diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index beee9eb..d22ad1a 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ const ui = {
   options: el('[data-role="options"]'),
   avr: el('.card.avr'),
   joined: el('[data-role="joined"]'),
+  avrMedia: el('[data-role="avr-media"]'),
   avrNowPlaying: el('[data-role="avr-now-playing"]'),
   avrCover: el('[data-role="avr-cover"]'),
   avrSong: el('[data-role="avr-song"]'),
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ const ui = {
 // into the AVR (a Zidoo, say) is "now playing" the same way a room's own
 // stream is.
 const avrTrack = {
+  media: ui.avrMedia,
   nowPlaying: ui.avrNowPlaying,
   cover: ui.avrCover,
   song: ui.avrSong,
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ els('.room').forEach((node) => {
     play: el('[data-role="play"]', node),
     next: el('[data-role="next"]', node),
     sources: el('.sources', node),   // the resume buttons and the host toggle
-    nowPlaying: el('[data-role="now-playing"]', node),
+    media: el('[data-role="media"]', node),
     cover: el('[data-role="cover"]', node),
     song: el('[data-role="song"]', node),
     artist: el('[data-role="artist"]', node),
@@ -233,7 +235,7 @@ function paintRoom(room) {
    it flicker. */
 function renderTrack(track, refs) {
   renderProgress(track, refs);
-  refs.nowPlaying.hidden = !track;
+  refs.media.hidden = !track;
   if (!track) return;
   refs.song.textContent = track.song;
   refs.artist.textContent = track.artist || '';
@@ -257,8 +259,6 @@ function renderTrack(track, refs) {
    here -- a poll, a drag, or a seek landing -- corrects it and moves the
    mark again. */
 function renderProgress(track, refs) {
-  const { progress } = refs;
-  progress.hidden = !track;
   refs.shown = null;
   refs.tick = null;
   if (!track) return;
diff --git a/static/panel.css b/static/panel.css
index 3cbe51b..63dee63 100644
--- a/static/panel.css
+++ b/static/panel.css
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@
   --ink-bright: #fff;
   --ink-bright-muted: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8);
   --live: #3ddc97;
+  --media: #1a3333;
   --muted: #8d98ad;
-  --radius: 22px;
+  --radius-lg: 16px;
+  --radius-xl: 22px;
   --raised: #29334a;
   --scrim: rgba(4, 6, 11, .6);
   --shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, .45);
+  --shade: rgba(255, 255, 255, .05);
   /* spacing scale for every gap/padding/margin in the sheet, smallest to
      largest: 2xs 4px, sm 8px, md 12px, gutter 16px, lg 24px. */
   --space-xs: 4px;
@@ -89,7 +92,7 @@ svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; fill: currentColor; }
 .card {
   background: var(--card);
   border: 1px solid var(--edge);
-  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
   padding: var(--space-md);
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;
@@ -116,6 +119,15 @@ svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; fill: currentColor; }
 .card-head h2 .room-label { min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
 
 /* --- now playing, between the room's name and its volume --------------- */
+.media {
+  background: var(--shade);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
+  padding: var(--space-md);
+  display: flex;
+  row-gap: var(--space-md);
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
 .now-playing {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-md); min-width: 0;
 }
@@ -195,7 +207,7 @@ svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; fill: currentColor; }
 .control-btn {
   flex: 0 0 auto;
   width: 72px; height: 62px;
-  border-radius: 16px;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
   background: var(--raised);
   display: grid; place-items: center;
 }
@@ -246,7 +258,7 @@ svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; fill: currentColor; }
 .sources { display: flex; gap: var(--space-md); }
 .sources-btn {
   flex: 1; min-width: 0;
-  height: 50px; border-radius: 16px;
+  height: 50px; border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
   background: var(--raised);
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: var(--space-sm);
   font-size: 15px; font-weight: 550;
@@ -273,7 +285,7 @@ button.sources-btn.loading .icon { display: none; }
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: var(--space-md);
   width: 100%; min-height: 50px;
   padding: var(--space-md) var(--space-md);
-  border-radius: 16px;
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
   background: var(--raised);
   text-align: left;
 }
@@ -302,7 +314,7 @@ button.sources-btn.loading .icon { display: none; }
 .joined .toggle .leave { display: block; }
 
 /* --- misc ------------------------------------------------------------- */
-.wide { width: 100%; height: 50px; border-radius: 16px; font-size: 15px; }
+.wide { width: 100%; height: 50px; border-radius: var(--radius-lg); font-size: 15px; }
 .ghost { background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--edge); color: var(--muted); }
 
 .foot { margin: var(--space-xs) var(--space-xs) 0; min-height: 18px; font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted); text-align: center; }
@@ -331,7 +343,7 @@ button.sources-btn.loading .icon { display: none; }
 .option {
   display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: var(--space-md);
   min-height: 58px; padding: 0 var(--space-md);
-  border-radius: 16px; background: var(--raised);
+  border-radius: var(--radius-lg); background: var(--raised);
   font-size: 17px; text-align: left;
 }
 .option[aria-current="true"] { background: var(--accent); color: var(--ink-bright); }
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index ec27656..32f3bf3 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -58,23 +58,24 @@
       <h2><svg class="room-icon" data-icon="{{ room.kind }}" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true"><path d=""/></svg><span class="room-label">{{ room.label }}</span></h2>
     </div>
 
-    <div class="now-playing" data-role="now-playing" hidden>
-      <img class="cover" data-role="cover" alt="" hidden>
+	<div class="media" data-role="media" hidden>
+		<div class="now-playing">
+      <img class="cover" data-role="cover" alt="">
       <div class="track">
         <span class="song" data-role="song"></span>
         <span class="artist" data-role="artist"></span>
       </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="progress" data-role="progress" data-target="{{ room.key }}" hidden>
-      <div class="progress-line">
-        <i data-role="progress-fill"></i>
-        <b class="progress-cursor" data-role="progress-cursor"></b>
-        <span class="progress-time elapsed" data-role="progress-elapsed"></span>
-        <span class="progress-time remaining" data-role="progress-remaining"></span>
-      </div>
-      <span class="progress-total" data-role="progress-total"></span>
-    </div>
+		</div>
+		<div class="progress" data-role="progress" data-target="{{ room.key }}">
+		<div class="progress-line">
+			<i data-role="progress-fill"></i>
+			<b class="progress-cursor" data-role="progress-cursor"></b>
+			<span class="progress-time elapsed" data-role="progress-elapsed"></span>
+			<span class="progress-time remaining" data-role="progress-remaining"></span>
+		</div>
+		<span class="progress-total" data-role="progress-total"></span>
+		</div>
+	</div>
 
     <div class="volume">
       <button class="control-btn step" data-delta="-1" aria-label="{{ room.label }}: volume down">
@@ -111,22 +112,24 @@
     <div class="card-head">
       <h2><svg class="room-icon" data-icon="{{ host.kind }}" viewBox="0 0 512 512" aria-hidden="true"><path d=""/></svg><span class="room-label">{{ host.label }}</span></h2>
     </div>
-    <div class="now-playing" data-role="avr-now-playing" hidden>
-      <img class="cover poster" data-role="avr-cover" alt="" hidden>
-      <div class="track">
-        <span class="song" data-role="avr-song"></span>
-        <span class="artist" data-role="avr-artist"></span>
-      </div>
-    </div>
 
-    <div class="progress" data-role="avr-progress" data-target="{{ host.key }}" hidden>
-      <div class="progress-line">
-        <i data-role="progress-fill"></i>
-        <b class="progress-cursor" data-role="progress-cursor"></b>
-        <span class="progress-time elapsed" data-role="progress-elapsed"></span>
-        <span class="progress-time remaining" data-role="progress-remaining"></span>
+    <div class="media" data-role="avr-media" hidden>
+      <div class="now-playing" data-role="avr-now-playing">
+        <img class="cover poster" data-role="avr-cover" alt="">
+        <div class="track">
+          <span class="song" data-role="avr-song"></span>
+          <span class="artist" data-role="avr-artist"></span>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div class="progress" data-role="avr-progress" data-target="{{ host.key }}">
+        <div class="progress-line">
+          <i data-role="progress-fill"></i>
+          <b class="progress-cursor" data-role="progress-cursor"></b>
+          <span class="progress-time elapsed" data-role="progress-elapsed"></span>
+          <span class="progress-time remaining" data-role="progress-remaining"></span>
+        </div>
+        <span class="progress-total" data-role="progress-total"></span>
       </div>
-      <span class="progress-total" data-role="progress-total"></span>
     </div>
 
     <button class="input-select" data-role="input-button">