Help! Anthem STR preamp ARC sounds bad now compared to off

@dtximages - Yes, the phase adjustment is applied only to Profile 1. That is documented exactly nowhere, but I discovered it when I noticed Profiles 2-4 were deficient in bass. (I've reported it to Anthem as a bug.) As I mentioned, you can use the preamp's menu system to check the phase settings of Profile 1, then copy those to Profiles 2 through 4.
You might want to try measuring again, but I suggest you do move the mic around. To get best sound for a single listener, or if you are using a directional speaker, it may be best to move it less than Anthem suggests, but do move it a little. It's the spatial averaging that prevents effects that are strongly position-dependent from being "corrected".

Thanks for the advice.. I might can try again tomorrow.  I can't believe the phasing is only applied to profile 1, that's crazy.

I can't believe the phasing is only applied to profile 1, that's crazy.

I agree, and I consider it a bug. I was hoping that Anthem had fixed it by now.

My subs have their own phase controls, which I adjusted by another method; the result is that the STR doesn't move the phase adjustment from zero. That's neither better nor worse than letting the STR do it, but it does keep me from knowing whether Anthem has fixed that yet.

Anyone know how to copy settings from Profile 1 to the others?  I can't figure it out and am probably missing something obvious.