Systems and methods for wireless surround sound

A method comprising:

• receiving, from an A/V source and by a processor, an audio source data via a first interface;
• transcoding, by the processor, the audio source data to generate a transcoded audio data comprising a plurality of channels of audio information;
• extracting, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information from the transcoded audio data;
• assigning, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information to a plurality of speakers on a one-to-one basis;
• and
• streaming, by the processor and via a second interface different from the first interface, the plurality of channels of audio information to the plurality of speakers, wherein the plurality of channels of audio information streamed over the second interface comprise a physical layer protocol followed by a standard communication protocol header, followed by a transport layer protocol, followed by a standard communication protocol message and wherein the standard communication protocol message causes a digital signal processor connected via the second interface to apply an effects function to at least one of the plurality of channels of audio information before output by a speaker of the plurality of speakers.

An article of manufacture including a non-transitory, tangible computer readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• receiving, from an A/V source and by the processor, an audio source data via a first interface;
• transcoding, by the processor, the audio source data to generate a transcoded audio data comprising a plurality of channels of audio information;
• extracting, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information from the transcoded audio data;
• assigning, by the processor, the plurality of channels of audio information to a plurality of speakers on a one-to-one basis;
• and
• streaming, by the processor and via a second interface different from the first interface, the plurality of channels of audio information to the plurality of speakers, wherein the plurality of channels of audio information streamed over the second interface comprise a physical layer protocol followed by a standard communication protocol header, followed by a transport layer protocol, followed by a standard communication protocol message and wherein the standard communication protocol message causes a digital signal processor connected via the second interface to apply an effects function to at least one of the plurality of channels of audio information before output by a speaker of the plurality of speakers.