A method , comprising: receiving , by processing circuitry configured to reduce acoustic echo in an audio system including a loudspeaker and a microphone , at the loudspeaker of the audio system, an audio signal from a source location remote from the audio system; performing , by the processing circuitry, a comparison operation on a magnitude of the audio signal and a threshold magnitude to produce a comparison result ; in response to the comparison result indicating that the magnitude of the audio signal is less than the threshold magnitude: performing , by the processing circuitry, a first filtering operation on an input signal into the microphone of the audio system to produce a first filtered input signal; and transmitting , by the processing circuitry, the first filtered input signal to the source location; in response to the comparison result indicating that the magnitude of the audio signal is greater than the threshold magnitude: performing , by the processing circuitry, a second filtering operation on the input signal into the microphone of the audio system to produce a second filtered input signal, the second filtered input signal being different from the first filtered input signal; and transmitting , by the processing circuitry, the second filtered input signal to the source location. receiving , by processing circuitry configured to reduce acoustic echo in an audio system including a loudspeaker and a microphone , at the loudspeaker of the audio system, an audio signal from a source location remote from the audio system; performing , by the processing circuitry, a comparison operation on a magnitude of the audio signal and a threshold magnitude to produce a comparison result ; in response to the comparison result indicating that the magnitude of the audio signal is less than the threshold magnitude: performing , by the processing circuitry, a first filtering operation on an input signal into the microphone of the audio system to produce a first filtered input signal; and transmitting , by the processing circuitry, the first filtered input signal to the source location; performing , by the processing circuitry, a first filtering operation on an input signal into the microphone of the audio system to produce a first filtered input signal; and transmitting , by the processing circuitry, the first filtered input signal to the source location; in response to the comparison result indicating that the magnitude of the audio signal is greater than the threshold magnitude: performing , by the processing circuitry, a second filtering operation on the input signal into the microphone of the audio system to produce a second filtered input signal, the second filtered input signal being different from the first filtered input signal; and transmitting , by the processing circuitry, the second filtered input signal to the source location. performing , by the processing circuitry, a second filtering operation on the input signal into the microphone of the audio system to produce a second filtered input signal, the second filtered input signal being different from the first filtered input signal; and transmitting , by the processing circuitry, the second filtered input signal to the source location. <EOS>