (c) a source audio synchronizer communicating with said source transmitter for defining said unit of time for said source transmitter; (d) a source receiver for receiving audio control information from said audio sink, wherein said audio control information is in the form of a plurality of sink transmit packets, and wherein said source receiver communicates with said source transmitter to coordinate said receiving and transmitting within respective ones of said defined units of time; (e) a source packet de-formatter communicating with said source receiver for receiving said plurality of sink transmit packets and extracting said audio control information; and (f) a source channel quality monitor communicating with said source packet de-formatter and source transmitter for monitoring a specified one of a plurality of available channels,