interested if you have ever used/ heard a Trinnov altitudeprocessor. I’m in the middle of a way too long, home theater, build and have been considering the anthem Avm90, the new Marantz cinema, or the trinnov. The only challenge being the trinnov dealer is many hours away and twice the price as the other alternatives. Those who have it seem to swear by it but I find that when people buy expensive things they usually think they’re better anyways, sometimes that’s true. Sometimes it is not. It is supposed to have absolutely amazing room correction and bass correction, great support and easy upgrade ability.
Anthem ARC - Well, it's not that great.
Hi Everyone,
I don’t have the time and energy to do a full write up with frequency plots and the like, but I want to say that after pushing Anthem HT processors for a while, I lived with the MRX 540 and it’s ARC and honestly it doesn’t sound good.
Sucks the dynamics out of the soundtracks and at the same time fails to improve the speaker to speaker matching. In other words, you don’t end up with an immersive sound field.
I’m so sad and disappointed. As you know, I am a big proponent of using EQ and DSP correctly to enhance all listening. I’m just sad that the automatic part of the Anthem Room Correction is just not very good. I suspect some of this may be the forced multi-point measurements that work much better in large auditoriums than in my modest listening room and couch.
I’m keeping the receiver but going back to using my own EQ curves, something impossible to do in the Anthem.
Best,
Erik
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Hi @esthlos13 - Unfortunately I have not. Maybe I should solicit processors to review? :) I may suffer from NIH (not invented here) syndrome when it comes to room integration. I really liked the setup I had when I was using hand crafted curves via miniDSP, so I could be that guy who is only satisfied when he makes it himself. :) OTOH, I had really high hopes for ATC to simplify the amount of gear and cables I needed to have not to mention the time and effort needed for calibration. At least with Anthem, I was not at all impressed. |
Maybe not super, but better than the Audyssey competition. I have been running an MXR310 with updated software quite happily as HT in two houses now in 5.1 Could also be that Anthem amplifier sections are better than most in the price range. I have no interest in Atmos and really would be happy with 3.1 as I just don't care much for special effects. Yes, I have heard a super high end 9. something with 3D and I would not pay 1/10 the price for it. It is not my music system. One problem is many rely on the DSP to fix speaker problems where it really is better just on lower frequency room issues. EQ alone won't fix room imaging or crappy speakers. The better you start, the better the result. Another problem is when many people first experience getting the humps beat down, it seems a bit flat. No more 4K boost and no more bass boost. Those issues may be easier to see the difference playing music, not movies. Perfect? No but I am not ware of anything better I could afford. Mini-DSP is the only alternative I would pursue if my Anthem died. It may also be difficult to separate what is DSP and what is the DAC and amp. Well, might go to 3.1 and the Schiit SYN. The mic was designed when ARC only handled low frequencies. As the software improved, the mic did not change. Without decrypting the calibration file, we'll never know. I imagine it is the same Panasonic capsule ( or clone) as in most cheap condenser mics
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Yeah, I used the Anthem ARC in the form of the Martin Logan Perfect Bass Kit, just for subwoofers, and the results were that I much preferred subwoofers without any room EQ. https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/subwoofers-and-electrostatic-speakers |
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