Audio video distribution system using multiple network speaker nodes in a multi speaker session

This disclosure describes an audio video distribution system that uses a local area network to distribute a digital audio signal and that uses multiple network speaker nodes to broadcast the digital audio in a multi speaker session. The system includes a local area network that distributes the digital audio signal for the audio video distribution system. In addition, the system includes a first network speaker node participating in a multi speaker session and performing in a master mode, where the first network speaker node couples to the local area network, and where the first network speaker node calculates, originates, and controls a distributed multi session clock that is distributed over the network. The system further includes one or more additional network speaker nodes participating in the multi speaker session and perform in a slave mode, where the additional network speaker nodes couple to the local area network, and where the additional network speaker nodes receive the distributed multi session clock from the first speaker node.