4 Speakers, 2 Channels, how do I get volume control?

[Mr_Speedy]

I plan on hooking up 2 pairs of speakers (front and rear) to 2 channels of an amplifier.

Front left + rear left = left channel

Front right + rear right = right channel

Now... How could I get some sort of volume control / fader between the front and rear speakers if they are on the same channel?

Could I stick some sort of volume knob between the amplifier and speakers in order to turn down one pair of speakers?

The reason is that the rear pair of speakers will be more sensitive than the front speakers (90dB vs 86dB), and therefore louder if I pump the same power through them - and I would like some control over the sound.

Should I forget about the left/right channel and just connect the front pair to one channel and the rear to the other? What would you do in this case?

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[Tehgregzor 10+ year member]

A) you'll hardly notice the difference, if at all.

B) most members here will tell you that you don't need a rear fill, instead hook up each channnel to a front speaker and have a better front stage.

 

[patotay 10+ year member]

im with him..how many preout do you have bud?

 

[Mr_Speedy]

Thanks for the opinions. I currently have many combinations floating around, so for now I wont take any more of your time until I am more sure exactly what I'm getting.

I now have 1 less thing to worry about //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[mdillon 10+ year member]

there are some home audio crossovers that have mid and high gains. you could experiment with something like that although i dont know what it will do to your final load.

 

[patotay 10+ year member]

hmm..do you think it will work on 12v bud?