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Old 05-28-2013, 02:53 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by cruzinbill View Post
Why would you waste the time and money on rear speakers? Just disconnect them and improve your front stage.

Rear speakers are for rear fill if someone is sitting back there, which this car is small enough not to need them even if someone is crammed back there.
Yeah, I don't see me EVER cramming someone back there. This car is a two seater.

The rear speakers do serve a purpose. When (if) you sit in a living room listening to music, or sit in a club listening to a band, the speakers fire at you and sound is reflected from the walls behind you. This gives the sense of being surrounded by the sound. In a car with just front speakers the sound is directed from your left and right, leaving a void behind you. To me, this is unnatural.

Given the above description, the rear speakers don't have to do a lot of heavy lifting. But the stock rear speakers can't even accomplish this simple task.

Good to know about the speaker cavity, infinite012. I will have to remove the panel and determine the depth of the space. Maybe a mid-grade 4" coaxial (I believe they are 4-ohm) would work well in that location. Perhaps I could also install an amp with speaker-level inputs to help drive those speakers.
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