Patent ID: 8788080

Claim:
A playback device for providing audio in a multi-channel listening environment, the playback device comprising: a network interface for facilitating communication on a network, wherein the network interface receives audio data over the network; a plurality of speaker drivers for providing an output of the audio data; at least one amplifier for powering the plurality of speaker drivers; and a processor for processing the audio data to be output through the plurality of speaker drivers; and a computer readable medium storing program instructions executable by the processor for causing the playback device to: based on a first instruction from a controller, apply a first frequency parameter to the audio data in accordance with a first type of pairing of the playback device; and based on a second instruction from the controller and a change in type of pairing from the first type of pairing to a second type of pairing, apply a second frequency parameter to the audio data in accordance with the second type of pairing of the playback device.