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<blockquote data-quote="helotaxi" data-source="post: 1901387" data-attributes="member: 550915">I don&#039;t have any rear speakers at all.&nbsp; I don&#039;t miss them one bit and my imaging is better because of it.&nbsp; Without processing specific to the rear speakers, a basic left and right front stage setup will sound more accurate do to less phase cancellation and image better due to no sound being localized in the rear.There is a lot of personal preference involved on whether or not to have rear speakers.&nbsp; From a purely technical standpoint with the goal of recreating a live music venue, rear speakers are not a good idea.&nbsp; Some people don&#039;t care about proper imaging (their perogative and their system) and want to hear sound coming from all around them and install rear components and run as much power to them as their front speakers.&nbsp; They also don&#039;t run any processing.&nbsp; These people like the way the setup sounds but IMO, the fidelity of these systems are lacking in both in regards to freq response and definitely in regards to imaging and staging.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="helotaxi, post: 1901387, member: 550915"] I don't have any rear speakers at all. I don't miss them one bit and my imaging is better because of it. Without processing specific to the rear speakers, a basic left and right front stage setup will sound more accurate do to less phase cancellation and image better due to no sound being localized in the rear. There is a lot of personal preference involved on whether or not to have rear speakers. From a purely technical standpoint with the goal of recreating a live music venue, rear speakers are not a good idea. Some people don't care about proper imaging (their perogative and their system) and want to hear sound coming from all around them and install rear components and run as much power to them as their front speakers. They also don't run any processing. These people like the way the setup sounds but IMO, the fidelity of these systems are lacking in both in regards to freq response and definitely in regards to imaging and staging. [/QUOTE]

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