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. <EOS>