Wow, thanks guys. I have ARC2 and have been using it for some time.....was still struggling to get the results I was looking for listening back on other systems. After 4 hours after I unpacked the VRM, I was able to very quickly find and fix the things that were still bothering me about 2 projects I've been working on for months. The results are the first 2 mixes on my page.
I'm not making any conclusions about ARC, perhaps my room sucks beyond any help ARC can give? For me the VRM box gives me the results I was looking to get from ARC and I was able to establish an immediate work flow.
I'm not going to bother with the SPDIF, I simply shut my interface off and plug the box in, it becomes the only ASIO device. Nothing to change in Sonar just mix...simples
Thanks guys, you've helped me to suck to a much lesser degree :)