A power supply arrangement for a distributed entertainment system. The
power supply arrangement comprises: first and second power supplies,
which are floating in relation to each other; a first electrical
connector having a distributed impedance for connecting zone apparatus to
the first power supply; and a signal processor which is operative to draw
power from the second power supply and to transmit electrical signals to
the zone apparatus and/or receive electrical signals from the zone
apparatus, and in which the zone apparatus is operative to draw current
from the first power supply, thereby causing a potential drop across the
distributed impedance of the first electrical connector which in turn
changes a voltage of a power supply rail at the zone apparatus,
characterized by a second electrical connector for connecting the power
supply rail of the zone apparatus to a power supply rail of the second
power supply.