This is hardly fair to say but after I was able to audition the Denon/Marantz Arcam, and Integra at one location the Arcam edged out the Integra. To pay that much for a receiver was hard to swallow and since the Integra had more usable features it became a no brainer.
The Integra has been replaced by a Pioneer SC-07 which IMO betters the enjoyable Integra by a large margin. Aside from all the up to date features the Pioneer's amplifier section doesn't get congested when pushed. Keep in mind that the Pioneer has switching amplifiers so it has extremely efficient multiple power supplies and proprietary room correction which works very well.
Even though it's going in your bedroom I wouldn't spend a dime on a 5.1 receiver. Current matrixing software and HDMI found in most 7.1 mid-fi receivers simply does a better job with surround processing.
The Integra has been replaced by a Pioneer SC-07 which IMO betters the enjoyable Integra by a large margin. Aside from all the up to date features the Pioneer's amplifier section doesn't get congested when pushed. Keep in mind that the Pioneer has switching amplifiers so it has extremely efficient multiple power supplies and proprietary room correction which works very well.
Even though it's going in your bedroom I wouldn't spend a dime on a 5.1 receiver. Current matrixing software and HDMI found in most 7.1 mid-fi receivers simply does a better job with surround processing.