Being a biased owner of the RX-V1400, I personally feel the job YPAO does on calibrating my system is alot more effective than S&V's disc and my SPL meter ever were, but I understand that this could very well be because I want to believe YPAO does a good job.
I've hauled the ol' meter out and everything seems good...the delay setting seem in order etc...
Is there any evidence out there confirming the accuracy of Yamaha's, Denon's, H/K's, etc, etc, calibrating/auto-setup features? How about the Parametric EQ? It'd be more expensive for me to add buy a Parameteric EQ and a yamaha receiver without YPAO than to buy the 1400..
It seems this is the big attraction in the receiver market these days, is it money well spent, or not? Any proof to back up manufacturer's claims?
I know some S&V articles and Home Theater mag writers were convinced, but, their opinion is often more biased than mine.