Amp options for Rear speakers

TheBlondeFella · 04-02-2014, 03:23 PM

I have the Gladen speaker and amp set up for the front and under seat speakers in my e93 using the Gladen 2 channel harness and am starting to miss the sound from the rear speakers.

Is there an option just to amp the rear speakers now using the existing wiring or will I have to buy a new amp and a 4 channel harness?

ctuna · 04-02-2014, 03:34 PM

It shouldn't be to bad to add a harness
for the back channels. All you need is a way to run
the other two channels to the trunk (assuming that is
the new amp location) and back to the
speakers. Its only two channels and two wires.

mathematics · 04-02-2014, 04:03 PM

you actually miss sound from the rears? i've never heard such a thing before lol...

TheBlondeFella · 04-03-2014, 07:01 AM

When the volume is loud it's not too much of an issue but at normal volumes I really miss the rear fill in.
Sound is there as the speakers are still connected to the HU it's just so much quieter than the amped front speakers I can't hear them.

I only have a 4 channel amp the power the front and the underseat speakers. Are you suggesting I wire up the rear speakers to the same inputs on the amp as the fronts?
I guess this would be possible but I'd be worried about over stressing the amp even though it is currently at it's lowest settings. The other issue is that I would then also have no front to rear fade.

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ctuna Lieutenant General 2045 Rep 13,364 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	It shouldn't be to bad to add a harness It shouldn't be to bad to add a harness for the back channels. All you need is a way to run the other two channels to the trunk (assuming that is the new amp location) and back to the speakers. Its only two channels and two wires.
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TheBlondeFella First Lieutenant 40 Rep 386 Posts Drives: E93 320i M Sport Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Surrey, UK iTrader: (3)	When the volume is loud it's not too much of an issue but at normal volumes I really miss the rear fill in. Sound is there as the speakers are still connected to the HU it's just so much quieter than the amped front speakers I can't hear them. I only have a 4 channel amp the power the front and the underseat speakers. Are you suggesting I wire up the rear speakers to the same inputs on the amp as the fronts? I guess this would be possible but I'd be worried about over stressing the amp even though it is currently at it's lowest settings. The other issue is that I would then also have no front to rear fade.
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