Audio reproduction apparatus

An audio reproduction apparatus having:

• a first mode for performing multichannel audio reproduction to deliver first audio signals of n (n is an integral number in a range of n≧4) channels from power amplifiers of the n channels to a first zone;
• and a second mode for performing multizone audio reproduction to deliver, from said power amplifier of m channel (m is an integral number in a range of 1≦m<n) not used for the multichannel audio reproduction, a second audio signal of the m channel to said second zone while performing multichannel audio reproduction to deliver said first audio signals of (n−m) channels from said power amplifiers of the (n−m) channels to said first zone, said audio reproduction apparatus comprising:
• a digital signal processor that processes said first audio signals of the n channels and outputs the processed first audio signals to said power amplifiers of the n channels;
• a first selector switch connected to an input of said power amplifier of the m channel, wherein, in said first mode, said first selector switch selects said first audio signal of the m channel corresponding to said power amplifier of the m channel from among said first audio channels of the n channels outputted by said digital signal processor, while, in said second mode, said first selector switch selects said second audio signal of the m channel;
• and
• a second selector switch connected to an output of said power amplifier of the m channel, wherein, in said first mode, said second selector switch couples the output of said power amplifier of the m channel to a speaker terminal provided for said first zone, while, in said second mode, said second selector switch couples the output of said power amplifier of the m channel to a speaker terminal provided for said second zone,
• wherein, in said second mode, said digital signal processor performs sound field correction on at least a portion of said first audio signals of the (n−m) channels so that a sound field of said first zone has a desired characteristic.