1. A method in an audio/video device comprising: receiving at least a first portion of an audio signal generated by an audio source from an audio processing device, the audio processing device producing second sound via one or more audio processing device speakers based on at least a second portion of the audio signal; and producing first sound by the audio/video device based on the at least a first portion of the audio signal, the first portion corresponding to a center channel audio component of the audio signal, the audio/video device being enabled to produce the first sound by modifying at least one handling of a consumer electronics control (CEC) command to indicate an “off” status of the audio processing device when the audio processing device has an “on” status.