Specification Sheet

Easy-to-use and powerful,
Anthem Room Correction
delivers professional results
.
How is Anthem Room Correction (ARC) implemented in MDA?
MartinLogan MDAs are fully matrixed with the MDA8 allowing
the creation of up to four zones and the MDA16 allowing
up to eight. Within each unique zone, you can take acoustic
measurements and upload zone-specific ARC correction.
Why is Anthem Room Correction (ARC) important for
custom installation applications? Simply put, Anthem Room
Correction “corrects” the effects that a room has on the sound
radiating from loudspeakers and subwoofers. When setting up
custom installed audio solutions an installer is faced with many
constraints, such as boundaries of architectural elements, hard
surfaces, and aesthetic limitations within the room. These factors
can have a significant, negative impact on the sound quality.
With the use of Anthem Room Correction, the undesirable
effects of these obstacles can quickly be removed, allowing
your speakers to achieve a more natural sound in any room,
as close to the lab standard as possible—and with ARC
available in every zone, the challenge of making every
room sound its best has never been more straightforward.
On a more sophisticated level, ARC is a proprietary
digital signal processing software that works with a
specially-engineered calibration microphone and your
computer to quickly and easily optimize audio in unique
listening spaces. Anthem engineers developed the ARC
system while researching how to replicate the audio-lab
standard of performance in non-lab environments. This
groundbreaking research was conducted in conjunction with
the National Research Council of Canada, the Canadian
government’s research and technology organization.
How do I run ARC on these?
ARC Genesis is compatible with MAC
and Windows operating systems. Each
MDA comes with a dual input ARC
microphone. Just download the free
ARC Genesis software to a laptop from
AnthemARC.com and follow the step-by-
step directions. The ARC microphone,
placed in the listening space, takes precise
measurements. The software compares the
acoustic response of the room to the ideal
in-room response, unique to each room.
Sophisticated DSP accurately equalizes
the response and automatically sets low-
frequency crossover curves to account
for the room’s unique acoustic signature.
Achieve the most accurate, naturally
blended audio with the touch of a button!
power a subwoofer. You can even bridge multiple zones
to provide more power when it’s needed. Any subwoofer
attached to an MDA also benefits from Anthem Room
Correction, which not only corrects acoustic output for an
ideal response but also sets bass management settings
(including subwoofer phase) for a flawless transition to the
main speakers.
MDAs are fully configurable using an intuitive web-
based interface that controls every available setting for
every zone and every input. It has never been easier to
set up a whole-house audio system with such extremely
accurate results.
High use environments are highly susceptible to
acoustically harmful room interactions due to the prevalence
of hard materials and complex surfaces. This reduces clarity
in the midrange and muddies the bass. Configuring custom
DSP settings is a relatively common feature in high-end
distribution solutions, but is limited to simple parametric
equalization which has severe limitations. MDAs utilize
both speaker-based DSP and Anthem Room Correction
to deliver perfect sound in every environment, rendering
music with clear dialogue and deep, accurate bass.
Anthem Room Correction is accomplished through a simple
measurement process that can take as little as five minutes
per zone. Speaker-specific DSP settings are preloaded
for performance optimization of MartinLogan custom
install and outdoor speakers. This level of customization
effortlessly provides exceptional sound quality while
helping protect speakers from being overdriven. Further, to
safeguard speakers, DSP selection has the added benefit
of including sophisticated impedance/voltage curves that,
when combined with Advanced Load Monitoring, maintain
absolute control of MartinLogan speakers and intervene if a
speaker may experience damage.
MDAs are designed to sound great with more than just
MartinLogan speakers. In addition to providing the benefits
of Anthem Room Correction and Active Load Monitoring
for any connected speaker or subwoofer, MDAs allow you
to fine-tune any speaker’s response by adjusting the volume
level, left/right balance, and bass and treble levels.
Additionally, with both IP and RS-232 connections,
MDAs are compatible with leading home automation
systems, including Control4, Crestron, Elan, RTI, Savant,
and URC.
ARC Genesis Software
(free download)
ARC
Microphone
(included)