System, control method, and control terminal

A control method executed by a computer, the control method comprising:

• setting a plurality of reproduction sections each corresponding to a reproduction unit where audio data is reproduced, each of the plurality of reproduction sections being provided with at least one of a first reproduction device group and a second reproduction device group, the first reproduction device group including at least one reproduction device that is connected via a network with a storage that stores the audio data, and the second reproduction device group including a plurality of reproduction devices that are connected to each other using at least one audio cable and that include a first reproduction device being connected via the network with the storage;
• performing control for transmitting, with regard to the reproduction section provided with the first reproduction device group, the audio data via the network to each reproduction device included in the first reproduction device group;
• and
• performing control for transmitting, with regard to the reproduction section provided with the second reproduction device group, the audio data via the network to the first reproduction device, and causing the first reproduction device to transmit the received audio data via a first audio cable of the at least one audio cable to a second reproduction device included in the second reproduction device group,
• wherein the first reproduction device includes:
• a network interface that receives the audio data via the network;
• a bypass path to supply the audio data received via the network interface to an output port;
• and
• the output port that supplies the audio data supplied via the bypass path to an input port of the second reproduction device via the first audio cable, and
• wherein the bypass path bypasses an amplifier unit in the first reproduction device.

A control terminal comprising:

• at least one processor configured to:
• select, based on information on a state of connection using at least one audio cable between a plurality of reproduction devices that can reproduce audio data, at least one of the plurality of reproduction devices as a destination to which the audio data is transmitted via a network;
• and
• perform control for transmitting the audio data via the network to the reproduction device selected as the destination,
• wherein the plurality of reproduction devices include a first reproduction device and a second reproduction device,
• the first reproduction device includes:
• a network interface that receives the audio data via the network;
• a bypass path to supply the audio data received via the network interface to an output port;
• and
• the output port that supplies the audio data supplied via the bypass path to an input port of the second reproduction device via a first audio cable of the at least one audio cable,
• the bypass path bypasses an amplifier unit in the first reproduction device, and
• the at least one processor is configured to select the first reproduction device as the destination.