Installing all speakers in the rear?!

[Ijcobra 10+ year member]

Crazy concept.

There are so many issues with installing speakers up front:

-Limited mounting locations

-Hard to get speakers equal distance

-Phase issues/cancellations

My idea is to mount ALL my speakers to a custom "subwoofer box". This will be mounted to my backseats so when I lower them (it's an SUV) all the speakers are pointing forward. The box will include 2 subs, 2 mid bass, 2 midrange, and 2 tweeters. Running active through a 3Sixty.3 and 2 HD 900/5 amps.

Benefits

-All speakers on the same plane

-Speakers closer to equal distance from driver & passenger

-Simple and inexpensive

I suppose the drawback is I would have no front stage. It might be like being at a concert and facing the crowd. But maybe that isn't a big deal?

What do the experts say?

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[LosIsATool 5,000+ posts]

Just no.

 

[Ijcobra 10+ year member]

Another benefit is all speakers would be around head level. They'd also all be mounted solidly with their own MDF chambers in the same enclosure. Easy wiring.

 

[big scott]

no, no...

 

[Umbra]

It has to do with imaging. You want the sound to be in front of you because that's the direction your ears face. Sub bass doesn't matter as much, but high frequencies are very directional. There's a reason speakers are in the front and the tweeters are pointed towards your head.

It can definitely be done, but like you said, it'll be just like having your back to a concert. You're essentially making a higher powered, less mobile boombox. You'll have to turn up your high frequency speakers quite a bit to compensate and it'll still sound like **** compared to setting it up conventionally.

 

[Ijcobra 10+ year member]

Back in the day they used to sell boxes like this. Kenwood, Pioneer, etc.

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

Your on an enthusiasts website. Your not going to get thats a good idea. Try asking on http://www.fishandstream.com, http://www.furrygangbang.com, or try your local craigslist under casual encounters. Maybe make a post asking to go to a concert and you would like to hold a piece of glass in front of you while facing your back to the stage. Just trying to help //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[Ijcobra 10+ year member]

with all the BS we have to go through to get good sound in s car, that might be the best compromise.

 

[garychoffmann 10+ year member]

Just put some home satellite speakers on your box. Better yet get a set of orbs and mount them in 5.1 fashion around your vehicle. Problem solved!

 

[Ijcobra 10+ year member]

Just put some home satellite speakers on your box. Better yet get a set of orbs and mount them in 5.1 fashion around your vehicle. Problem solved!

I heard of someone installing the Bose Acoustimass home theater in his car. Said it sounded great.

 

[joom 10+ year member]

Back in the day they used to sell boxes like this. Kenwood, Pioneer, etc.

Like you said back in the day. I remember paying 399.00 for my first cd player Alpine 7903. Much better can be had for less today.

 

[gckless 5,000+ posts]

I heard of someone installing the Bose Acoustimass home theater in his car. Said it sounded great.

That person has no idea what "great" sounds like.

 

[keep_hope_alive Premium Member]

all of the speakers in the rear isn't a new, innovative idea. it's called car audio in the 1980's //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

for me, it was 1996.

it can sound good. you can have plenty of space for larger midbass drivers.

it's like being in a concert and facing the rear.

 

[whitemax 10+ year member]

I too remember this from back in the old days. I would say not to do it.

 

[trumpet 5,000+ posts]

Why stop there? Run all the speakers in a column in the center of the vehicle so each seat is the same distance.