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Originally Posted by Dean
I have never understood this comment. Considering head placement in a car, I would think rear door speakers would be the primary place to put speakers for stereo separation effect which should include midrange and highs. Given the delay systems we have for home theater units, I'm surprise there isn't a big call for left channel delay on high end car audio.
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Without time alignment, having stereo sound coming from more than 2 speakers tends to pull the soundstage back towards the rear. If you have the ability to properly delay all the speakers to create the proper ambience for rear fill, then it can improve your sound. Most systems don't have this capabiility, so having a single point source for left and right channels is usually the way to go.
Most of the high end decks nowadays do have some time alignment built in (mine does), but it seems that the market for features like that has been steadily declining for the last 5-10 years.