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Originally Posted by renk900  I am interested in what ARC can do because the price makes sense to me if it works - i'd be interested to see your results if you tested it, do you know anyone that has one you could borrow? |
I don't know anyone with ARC, but I tested the Audyssey system which is supposed to be the same thing.
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I'm not expecting ARC to recreate this but if it can improve imaging and clarity in my programming room then I'd get it no questions - the portability is also a bonus to me.
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First, the best you can hope for from can EQ like ARC is to correct the first one or two lowest frequency modes. An equalizer simply cannot improve imaging, though cleaning up the low bass can help with clarity. Second, it's impossible for any EQ or other advice to "fix" the response all around the room. It's just not possible, because a peak at one location can easily be a null only a few inches away. So if the EQ reduces a peak to be flat at your left ear, the null at the same frequency as heard by your right ear will now be even worse. This is just the way it is in small rooms.
If I were a smarter businessman I'd sell an inexpensive parametric EQ and bundle it with the free Room EQ Wizard software.
--Ethan