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Originally Posted by Taltuu
I'm no expert, but I went with the front facing because to me it makes sense that it will sound better if the speaker is pointed toward you. Also, with the back seat down the speakers are right there, not just pounding in the trunk.
Now that they are in, I am very happy that I did get the front facing. People love it when we are in the car, and they can look back and see how much the speakers are moving. There is a very noticeable difference from when the back seat is up vs. down. My 8 year old daughter tells me to turn the back massager on for her.
I can't say it's absolutely better than rear facing as this is really the first system I've had with sub woofers in my car. But, if I had to do it again....
I wouldn't change a thing.
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Guys,
The way that sound (especially bass) works, is that the sound waves travel from the voicecoil outward, like dropping a rock in a pool. Bass waves are louder and more easily felt by humans when they are wider, so facing the speakers backwards allows the wave to travel more (it hits the back wall of the car and bounces forwards).
It all depends on the type of music you listen to as to what is best. Most likely, if you stand about a car's length ahead of your car and wind the windows down, you'll hear the bass better outside of the car than inside when the subs face forward.
Either way - you can't go wrong with the setup, its going to bump.
Ed