Dr. Peter Schuck: Room-Correction Pioneer (Part 2) - Anthem Room Correction | FIR and IIR Filters | In-Room Response

This week, host Jorden Guth continues his conversation with Dr. Peter Schuck, technical director at Paradigm Electronics Inc. The two cover the birth of Anthem Room Correction, the pros and cons of IIR and FIR filters, side quests, diversions, why flat in-room response isn’t actually the goal, and how ARC has evolved in response to market pressures.

Sources:

“The History of Anthem Room Correction (ARC®)”: https://www.anthemarc.com/advanced-topics/the-history-of-arc.php

“The Detection Thresholds of Resonances at Low Frequencies” by Olive, Sean E.; Schuck, Peter L.; Ryan, James G.; Sally, Sharon L.; Bonneville, Marc E.: https://www.aes.org/e-lib/browse.cfm?elib=7868

Chapters:
00:00:00 Announcement
00:00:28 Introductions
00:03:15 IIR vs FIR 
00:09:15 Pesky patents and water picks
00:11:58 Untested waters
00:17:01 Music break: “Hulullúlulu” by Art Against Agony
00:08:01 ARC is finally born
00:23:46 Why flat sounds flat
00:26:59 Removing the cap
00:38:56 “First” by IamDayLight 
00:40:51 The music that moves Peter