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Ok ladies and gents, thinking about getting an M50 and using the M50 to power either my rear speakers or my fronts. I have currently rsd65cs in the front of my car and I dont have rear speakers as they are blown. So was wondering anyone have any idea of what I should put back there? Also lets say I got the M50 and I also have a Ti 400.2 which would you have powering the fronts? Which would power the rear?

IF the M50 owns the Ti 400.2 I would use the M50 for the front and Ti 400.2 for the rear.

Also would getting a 2nd set of rsd65cs for the rear basically having front and same rear speakers be a problem? Or would it rock my socks off?

Since the Ti is bigger, i'd use that on the front stage. I would personally get a second set for the rear and use the M50 there. however, many true audiophiles believe that having a rear stage at all screws up the reality of the imaging due to difference in time the sound takes to reach your ears. Most poeple (like me) dont really pick up on that and are so used to being "surrounded" by the music that we go with a front AND rear stage dispite the technical downside of it....hope i helped

I would put the bigger amp (Ti 400.2) on the sub and the M50 on the comps.

I already have rsd600.1 for the sub.

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M50 for front? Rear?

Ti 400.2 for front? Rear?

Which one would be best setup? Let me know!

TI front
M50 rear
600.1 sub
tune the fronts till they start clipping at almost full volume, and back down a touch.

Turn the back gain up till it blends (you can barely hear the music) then back down a touch

This will give you the back sound without interfering with the front stage. You shouldn't be able to hear the backs, but when you disconnet them, the fronts will sound like they are moved way forward. The back blend just helps make the sound travel around the car better imo. I've done just fronts and it sucks.

I concur!!

denim wrote:I guess I am a traditionalist, and I vote to drop the rear stage and spend the money on improving the front stage. Be it sound deadening, processor etc.

Agreed. Unless you have a large 4-door, rear fill is not necessary, and will only ruin your soundstage. When you go to a concert, do you have speakers behind you? Hell no! This is why I want everything to sound "live", up in front of me.

I run rear fill in my car, only because it's huge, and I frequently have passengers in the back. However, I only run it off of deck power (more than enough!) and I always fade it out when there's nobody in the back. Also, I only use midrange drivers, never tweeters. This is because treble can easily bounce around the car (off of windows, etc), so it's usually loud enough in the back. Also, treble is much easier to localize, so it causes even more noticable damage to your soundstage with them.