Anthems room correction is second only to Dirac and apparently much better than Audyssey from what i have read if RC is something thats important to you. There are 2 camps and many opinions about RC and its benefits . I dont think anyone will argue that treating the room and proper location of your subs and speakers should be handled before introducing room correction.
If it wasn't Valentine's Day, I would make a more detailed post, but oh my gosh yes! Anthem's ARC is light years better than Audyssey (and I liked Audyssey). Some people say that it is right on par with Dirac, some say that ARC is marginally better, and other say that Dirac has a tiny advantage. It is THAT good.
All room correction is vastly improved with acoustical treatments in the room. Fix that major problems with acoustical treatments so that the system never has to "fake it" or "compromise" something to fix a spike or dip in frequencies in the room.
