I was wondering what are your guys' thoughts on putting component speakers in the rear as well as the front? Would it just be wasted money? I have the NON-Bose system so i have a total of 4 speakers to replace.

I dont know car audio that well, (as this post may already show) but I wanted to put Infinity speakers, Kappa Perfect 6.1 components in.

Let me know if you think I would be better off going with maybe a 2 or 3 way 6.5" in the rear (I dont have the 6x9's on the rear deck)

 

Personally, I hate rear fill. I like to concentrate on a real nice front sound stage. There is no need for rear fill. If you feel like you will be watching movies, then I would recommend some rear fill but components would be OD. I think an exception would be an SUV. That would probably be the only time I would like to have components front and rear.

 

Thats a very good point, I should be good with the Infinity compontents up front? and just have a 2 way or something in the rear?

 

I wouldnt even do back speakers. I have the Bose package so I removed the 6x9's to act as a port for my 12W6v2. I left the rear speakers in for now but when I change out the speakers, I will probably do a 3-way up front and ditch the rears.

 

just spend the money on a better set of front comps. I don't use rear fill either, just a component set up front and a single sub.

 

Really? You can get away with just having the speakers up front? Well that sounds like a good idea then, less money on the install then! Thanks

 

Get a nice set of components and get a nice 4 channel amplifier. If possible, you can bi-amplify the front soundstage. Then focus on a nice single 10" or 12" sub and you will have a real nice sound system. In our cars (coupes), there really is no need for a real big system, unless you just want to be loud. Even then, a front soundstage will be more than enough.

 

I'm putting the 6.1's in the back of my coupe. I have Dolby Digital/DTS and want rear speakers for surround sound. I'll be playing around for tweeter location and will be fabricating panels out of fiberglass once I determin the best placement. I know a lot of people say just put cheap speakers in the back, but I want them to match the other speakers.

 

I found rear fills useful when I am talking to someone up front and the people in the back still need to listen to the stereo. I have some cheap rear fills that runs off the headunit. Normally, I have the stereo faded to my front components anyways.

 

I did rear components because I got a great deal on 2 sets of components. If you point the rear tweeters right at the front, you'll be overwhelmed by rear fill. I would recommend against, like everyone else, unless you want to watch movies.