"Before ARC, I had never heard a system with a subwoofer that had not been degraded in the crossover area."- Secrets of Home Theater, (Part 2)

We're going to assume you've already read Part 1 of the Secrets of Home Theater ARC review, brilliantly written by David Rich. If you haven't, you really should stop what you're doing, click the link above (blue text) and once read, come back and read on for Part 2. 

Part 1 of the review looked at ARC's firmware in the SSPs and AVRs which have a reduced filter bank size. Whereas Part 2 focused on adding a subwoofer to the mix using the full SSP version of ARC.

We cannot recommend enough that you read Part 2 of the review in full, but to get you started, here are the Coles Notes...

"Below I show my acoustic measurements for the complete system after all the equalizer filter coefficients, bass management filter settings, distance, and level correction have been downloaded to the Anthem D2 Pre/Pro. This plot highlights the remarkable success of the ARC system."

"...the ARC system is able to join main channels and a subwoofer seamlessly."

"Of the room correction systems I have tested, only the Anthem ARC has the ability to create the correct filter shapes for each channel correctly, with the corresponding flat total response curve." 

"Before the Anthem ARC, I had never heard a system with a subwoofer that had not been degraded in the crossover area."

"How many equipment reviewers who work in the domain of two-channel music systems are using subwoofers?  If these reviewers had access to an Anthem product with ARC, some minds might be changed."

Just like Part 1, the above summary doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the detail that David Rich has put into Part 2 of his ARC review. Click here! to read Part 2 of David's review entirely.

ARC can be purchased from authorized Anthem dealers 

and is also included with the following products:

Anthem MRX 300

Anthem MRX 500

Anthem MRX 700

Anthem AVM 50v 3D

Anthem Statement D2v 3D

 

To find your local authorized Anthem dealer, click here!

"Among the numerous room correction systems ... I have tested, ARC currently stands out as the best" - Secrets of Home Theater ARC review: Part 1

It has been a few years in the making but alas, it's here... 
David Rich of Secrets of Home Theater & High Fidelity has published Part 1 of his intensive Anthem Room Correction (ARC) review and we are ecstatic with his findings! 

This is by far the most thorough analysis of a room correction system we have ever seen. So whether you're an audiophile or an audio enthusiast, this is a read you can appreciate.

For a sneak preview, here are a few snippets from the review that we are happy to brag about...

 "Among the numerous room correction systems (automatically adjusts speaker delay, frequency response, and loudness, with respect to the listening position) I have tested, the Anthem ARC currently stands out as the best for consumers." 

"I never saw any sign of the system failing to produce a good solution for correcting the room and speaker aberrations."

"My room measurement system, which offers many more measurement functions than just the plots above, is about $600. For less than twice the price, Anthem gives you the ability to make accurate frequency response plots, provides the hardware to do the real time room correction, and tosses in a completely functional AVR."

"The three curves are text book examples of how an electrical room correction should work. This is the best result I have seen."

"I also listened to numerous other speakers, full range, and found the result ... to be the best I have achieved using an electrical room correction system."

"My room measurement system, which offers many more measurement functions than just the plots above, is about $600. For less than twice the price, Anthem gives you the ability to make accurate frequency response plots, provides the hardware to do the real time room correction, and tosses in a completely functional AVR."

"It is impossible for you to understand the depth of the intellectual property Anthem has amassed over the years of this system's development to produce this result, not just for this example but with other speakers in different sized rooms."

The above summary doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the depth that David Rich has gone into in Part 1 of his ARC review.  

Click here! to read Part 1 of David's review entirely.

ARC can be purchased from authorized Anthem dealers 

and is also included with the following products:

Anthem MRX 300

Anthem MRX 500

Anthem MRX 700

Anthem AVM 50v 3D

Anthem Statement D2v 3D

 

To find your local authorized Anthem dealer, click here!

Stay tuned for Part 2 of David's ARC review, coming soon!