Patent ID: 8165315

Claim:
An audio system responsive to a source of audio programming, the audio system comprising: a master amplifier connected to the source of audio programming, the master amplifier providing channelized amplified audio signals at each one of a plurality of channel output connectors; a signal splitter connected to at least one of the plurality of channel output connectors for splitting the channelized amplified audio signal at a selected one of the plurality of channel output connectors into an audio channel signal and a power signal; a channel transmit module responsive to the audio channel signal for transmitting the audio channel signal; a power module responsive to the power signal for supplying operating power to the channel transmit module; a channel receiver responsive to an intended audio channel signal; a channel amplifier connected to an associated channel receiver for amplifying the intended audio channel signal; and a sound reproducing device connected to the channel amplifier for aurally reproducing the intended audio channel signal.