Personally, I think Martin is going the wrong direction by moving to the Aura VT Enhance and away from the Classic and F1+ preamps. The VT only has one image onboard, and no way to control the parameters. As someone who has used and loved the Fishman Aura system through the original Blender, Spectrum DI, and my Martins with onboard Aura preamps, it takes a bit of work to get the perfect sound. And it's nice having the different images recorded with different microphones -- makes it easier to dial in one's preferred acoustic sound. And the new soundhole-mounted volume and tone wheels make it difficult to use a feedback buster, something quite necessary if playing amplified at a moderate to loud volume.
Anthem pickups are really good for what they are, but a finely tuned Aura system is much better at reproducing an honest mic'ed acoustic tone. IMHO...
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