Although the foregoing systems and methods for distributed wake word processing are described with respect to a configuration in which the second playback device 702b does not have any microphones, it will be appreciated that the systems and methods described herein may also be carried out using a second playback device 702b with onboard microphones. In such embodiments, the second playback device 702b may still receive and/or process transmitted data related to sound detected by one, some, or all of the microphones 722 of the first playback device 702a, which may be in addition to or in lieu of sound detected by its own microphones. In some embodiments, the second voice processor 760b receives and/or processes sound data from one, some, or all of the first microphones 722a and one, some, or all of the second microphones. The second playback device 702b may have the same or a different number and/or configuration of microphones as the first playback device 702a. The second voice processor 760b may still receive and/or process data related to the sound detected by the first microphones 722a even when the second playback device 702b is in the same room as the first playback device 702a or otherwise detecting sound generated by at least one of the same sources via its own microphones 722b.