Summary:
quiero esto

Summary:
This was my first and present receiver, bought it way back May'97,and i'm not thinking of upgrading yet cause i really like it a lot.Great for listening to music, very powerful amp IMHO,never had the need to turn the volume up at 1/3 mark. i like the 5 channel stereo as well as the AVSE when watching movies.It would have ben better if the rears were the same as the fronts.

Weaknesses:
25W rears

Summary:
Great receiver; clear, clean power; have never turned it past 1/3rd up. Sound is so clear that it's louder than it seems. Teamed up with Definitive BP10s as fronts and BP6s as rears, movies like Top Gun are a rush. Classical and vocal music are perfectly true to the original. Didn't think the receiver was so important (compared to speakers) until I replaced Sony with this Denon. It really opened up the sound. Since then I've compared with Harmon Kardon and HK just doesn't have the power of an equally-rated Denon. Only downsides are lower powered rear channels, no Dolby Digital (but is AC3-ready), and surround effects that are crude. Five channel stereo, though, can be great!

Strengths:
clear, clean power

Weaknesses:
25 watt surround channels; no Dolby digital

Similar Products Used:
Sony; Harmon Kardon

Summary:
I've had this receiver for over 6 months now, and I've become addicted to my audio system! I'm using it with PSB 800 speakers and a Denon DCM-460 cd player. Paid $600 for it and it was worth every penny! Excellent bass, power handling and surround sound.

Strengths:
Powerful, bass, 5.1 inputs, value, made in Japan

Weaknesses:
can't find any!

Summary:
I've been through three surround-sound receivers in the last year. This has gotten very expensive for me. I now own a Nakamichi AV-7 which I'm finally happy with. I guess I'm very picky about how my mid-fi surround system sounds. The Nakamichi just sounds like the music, without sounding electronic.
The same cannot be said about either the Denon AVR-2600 or the Sony ES. My Denon AVD-2000 Dolby-Digital decoder is a keeper, however.
Happy listening and Happy Milenium.

Taz

Strengths:
All the right features. Like 5.1 inputs, pre-amp outputs to all channels, 100 watts per side. Intelligent functions that remember your personal settings.

Weaknesses:
It falls apart in sound quality, which why anybody really owns an audio component. Extremely shrill fatiguing sound quality. I've now become Denon-shy.

Similar Products Used:
Sony GS800ES, Nakamichi AV-7.
Infinity Compositions Overture-3's in the front, Magnapan 10.1's surround, Magnapan Center Channel speaker.
Denon AVD-2000 Dolby-Digital decoder, NAD 917 tuner, Toshiba 4109X 6-Disc DVD player, Philips CD-760 CD-recorder.