Patent ID: 8509463

Claim:
A multi-mode sound reproduction system for reproduction of both stereophonic signals and multi-channel audio signals, the system including: at least one pair of speakers, each of the at least one pair of speakers comprising a primary speaker and a secondary speaker, the primary speaker being stackable with the secondary speaker; an arrangement of electronic components for controlling output of audio signals from the at least one pair of speakers in a manner such that: when the primary and secondary speakers are not stacked, the signals do not pass through the arrangement of electronic components and are thus unprocessed, and when the primary and secondary speakers are stacked, the arrangement of electronic components allows either stereophonic signals or multi-channel audio signals to be separately processed; and a multiplexer configurable to receive either the unprocessed signals or the separately processed signals, the multiplexer being further configurable to output either the unprocessed signals or separately processed signals via the at least one pair of speakers.