Where do you have your rear speakers set up by your ears

[mixadude]

Oh my, it seems as I didn't read the original question carefully enough. The question was about rear speakers in the first place! Sorry, my bad.

Now that I botched that all up, I don't notice much if any appreciable dialog out of the rears. Mostly music and FX, ambiance and such. Like i believe Sir Terrance alluded to, I think the rears should more be creating the ambient space most of the time. I usually find myself turning them down just enough so that in a nicely laid bed they're almost noticeable. Then when a guitar solo or something kicks in, it's readily apparent in the rears (if mixed that way) along with late verb and such from other instruments. I'm seriously considering using 2 pairs of matched surrounds, with the pair farther back on a separate delay. Might prove interesting in expanding the apparent size of my small room.

As for dialog, I like most of it coming from the center channel (where I believe most of it is meant to come from), and I have made considerable effort to ensure that my Infinity Beta C360 and my subs are coherent in achieving a huge mono image. I actually marvel at the impressive depth that that system achieves when playing mono source material.

I have also taken considerable steps to ensure that my L/R mains (old Pioneer DSS-9s)match the center in timbre, presence, and response. It's not easy to match a different LCR combination.

Anyhow, sorry for the confusion. Hope maybe a little of this epistle helps.

Gene