A method of operating a playback device includes receiving source audio content that includes a first and second channel stream of audio. The method also includes playing back, via a first and second speaker driver of the playback device, the first and second channel streams of audio, thereby producing a first and second channel audio output. A captured stream of audio is received by a microphone of the playback device, and portions of the captured stream of audio correspond to the first and second channel audio outputs. The first and second channel streams of audio are combined into a compound audio signal, and acoustic echo cancellation is performed on the compound audio signal to produce an acoustic echo cancellation output, which is then applied to the captured stream of audio to increase the signal-to noise ratio of the captured stream of audio.