Rear Speaker Opinions

[petechar]

No; he was not joking. I have been told that is the opinion of at least some audiophiles. I believe there was a similar opinion expressed in an earlier thread on this subject. I would be interested if anyone else has any information on this view.

As I mentioned in my earlier message, it was my original intention to install the non OEM rear speaker kit that many have described on this forum. The first fellow that I talked to at the installation shop had thought the rear speakers would be a good idea but the owner diagreed and I followed his advice. Regardless, I am very happy with the sound. From what others have said about the acoustics of convertibles, I didn't expect it to sound as good as it does.

petechar

[petechar]

Here is the quote from BMWM750 (January 26 2007):

"The factory speakers arent the worst we've seen, but are far from good. The whole idea of "rear speakers" makes any audiophile cringe. "


petechar

[larryshomework]

I discussed this with a local stereo shop yesterday and unsolicited the guy said he wouldn't bother with the rear speakers. Interesting.


Thoughts on Dynamat? He recommended it but sounded expensive (around $300 install).

[musicboy]

Rear speakers do degrade the stereo soundstage (except as part of a surround system), but if you like the sound, do what you prefer. I knew a guy who won one of the big national sound-off championships with just a left and right front speaker and a sub. Dynamat will keep the car panels from resonating to the frequencies generated by the speakers, thereby lowering distortion, but it also adds a lot of weight.

[Grizzly]

If you plan to install Dynamat, do yourself a favor and look up B-Quiet Ultimate. It's performance is almost identical to Dynamat Extreme, but it is thinner, lighter and half the price of Dynamat. I used it on every square inch of the interior of my Mach 1 and the thing is like a bank vault.

[docdyh]

I like the rear speakers, but then again I am no audiophile....

[Cloudsurfer]

As to rear speakers, dont bother. Trust me. Get some decent components up frotn and drive them off a good amp. If you want bass you're going to need a small sub, but thats definitly getting into audio land.

If anyone doubts the imaging and soundstage that can be done with a convertible, I invite anyone to come for a drive in my car. And yes, I have a competition level audio system in my convertible, and no, you will never see any Sound Quality competition car have rear speakers.

As to Dynamat, a little bit goes a long way. Trust audio cars are dynamatted on every square inch, but in reality, 1/4 the amount will do 80% of the performance. It is heavy, so try to use the least possible. Lilke I said, a little goes a long way.

Patrick