The most common reaction after ARC is that the bass sounds lighter. That’s expected, and easy to adjust.
If the bass sounds light
Beginner
ARC is very good at flattening bass peaks. Peaks are easier to hear than dips, so once they’re gone the bass can seem weaker even though it’s more even. Anthem’s fix is to raise the Room Gain or Deep Bass target in Professional Mode, then upload again.
Anthem dealers suggest about +3 dB of Room Gain as a starting point for most rooms.
Crossovers
A crossover of about 80 Hz suits most speakers with a subwoofer. Compact speakers usually work better at 100 to 120 Hz.
You’re done
Check the result and go further
That’s the calibration done. Listen for a few days before changing anything else.
Target settings in Professional Mode
Advanced
| Setting | Range | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Room Gain | 0 to +6 dB, centred 150 to 300 Hz | Keeps some of the room’s natural bass lift |
| Deep Bass | 0 to +6 dB, centred 20 to 80 Hz | Adds low bass |
| Tilt | -12 to +6 dB, centred 50 Hz to 10 kHz | Tilts the whole balance brighter or warmer |
| Max EQ frequency | 200 Hz to 20 kHz, default 5 kHz | The highest frequency ARC corrects |
| Subwoofer crossover | 40 to 250 Hz | Where bass hands over to the subs |
| Bass management slope | Flat, or 1st to 6th order | How steeply the crossover filters |
- Anthem recommends leaving Max EQ at 5 kHz for most systems. Dipole surrounds may be better with a much lower limit, around 300 to 500 Hz.
- Change one setting at a time and upload, so you can hear what each did.
- An autodetect option puts ARC’s recommended values back if you get lost.
To see the real result at your seat, measure with REW. See Measure with REW.
Source: Anthem’s ARC Genesis target settings page.