Cool cool. I'm / he's fine moving on from the sound of it. It does appear to work.
I just didn't want to lose the Connect for some strange reason if it was unpaired from the controller (them I'd offer MusicCast). If I can keep it around and bring a couple more pieces in the new basement, great.
"There's a big difference between winging it and seeing what happens. Now let's see what happens." ~MacGruber