Configurable multi-band home theatre architecture

A playback device comprising:

• radio circuitry comprising a first radio and a second radio;
• at least one antenna coupled to the radio circuitry;
• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing program instructions that are executable by the at least one processor to control the playback device to operate in a bonded group comprising the playback device and a plurality of satellite playback device, to operate in the bonded group comprising to:
• connect, using the first radio, to a first wireless network;
• establish, using the second radio, a second wireless network;
• receive an audio stream including multi-channel audio content;
• identify, based on one or more capabilities of the plurality of satellite playback devices, a first subset of the plurality of satellite playback devices and a second subset of the plurality of satellite playback devices;
• communicate at least one first audio channel of the multi-channel audio content to the first subset of satellite playback devices over the first wireless network;
• communicate at least one second audio channel of the multi-channel audio content to the second subset of satellite playback devices over the second wireless network;
• and
• render at least one third audio channel of the multi-channel audio content in synchrony with rendering of the at least one first audio channel by the first subset of satellite playback devices and rendering of the at least one second audio channel by the second subset of satellite playback devices.

A method for a playback device, the method comprising:

• coordinating a playback session including playback of multi-channel audio content by one or more satellite playback devices in a bonded group with the playback device, at least a subset of the one or more satellite playback devices being connected to a first wireless network established using the first radio, wherein coordinating the playback session includes transmitting data representing one or more audio channels of multi-channel audio content to the subset of the one or more satellite playback devices over the first wireless network;
• after receiving an indication to transition the playback session to a portable playback device and while connected to a second wireless network established using the second radio and without interfering with the second wireless network, modifying the first wireless network based on at least a network capability of the portable playback device and one or more parameters of the second wireless network to enable the portable playback device to connect to the first wireless network;
• and
• transitioning the playback session to the portable playback device, wherein transitioning the playback session to the portable playback device includes transmitting the multi-channel audio content to the portable playback device for playback by the portable device.