An audio system and method for retransmission of data packets between audio devices. The audio system includes a source device, a first audio device and a second audio device configured to receive an isochronous data stream from the source device. Each audio device is configured to eavesdrop or otherwise monitor the packets within the isochronous data stream meant for each of the audio devices and each audio device can retransmit packets from one audio device to the other in the event one audio device fails to receive a packet. The audio system is configured to operate in at least a partial retransmission mode or a total retransmission mode where the partial retransmission mode allows each audio device to selectably retransmit packets between audio devices and where the total retransmission mode requires one audio device to retransmit all packets to the other audio device.