Ford Taurus Rear Deck Center Speaker Size
The Ford Taurus rear deck center accommodates a 3.5 inch speaker size and supports 6x9 inch speakers. Compatible types include midrange and full-range units. The specifications cover the years 1996 to 2015.
| Year | Type | Size (inch) |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Midrange | 3.5 |
| 2014 | Midrange | 3.5 |
| 2013 | Midrange | 3.5 |
| 2012 | Midrange | 3.5 |
| 2011 | Midrange | 3.5 |
| 2010 | Midrange | 3.5 |
| 1999 | Full-Range | 6x9 |
| 1998 | Full-Range | 6x9 |
| 1997 | Full-Range | 6x9 |
| 1996 | Full-Range | 6x9 |
Speaker Types
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Midrange | A driver for the middle of the audible range, typically from about 300 Hz to 5,000 Hz, where vocals and most instruments sit. It is often paired with a tweeter and a woofer. |
| Full-Range | A single driver that reproduces bass through treble without a separate crossover network. It is the simplest replacement option and is common in factory audio systems. |
Additional Notes
- The rear deck center is a surface-mounted location positioned along the rear shelf of the cabin, typically facing upward toward the rear window and projecting sound forward into the passenger compartment.
- A center speaker in the rear deck occupies a single, centrally aligned mounting point, which acoustically anchors dialogue and centered audio content between the left and right rear channels.
- The Ford Taurus rear deck center position accommodates 2 distinct speaker sizes across the listed model years: 3.5 inch and 6x9 inch.
- The 3.5 inch diameter of the 2010 through 2015 fitment constrains cone surface area, which limits low-frequency output and focuses the speaker's effective range on the upper midrange, generally between 500 Hz and 5,000 Hz.
- A 3.5 inch speaker in a rear deck center position reinforces vocal presence and upper harmonic content, operating within a frequency band where human speech intelligibility is concentrated.
- The midrange type compatible with the 3.5 inch fitment is a speaker category engineered specifically to handle the middle portion of the audible spectrum, without the crossover components or cone design intended for bass or high-frequency reproduction.
- The 6x9 inch oval format used in the 1996 through 1999 fitment presents a larger radiating surface, which allows for deeper low-frequency extension and greater overall sound pressure level output from the rear deck position.
- The elongated oval geometry of a 6x9 inch driver is a dimensional adaptation to shallow rear deck cavities, where mounting depth is restricted but lateral space permits a wider frame footprint.
- The Ford Taurus rear deck center position for 1996 through 1999 models accepts a full-range type, which is a speaker category designed to reproduce low, mid, and high frequencies from a single driver without external crossover filtering.
- A full-range driver in the 6x9 inch format placed at the rear deck center disperses sound upward and forward, covering a broad frequency span that includes bass frequencies the 3.5 inch midrange fitment does not reproduce.