i knew my ears were burning for a reason...
yes, i'm a self admitted, card carrying, pioneer ho'...
and yes, i'm using the marantz av7005 now...
as far as the subject at hand...
- audyssey vs. mcacc is a bit of a wash, imo... they both do their job, and they do it well (assuming the user does THEIR job well)... audyssey eq's the sub a bit, and that can be helpful... sub eq can be accomplished in other ways though...
- i do not know what the actual output of the integra unit is, but i do know that the pioneer will deliver it's rated specs, and will drive difficult to drive speakers...
- the integra, if it is like all it's other brothers, clicks... this can be anywhere from a minor annoyance to a show stopper for people...
- tell me a bit more about your streaming/zone requirements...
i haven't followed the thread on that specific integra unit, so i'm not sure if there are any quirks to it... i do know that the sc-37 appears to be pretty well sorted out, as the sc's that came before it were...
off the top of my head, i personally would favor the sc over the integra... the sc series has been a very stable platform since it's introduction, and the integra's have always been plagued with bugs at introduction, some of which have never gotten completely sorted out...
what else ya wanna know?