I see some people with rear speakers who have really nice setups. What gives?
Some of the deficiencies of rear speakers can be adjusted for with proper tuning. Some head units do allow for phasing adjustments (time correction), and with proper level tuning, rear speakers can be made to sound ‘ambient’ which enhances the sound of your fronts, but does not dominate the soundstage. To set the proper time correction (if your head unit supports this), follow the instructions in the manual, or ask for help. My general advice when setting the level of your rear speakers is to do the following steps: 1. Roll the fader all the way back. Slowly creep it forward until you cannot hear the rear speakers any more. Take note of this setting. 2. Roll the fader all the way forward. Slowly creep it backwards until you can just barely notice the rears. Note this setting. 3. Set the fader to somewhere between settings 1 and 2. This will give you a nice ambient fill sound, but should leave the fronts as the dominiant sound source.
