Why are my rear speakers not working in my car?

In most cases, it’s a simple fix as we have seen it being very rear that the back speakers are blown from overuse or overpowered if connected to a car stereo and not using an amplifier. If you are running aftermarket speakers, then it could be many variables that can cause no sound coming from your rear speakers.

Can you mix different brands of speakers?

Yes. Mixing and matching speaker brands and styles is fine. This means the Front speakers should be from the same manufacturer and designed to work together. Surround Left and Right speakers should also be identical to each other, as should the Surround Back speakers.

Why does the center speaker work but not the bass?

Its odd that the bass works but the center speaker does nothing since they are on the same audio jack. Any suggestions on the problem/possible solutions? Surround sound only works if the music or movie was actually recorded in 5.1 surround sound. If not then, the other speakers won’t have sound coming out from them.

What to do if rear speaker does not work?

Try this, go into control panel and set Windows audio speaker to 5.1. If that does not work, download the latest sound drivers. If you got a realtek, then go to and download the HD Audio drivers. Open up Realtek audio manager, head into speaker configuration and enable virtual surround.

Are there rear and center speakers that work?

For example I have 5.1 selected and only the 2 front and 2 rear speakers. your method worked great. just bought some nice surround-sound desktop speakers and sub/center would not work! workng good now! Unplug rear speaker cable and replug it, it will register a new cable slot – select rear speaker.

When does surround sound not come from rear speakers?

Verify the source that you are playing is encoded in surround sound. NOTE: Surround sound is not present at all times. During periods of mainly dialog, most of the sound may come from the center speaker only, with audio coming out of the rear speakers when there is background or ambient noise.

How to troubleshoot sound from the rear speakers?

[Solution] Troubleshoot Surround Sound Speakers 1 Verify that the rear surround speakers are properly connected to the Audio/Video (A/V) receiver.IMPORTANT: If… 2 Perform a test tone operation to check if the speakers are functioning correctly 3 Increase the rear speaker volume or surround speaker settings to maximum. See More….

Its odd that the bass works but the center speaker does nothing since they are on the same audio jack. Any suggestions on the problem/possible solutions? Surround sound only works if the music or movie was actually recorded in 5.1 surround sound. If not then, the other speakers won’t have sound coming out from them.

For example I have 5.1 selected and only the 2 front and 2 rear speakers. your method worked great. just bought some nice surround-sound desktop speakers and sub/center would not work! workng good now! Unplug rear speaker cable and replug it, it will register a new cable slot – select rear speaker.

Which is the best front or center speaker?

When looking at the playback devices and doing the test everything works:Front, Center, Rear, and Bass. When I play something else with sound (music movie etc.) only the Front speakers and the Bass work. Its odd that the bass works but the center speaker does nothing since they are on the same audio jack.