Anthem, like MartinLogan, is part of the Paradigm Electronics group of companies I recently visited Paradigm’s headquarters, in Mississauga, Ontario, and was awed by the size of the operation. Anthem proudly proclaims that their components are “Crafted in Canada.” For those suspicious of such claims, I can attest to the fact that Anthem’s STR product series is indeed designed, built, assembled, and repaired in Canada.
It’s available in silver, or the black of my review sample. The Anthem STR preamplifier is a well-built component measuring 17”W x 3.9”H x 14.8”D and weighing 16.8 pounds. The last two articles are referred to several times below, to reduce the word count of this one - the STR preamplifier is so complex that covering everything it does in one place would result in the War and Peace of audio reviews.
I’ve written other pieces that relate to the subject of this review, the Anthem STR ($3999) - a full-function preamplifier that includes a DAC, a phono stage, and Anthem Room Correction Genesis (aka ARC Genesis) software with built-in bass management: “ Anthem’s Peter and Mark Schuck on Subwoofer Integration and Room Correction” (September 2019) “ Setting Up Speakers and Subwoofers Using Anthem’s STR Preamplifier with ARC Genesis” (December 2019) and “ Digitizing and Room-Correcting for Vinyl - Taking Full Advantage of the Anthem STR Preamplifier’s Phono Stage” (January 2020). for Those Unafraid to Take Measurements, Fiddle with Filters, and Apply EQ” (August 2019). I’ve written a number of articles on this subject for this site, such as “ Integrating a Single Subwoofer into a Two-Channel System. I’ve also argued that anyone with a subwooferless two-channel (2.0) system who’s serious about high-quality sound reproduction should consider using room correction, at the very least in the bass region below the Schroeder frequency, which is room dependent but is typically around 300Hz. I’m in favor of using room correction and bass management in multichannel music-and home-theater systems of 5.1+ channels, as well as in 2.1- and 2.2-channel systems.
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