Sound on Sound editor-in-chief Paul White says "The bass end seemed subtly deeper and more even with ARC switched on, and everything sounded natural, with good clarity and no evidence of algorithmic tampering."
Sound on Sound editor in chief, Paul White, has given ARC 2 a full and in-depth review in their October 2013 issue.
Paul has used his years of experience in studio design and troubleshooting to really get 'under-the-hood' of ARC 2 and see just how good it really is:
"Multiple sets of measurements can be taken, name and stored. This is useful if you have more than one set of monitors, in which case you can assign them speaker icons with graphics to match most monitor types."
"After balancing the levels, I tried comparing the sound with and without ARC 2 ... the bass seemed subtly deeper and more even with ARC switched on, and everything sounded natural, with good clarity and no evidence of algorithmic tampering."
"Many of the domestic rooms we've visited during the course of our Studio SOS adventures have exhibited bass problems that could not easily be cured by absorbers, and in these case, ARC 2 might be a good solution."
"In unfortunately shaped rooms with sharp peaks in the bass response, something like ARC 2 might be the only practical solution."
"Overall I was impressed by both the ease of use of the ARC 2 system and by the results."
Paul's final verdict was:
"ARC 2 does a great job of mopping up those room problems that you can't address, so even if all you can do is hang a foam tile or two at the main mirror points in a bedroom studio, this system will help you get more accurate monitoring results".
Key points:
+ Works effectively in flattening the room/monitor response with minimal side-effects
+ Easy to use
+ Affordable
+ Includes emulations of a variety of speaker types
The Sound on Sound October 2013 issue is out now. Visit their website here
Learn more about ARC 2 System here