mikedocy
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Sonarworks Vs. ARC
I own ARC and have enjoyed using it over the years but the Sonarworks bundle is making me consider replacing ARC.
It Calibrates your room and speakers (like ARC), it also has headphone calibration (ARC doe not), and for extra $, has a new software that will route your internet audio through the Sonarworks calibration software (ARC does not). The price for the speaker/headphone/microphone bundle is decent, and it includes an individually calibrated microphone.
I will get the Sonarworks demo and try it myself, but in the meantime...
Anyone prefer Arc over Sonarworks for any technical reasons?
Do they both calibrate your speakers about the same, or do you prefer the results of one over the other?
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BobF
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/24 16:54:54
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ARC2 is far superior because that's what I invested in  Their new gadget is cool, but I found VB Audio + PB2 to be painless to set up. If I ever decide to go with headphone calibration, I'll prolly switch unless ARC2 adds that bit of it.
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smallstonefan
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/24 17:08:58
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I had ARC but sold it once I tried Sonarworks - there was a huge difference between the two in my experience...
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Slugbaby
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/24 17:48:39
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I've never tried ARC, but am pretty happy with the Sonarworks Headphone Calibration.
I'm not lucky enough to have monitors, if I did I'd buy their Room Calibration too.
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/27 10:36:01
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+ for Sonarworks here, I have the headphone calibration and bought the mic. I then downloaded the speaker calibration to eq the room and saved the profile. Did the room eq a few times to make sure the results were consistent. I also have the new systemwide add-on which comes in handy for listening to streaming audio, reference tracks etc.
The first thing to get used to is listening to sounds flat but once your ears adjust it is invaluable for ensuring the end result does not have erroneous artifacts (unless that is what you are aiming for).
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auto_da_fe
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/27 15:07:19
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I have had very good results with Sonarworks headphone calibration.
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bapu
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/27 15:55:48
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+1 for SONARWORKS headphone calibration.
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bapu
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/27 15:56:30
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BTW I use ARC when I use my monitors. So for me I have my needs covered for now.
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batsbrew
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/29 15:29:50
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ARC 2 user here....
haven't tried the sonarworks yet....
don't mix in my headphones, so don't need that.
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timidi
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/31 02:52:00
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I have ARC. After many tries, I just don't get it. Listening thru ARC just sounds not good.
Maybe I'll give Sonarworks demo a whirl with the ARC Mic.
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mikedocy
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/31 03:39:04
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timidi
I have ARC. After many tries, I just don't get it. Listening thru ARC just sounds not good.
Maybe I'll give Sonarworks demo a whirl with the ARC Mic.
The Sonarworks faq does say that you can use the ARC mic. It obviously isn't going to be perfect but should give a good idea of how well the software works. I like the fact that SonarWorks supplies an individually calibrated mic with their bundle. Anyways, me too; I'm going to give it a try this weekend with the ARC mic.
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BobF
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/31 13:10:32
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ARC isn't supposed to make your mix sound "good". It's supposed to make your mix sound the way it really sounds in a treated room so you can tweak the mix to make it sound good.
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timidi
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Re: Sonarworks Vs. ARC
2017/03/31 22:14:33
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BobF
ARC isn't supposed to make your mix sound "good". It's supposed to make your mix sound the way it really sounds in a treated room so you can tweak the mix to make it sound good.
Hmm. pretty sure I didn't say/elude to/imply that.
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