A multi-speaker system for reducing undesired leakage energy, the multi-speaker system comprising: a non-front-facing speaker configured to be positioned away from a listening area ; a plurality of front-facing speakers (114a-n) configured to be positioned facing the listening area ; a processor configured to apply an input audio signal to the non-front-facing speaker , the non-front-facing speaker configured to transmit the input audio signal such that the input audio signal acoustically propagates along a direct path to the listening area ; and a plurality of filters (115a-n), wherein each filter in the plurality of filters corresponds to a front-facing speaker (114a-n) in the plurality of front-facing speakers, and wherein each filter (115a-n) in the plurality of filters is configured to: generate an attenuating signal, and apply the attenuating signal to a corresponding front-facing speaker (114a-n), wherein the plurality of attenuating signals are output by the plurality of front-facing speakers (114a-n) and collectively attenuate the input audio signal acoustically propagated by the non-front-facing speaker along one or more direct paths to the listening area , wherein the listening area comprises a plurality of listening positions (120a-c), i.e, locations at which multiple individual listeners may be present, the input audio signal acoustically propagating by the non-front-facing speaker along a direct path to each of the plurality of listening positions (120a-c); and wherein the plurality of attenuating signals output by the plurality of front-facing speakers (114a-n) collectively attenuate the input audio signal acoustically propagated by the non-front-facing speaker along each direct path at all of the listening positions (120a-c) of the listening area . a non-front-facing speaker configured to be positioned away from a listening area ; a plurality of front-facing speakers (114a-n) configured to be positioned facing the listening area ; a processor configured to apply an input audio signal to the non-front-facing speaker , the non-front-facing speaker configured to transmit the input audio signal such that the input audio signal acoustically propagates along a direct path to the listening area ; and a plurality of filters (115a-n), wherein each filter in the plurality of filters corresponds to a front-facing speaker (114a-n) in the plurality of front-facing speakers, and wherein each filter (115a-n) in the plurality of filters is configured to: generate an attenuating signal, and apply the attenuating signal to a corresponding front-facing speaker (114a-n), generate an attenuating signal, and apply the attenuating signal to a corresponding front-facing speaker (114a-n), wherein the plurality of attenuating signals are output by the plurality of front-facing speakers (114a-n) and collectively attenuate the input audio signal acoustically propagated by the non-front-facing speaker along one or more direct paths to the listening area , wherein the listening area comprises a plurality of listening positions (120a-c), i.e, locations at which multiple individual listeners may be present, the input audio signal acoustically propagating by the non-front-facing speaker along a direct path to each of the plurality of listening positions (120a-c); and wherein the plurality of attenuating signals output by the plurality of front-facing speakers (114a-n) collectively attenuate the input audio signal acoustically propagated by the non-front-facing speaker along each direct path at all of the listening positions (120a-c) of the listening area . <EOS>