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UPDATE!!! Anthem D2v NOW SHIPPING. News By Bob Pariseau:


''The Anthem Statement D2v is shipping now (confirmed). The Anthem AVM 50v is supposed to ship this coming week. [NOTE: Anthem originally referred to these two units as the "D2 v.2" and "AVM 50 v.2".]


The original Statement D2, AVM 50, and quite possibly the AVM 40, may be discontinued soon if that hasn't already happened. Upgrades to the D2v or AVM 50v for owners of the original units should be available soon (my guess would be February for the D2 -> D2v upgrade). Upgrade pricing is not confirmed yet. Either upgrade will require shipping the unit to the Anthem factory in Canada.


HDMI is V1.3c -- some folks may care about the particular V1.3 level

Speaker Xover is "Pair"

Surround Mode is BOTH PLIIx and THX (the additional THX stuff is user selectable -- you don't seem to have an option for that)


Pricing is a little confusing right now as Anthem seems to be offering a reduced "introductory" price at the moment. It appears the US MSRP for the D2v is $7499 at the moment. The AVM 50v pricing is not confirmed yet but will likely remain $2K less than the D2v pricing. The price includes Anthem ARC-1 (room correction) bundled with either the D2v or the AVM 50v.


LPCM audio: for both of these units it is up to 7.1 channels at up to 192KHz/24bit. [NOTE however that ANALOG multi-channel audio input remains 5.1 on both units.]


In addition, Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD bitstream decoding are in both units now via HDMI 1.3c. Anthem has announced that "Dolby Volume" will be added as a free software upgrade for both units (user installable) -- no ETA announced.


Video is up to HDMI 1080p/60 (with 1080p/24 support) including HDMI V1.3 "Deep Color" and full video processing. Video processing is 12 bits per component (36 bits per pixel) end to end using the latest VXP chip from Sigma Designs. The two HDMI video outputs run in "parallel" -- i.e., they are both live at the same time, but they can not be set to carry different video signals. It is not clear yet whether that restriction may be relaxed in future firmware.''



Anthem support. Fast and really efficient:
tech@anthemav.com


Anthem D2v2 announcement:

http://www.castercomm.com/prView.cfm?cid=111&id=208


And the new Sigma scaler (Sigma bought Gennum...):

http://www.reuters.com/article/press...008+BW20080414

8 HDMI 1.3c IN and 2 OUT!!!!! No need for an external HDMI switcher anymore!






Here's a compilation of links to find specific informations faster in this mega-thread on the D2!


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PANIC ROOM!


* Should I panic since the D2/AVM50 are NOT HDMI 1.3? :


Not anymore!!!


The D2/AVM50 will both be upgradable (hardware upgrade) to do the D2v, so they will be HDMI 1.3c, 7.1, and will support decoding of DD TrueHD, DTS HD and DTS-HD Master


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FIRMWARE and INSTALLING NEW FIRMWARE


* Belt & suspenders approach to doing the update from Bob Pariseau
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post10645127


* Disconnect HDMI sources and display PRIOR to installing an upgrade!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9277613


* Some extra steps to make sure your settings remain good
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9543881


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SETUP -- SOME BASIC, SOME ADVANCED


How to adjust Phase and Polarity for your subwoofer(s)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post13997761
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post15831964



* How to get the best from your video setup (video calibration for non-ISF techs)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9277613
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9564825


* Lossless HDMI audio for folks without HDMI displays
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9805765
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9808465


* Max resolution/frame rate for processed HDMI or Component video
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9683898


* My video is "shocking pink"!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9610862


* Using AUTO DIG to get more than one device on the same input
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9564730


* What if my 1080p display only accepts up to 1080i input?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9286645


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ANTHEM ROOM CORRECTION (ARC-1) : AUDIO BLISS IN A FEW, EASY STEPS

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http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...=#post14484075


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THINGS YOU CAN DO WHILE WATCHING/LISTENING


* Why can't I get to the audio processing mode I want?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9627851


*Making SDTV Programs Fill a 16:9 Screen Without Distortion
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post10864623


* Fun with Custom Cropping and Scaling
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9587424
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9652415
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9660854
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9672930
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...ostcount=10203


* What's with this Frame Lock stuff?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9556938


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TERMINOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY


* Color Space
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9731538
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9738172


* Data Format (YCbCr 4:4:4, etc.)
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...ostcount=14288
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9442585
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9443139
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9445345
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9306459


* Frame Rates and Custom Resolutions
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9211974
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9276351


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SOURCE DEVICE SPECIFIC SETTINGS


* Scientific Atlanta DVR
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9557247


* Oppo 970 for SACD or DVD-Audio over HDMI
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9388249


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DISPLAY SPECIFIC SETTINGS


* Custom Resolution for a 1366x768 Panasonic display
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9081443


* How to output 1080p48 to Sony Ruby with Live Video Settings Editor
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9221154


* Custom /24Hz Resolution for a Sony Pearl
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9256440


* What if your display won't accept it's "native" resolution as input?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post9795082


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SOUND SPECIFIC SETTINGS


* How to set the D2 with the Velodyne DD15 subwoofer
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&post8872147


* How well does the Room Resonance Filter work? What does it do, and what affect does it have?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...post10516640


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Latest review by Kris Deering (august 2006) of the Anthem D2:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/volum...006-page1.html


And my review:

http://statement.anthemav.com/HTML/P...D2_Reviews.pdf


For those searching for Kris Deering's benchmark of the video section of the D2 at Secrets, you can access it directly here:

http://www.hometheaterhifi.com/cgi-b.../V%20Processor


Anthem's page for the Statement D2:

http://statement.anthemav.com/HTML/Products/D2/D2.html
 
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#15,381 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau /forum/post/14424733


I hope folks who are fiddling with this Max EQ Frequency Target thingy realize that this 12KHz stuff is kind of something that got pulled out of a hat. One person used that value, and then I tried it expecting bad results and found good results instead, and other folks have picked up on that value.


Your particular Measurements may not require you go up that high, or may work better if you go a little higher.


I know in my case, however, that cranking it all the way up to 20KHz produced more wobbles lower down in frequency, so I think that's too high for my stuff.


You should look at your Measurements and see if you can pick a natural point higher than 5KHz, but not too high, which looks good to try. That may be 12KHz or it may be some other frequency.


Or you my discover that in your case, raising it *AT ALL* above the default 5KHz produces results that don't sound as good *EVEN THOUGH* the Calculated curves look better. That could be the "high frequency directionality" issue making your Measurements misleading up there -- and thus making the Calculations incorrect. Trust your ears.

--Bob

Agreed here as well - tried the 12hz but find it to be a bit too "bright" and the bass feels a bit anemic.

Going to experiment with something inbetween.

/\\/\\
 
#15,382 ·
I wondered if there's a good recap (I can't find it, but with the data loss who knows) of the "Earthquake Bass" problem with ARC.


I'm experiencing that earthquake problem with my D2, but there are a few odd factors I would point out in my situation (some temporary). Maybe we can find some commonality to better articulate the issue for Anthem.
  1. I have a pretty small subwoofer for the size of the (very open) room
  2. I live on the 18th floor in an urban high-rise, and there's always a fair mount of low-frequency noise coming from the street -- even with the windows closed -- not to mention fire trucks, screeching brakes, etc. This makes measurement problematic on a good day, though I'm going to try doing this at midnight to see if it works better.
  3. There is construction on the windows going out to my deck (and they're at about a 45-degree angle just behind the viewer's left side) which exacerbates my inherent noise problem. First, the windows and doors there are temporarily replaced with plywood and styrofoam now, which no doubt affects acoustics. Second, and more significant I think, this lets in even MORE street noise then I'd have with the double-pane windows that will eventually be back there.
  4. I get lots of noise messages when measuring the subwoofer, typically needing to try 4-5 times to get a clean reading for each mic position.
  5. I don't have access to my charts right now, but they look remarkably like another set I saw where the sub didn't even look like a subwoofer (rapidly falling off below 30Hz).
  6. I have the same problem with 1.2.5 and 1.2.6. It's impossible to listen without turning the subwoofer's volume way down below where it was when I measured.


I haven't sent my settings file to Nick yet because I think the 60db or so of ambient noise when the system is off is a likely culprit, and it will improve dramatically in a month or so when the new windows are in. If that doesn't work, I could also opt for a beefier subwoofer.


But are there others still having the earthquake problem? Any commonalities with my situation?
 
#15,383 ·
The "earthquake" problem was a bug that is fixed in V1.2.5.


You should not be using V1.2.6, that "test" version has problems.


I think it is quite likely that your high degree of ambient noise in the low bass (street noise) is what's messing things up for you here. (And trying V1.2.6 probably just made things worse.)


Have you tried setting the Setup / Speaker Calibration / Noise Level and also the volume knob on your subwoofer properly? You may need to target a higher SPL for those for the moment to help get cleaner Measurements -- perhaps 80dB instead of 75dB.


Again the process for this is:


* Use your Radio Shack SPL meter, set to "slow" response, and "C" weighting, pointing straight up at the central mic position you will be using for ARC mic position #1.


* Go to Setup / Speaker Calibration -- the test mode will be OFF at this point -- and set the volume trim values for the left front speaker and for the subwoofer to 0dB.


* Go to the first line of that menu and set the test mode to Manual.


* Scroll down one line to the Noise Level line and adjust its value until you get an SPL reading around whatever you want to target -- normally 75dB but in your case perhaps higher (80dB?). ARC will use this Noise Level value to set the volume of its Measurement sweep tones. NOTE: Due to an apparent bug, you must set the Left Front line to 0dB before adjusting the Noise Level line.


* Now scroll down to the subwoofer line which you also set to 0dB above.


* Using *ONLY* the volume knob in your subwoofer, adjust the subwoofer until you also get roughly the same SPL reading you targeted above for Noise Level. You do not need to be precise in these SPL settings -- a ballpark close result is fine.


* You are now ready to try ARC Measurements again. You don't need to do anything else in the Speaker Calibration menu. ARC will ignore the speaker volume values in there now (except for Noise Level) and replace them with the ones it calculates.


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After you do your new ARC Measurements, Calculation, and Upload, double check that the values ARC has Uploaded into Setup / Speaker Configuration (the crossovers), and Setup / Speaker Calibration all make sense. If something is screwy here you may have a bad serial connection and thus your Upload isn't working right.


You can double check the Speaker Calibration settings ARC Uploads by setting the test mode to Manual and scrolling down to each speaker line in turn. They should all produce the same SPL reading, and that reading should be pretty close to what you targetted when you set Noise Level above.


You can double check the crossover values by comparing them to what ARC displays in Advanced mode when you Open your ARC results file and then view the Targets window.


When you are happy your Setup menu stuff is correct after the Upload, be sure to do a Save User and/or Installer Settings to capture those values so that you don't accidentally mess them up later by doing a Reload.

--Bob
 
#15,385 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau /forum/post/14429088


What were your before and after Room Gain values for Movie and Music?


By the way, I've noticed that ARC assigns a slightly lower value for my Music configuration. I've been assuming that was just a variation in the calculation due to eliminating the Center speaker from the mix for Music.

--Bob

Well, since I use the same speaker configuration for movies and music, the measurements and ARC's recommendations for both were the same. Room gain was set at 3.95dB and I kept that for Movies but I am happier with 1 to 1.5dB for Music.
 
#15,386 ·
Got this from Nick today re: 1.2.6


"Thanks, working on a new system for that. It'll probably ask the user whether or not the sub is really close to the listening area, in which case it'll restrict the xover frequency range.


Nothing it can do about ported subs with too much chuffing noise, however."


Best Regards,

Nick
 
#15,387 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by jayray /forum/post/14431920


Got this from Nick today re: 1.2.6


"Thanks, working on a new system for that. It'll probably ask the user whether or not the sub is really close to the listening area, in which case it'll restrict the xover frequency range.


Nothing it can do about ported subs with too much chuffing noise, however."


Best Regards,

Nick

hmmm... Did Nick say what is considered really close? Also, I wonder why the user will be prompted with such a question since the listening position masurements have been entered. I would think the D2 would just use that.
 
#15,389 ·
I got my servo 15. woohoo.

Just about to set everything up again and do a reARC.


I really am having a concer with placment of this sub. Not much bigger then my old ps1200 but I'm just trying to find the best location in my odd open room.


Few questions to you good folks here.

1. Should I place the sub , behind my couch with the woofer firing into the back of the couch or into the back of the room. [note* it's another 10-15 feet to the back wall]

2. place it in the front of the room in the middle of my front left and center. note* this will literally be next to them, maybe 1/2 an inch or less from each one so FL- 1/2INCH - SUB-1/2INCH - CENTER.

3. place it in the middle of the room about 4-5 feet away from me on the right side and about 3 feet from the front. [*note this will also be very close to the front right speaker and just under/around my 1st reflection wall treatment.


[help please
]


And also if anyone has or knows of this sub, whats the best set up for the control +6db part , mostly watch movies and some SACD's in 5.1


As always thanks in advanced.


Once I figure all this out, I will reARC my system and see if I get better results then the ps1200....lol


EDIT: I know what close is..lol mine is 2-4ft away from me. so I wonder if I should try the 1.26??
 
#15,390 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by TREVLAN /forum/post/14432649


I got my servo 15. woohoo.

Just about to set everything up again and do a reARC.


I really am having a concer with placment of this sub. Not much bigger then my old ps1200 but I'm just trying to find the best location in my odd open room.


Few questions to you good folks here.

1. Should I place the sub , behind my couch with the woofer firing into the back of the couch or into the back of the room. [note* it's another 10-15 feet to the back wall]

2. place it in the front of the room in the middle of my front left and center. note* this will literally be next to them, maybe 1/2 an inch or less from each one so FL- 1/2INCH - SUB-1/2INCH - CENTER.

3. place it in the middle of the room about 4-5 feet away from me on the right side and about 3 feet from the front. [*note this will also be very close to the front right speaker and just under/around my 1st reflection wall treatment.


[help please
]

I like your option #2 the best, but I would try both of your placement options #2 and #3, and see which one sounds the best to you. Or ideally you would run ARC twice, once with the sub in each location, and see which location measures and especially corrects the best, ie closest to the target curve. Your placement option #3 might be OK for movies, but I don't think you would like it for music.
 
#15,391 ·
My servo 15 is in the front right corner right beside the front right Studio 100.

This has worked very well for me but my room is quite diff. than yours. Mlbrand's idea sounds good to me.

John
 
#15,392 ·
new sub new results, this is option 3. Looks like I have a sub now


but the other results are worse then I had before.

The good news is the levels are 1-2db up or down and the sub is minus 2 not 8 like before.

I will save the settings and do a reARC with option 2 tomorrow and see which sounds best and looks best. So far though no real listening as its late and baby is in bed.



 
#15,393 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau /forum/post/14422227


Just to get the ball rolling again, here are the charts for my current set of ARC V1.2.5 results -- Calculated at 12KHz. The previous post of these was one of the posts lost due to the AVS database failure:





--Bob

Bob:


Why does ARC produce targets that start to roll off at 10k in some cases and stay flat up to 20 in others? Also, where they remain flat, why does ARC roll off the calculated response curve?
 
#15,394 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by TREVLAN /forum/post/14433379


new sub new results, this is option 3. Looks like I have a sub now


but the other results are worse then I had before.

The good news is the levels are 1-2db up or down and the sub is minus 2 not 8 like before.

I will save the settings and do a reARC with option 2 tomorrow and see which sounds best and looks best. So far though no real listening as its late and baby is in bed.




Sub looks very good. Will be interesting to see option 2, tomorrow. Let us know how the new servo works.

John
 
#15,395 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson /forum/post/14428826


Cannot recall offhand as I am not much of a videophile. I can check this weekend but the 983 manual is downloadable from the the Oppo US website.
Quote:
Originally Posted by barhoram /forum/post/14428736


Kal,


Does the 983 offer 480i over HDMI to the D2? If not, what are you setting the output at for SD-DVD?



Due to design limitations because they send SACD over HDMI the Oppo 983 does not send 480i over HDMI.

I have compared component 480i and HDMI 1080i and 1080p from the 983 to the D2 and they all look the same.


Stew
 
#15,396 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kal Rubinson /forum/post/14431768


Well, since I use the same speaker configuration for movies and music, the measurements and ARC's recommendations for both were the same. Room gain was set at 3.95dB and I kept that for Movies but I am happier with 1 to 1.5dB for Music.

Does it look to you like the Room Gain setting is, in fact, proportional to the "hump" in the Target curve? I.e., that your Music setting is yielding 1/3 to 1/4 of the "hump" of the Movie setting?


In your listening tests, are you noticing any differences that seem to be happening in frequencies away from the "hump" itself?

--Bob
 
#15,397 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by jayray /forum/post/14432363


This is what I got in the email. Don't know what close is. Mine is 15 ft. away, and I know that isn't close


John

Based on the notes for the V1.2.6 test version (now withdrawn) "close" appears to mean the subwoofer is placed significantly closer to the listening position than the Center speaker distance.


Nevertheless, if selecting a user setting for that produces ARC results similar to what V1.2.6 was doing for all of us, I can't really see that working very well for people. I.e., it won't sound as good as coming up with a better positioning for the subwoofer to begin with.

--Bob
 
#15,398 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Pariseau /forum/post/14436220


Does it look to you like the Room Gain setting is, in fact, proportional to the "hump" in the Target curve? I.e., that your Music setting is yielding 1/3 to 1/4 of the "hump" of the Movie setting?

Yes, it seems proportional although I cannot quantitatively evaluate that, given the graphics available.

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In your listening tests, are you noticing any differences that seem to be happening in frequencies away from the "hump" itself?

Nope. In fact, the difference is very subtle. It lends a little warmth/weight to the sound but, imho, it also lends a bit of unnatural ripeness to acoustical instruments. Using solo guitar as a test, the bigger bump makes all acoustic guitars indiscriminantly bigger and richer. Undoubtedly, I could live with Movies and Music on either setting but we are picky connoisseurs here, ain't we?
 
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Originally Posted by TREVLAN /forum/post/14433379


new sub new results, this is option 3. Looks like I have a sub now


but the other results are worse then I had before.

The good news is the levels are 1-2db up or down and the sub is minus 2 not 8 like before.

I will save the settings and do a reARC with option 2 tomorrow and see which sounds best and looks best. So far though no real listening as its late and baby is in bed.




These results look fine and should sound quite good! I don't see any point in fiddling with the Max EQ Frequency or anything else.


Do remember to set up the Phase and Polarity for your new sub -- it may be different from what worked best for your old sub. There's no need to re-Measure ARC if you make any Phase or Polarity changes.


However, plan on re-Measuring in a few weeks to capture any changes that might occur due to break in of your new sub.

--Bob
 
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Originally Posted by bluemark81 /forum/post/14433415


Bob:


Why does ARC produce targets that start to roll off at 10k in some cases and stay flat up to 20 in others? Also, where they remain flat, why does ARC roll off the calculated response curve?

We still don't have a good answer for why the Target curves vary up there. Need to get more details from Nick (when he gets back from vacation).


The Calculated curves up there track the Measured curves because, by default, the Max EQ Frequency Target is set to 5KHz -- i.e., ARC doesn't try to adjust things above 5KHz.

--Bob
 
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