I haven't dealt with either of these but I have been doing some reading as I am looking to move into a home theater setup.

I am curious though to see who preffers one to the other. I know there are different "versions" of each MCACC has manual, automatic 1 & 2 and advanced. while yamaha adds more and more to their YPAO system as you go up in their product line.

Which do you preffer and which would you suggest

first off overall comparing the best vs the best

secondly comparing middle of the road for instance the pioneer elite's automatic 1 vs a middle of the line yamaha htr

thanks for the input
PH