Home audio systems are constantly improving and gaining new capabilities with
the advent of the Internet of Things. New Multi-Zone Audio Systems, which allow
users to wirelessly play music anywhere in a house, are becoming common place.
This thesis explores the most commonly available setups and proposes a system designed
to empower the user’s control over audio. A prototype for a peer-to-peer audio
signal transfer network, as well as a distributed user interface are presented. The development
challenges, implementation details as well as performance characteristics
are analysed. Finally, the overall design of the Multi-Zone Audio System is assessed
while establishing the requirements for the next phase in development.