Anthem STR - IMPORTANT ADVICE FOR ARC USERS; Common ARC Mistakes to Avoid

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WHAT NOT TO DO
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easier to hear peaks in response than dips. ARC doesn’t only level the peaks, but also the dips. With the equalization turned
on it may be immediately apparent that boominess is gone, but it may take longer to notice that bass notes which were
buried all along have become audible, and for this reason you might want to spend a week getting used to the new sound.
Once becoming accustomed to tight bass with the entire range playing at equal level, chances are you’ll never want to go
back to bloated one-note bass.
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subwoofer level may need adjustment.
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not meant at all to be a substitute for proper speaker positioning, nor can it reliably force your speakers to do something
they weren’t designed to do. Its purpose is to take performance to a higher level after the traditional good practices that
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Always avoid forcing the green curve to be higher than the red or purple ones in the manner shown here: