Dolby Digital is so real, and music sounds great

No stanby power button on the front! Bad manual

This is one hell of a receiver, very nice bass, 6ch. inputs for upgrading to DTS. I only hate that there is not a stanby button on the front of the receiver itself, but that isn't really bad, but the manual could be much much better, i.e: on screen display should be read on another device, your tv or monitor, and some functions aren't explained. Here a few examples: 5ch. stereo? direct-stereo(what's the difference) and some other things. But now some very positive things, even most important, it sounds very very nice, I haven't noticed the lack of bass, hell no the bass can be cranked out as high as you want, maybe it is because I have a sub connected. The highs are not harse, they are very smooth and DD is just great, the HK AVR35 is just a little boy compared to this one. Value 5 stars cause it was not expensive and it works fine and sounds even better, but four stars overall cause of the lack of some functions.

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HK AVR35 and AVR40

Just picked up this unit for a good price. It seems that it is discountinued by Denon or will be soon. So you can get the unit at around $565 if you push for the discount. I use the unit at the moment in Pro Logic Mode. I am waiting till the DVD video + DVD audio comes out after the first of the year to buy a DVD player. I am very impressed with the sound of this unit in Stereo. The receiver really puts out the sound. It made some old Boston Acoustic T830 sound very good. The Pro Logic Mode is much improved over my old first generation Pro Logic receiver. The unit seems to be well built. On the negative side the manual is a joke. It is very poorly written and in many cases different features are not even talked about in the manual. The remote is not well laid out. The best thing to do is when you get the unit is sit down and play with the remote and figure out how the unit works. One would think that Denon could do a better job of writing the manual. However, the sound of the unit is very good. I liked it much better than the Yamaha units I listen to. For me that is the most important aspect in deciding on what receiver to buy.

Fairly easy to use.

None other than no dts

I owned a denon 1100 reciever for about a year. The reciever was excellent for music, but when it came dowm to watching movies it was so so. The main problem was the center channel was muffled. I started looking for another reciever two weeks ago. I had no intention on buying one. I started talking with the manager of the store and come to find out they had a few denons reduced because they were discontinued. After a while I was still not impressed and I started to leave. The manager stopped me (it might have been a ploy) and said, "I have one more reciever, but it is not here." It was the denon 2700. He showed me the specs 80w * 5 channels, dolby digital, dts ready (I do not think I will be using DTS in the near future), and on and on. I asked the price. It was 450 dollars. Wow! I bought it with terms of bringing it back for cash exchange if I did not like it, becuase I did not get to test it to see how well it preforms. I still have it, and it plays music and cinema like a dream. The system is very easy to use if you look at te instruction manual first.
For the price and quality I have to give it 5 Stars.

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Denon 1100, denon 1700

The AVR2700 is a fine reciever for the money. It fits well into my 'cheapo' HT system including Sharpvision front projector, KlipschKSB, Panasonic DVD A110.
As I am unable to spend $100000 on my system I had to make many compromises but in my view all are acceptable. For most folks the AVR will be acceptable. For people who use stones on their speakers and spend $10,000 on their wire it is insufficiently expensive and exotic. The good news is that it probably sounds as good as any system under $5000 for one tenth of the price. A sensible if slightly boring buy.Due to my ingrained snobbishness only a 4 from me(-1 point for total lack of style)

The Denon AVR 2700 is one AWESOME receiver. The Dolby Digital sound and even the Dolby Prologic sound simply incredible. Whoever has been complaining about lack of bass simply isn't seting up the receiver right. The onscreen menus/setup are nice, as is the 5 channel stereo (great for listening to some tunes). One of the biggest selling points for me is the memory. It "remembers" how each input is setup, so if you switch from DVD to CD, it also changes sound fields from DD to 5 chan. stereo. This is huge for me, my wife always had trouble adjusting/setting the sound fields.
Anyway, this unit, for the money, won hands down over everything else I listened to at the stores (Onkyo 656, Yamaha 795, HK 45) You will not be disappointed in this unit!

Upon purchasing the AVR3200 I discovered that it didn't have multi-room capabilities. And running a separate amplifier for the whole house speakers through the pre-outs I soon found out that all the other speakers in the house were controlled by the main volume. Through experimentation, I found that I could run my amp through the VCR out terminals in the back of my AVR3200 and get much more wattage response than that of the pre-outs. By using the REC out I was able to control which component I wanted to listen to.

After many weeks of study, review and A/B comparison, I settled on the Denon rather than the Yamaha, Onkyo or Nakamichi units within the same price range. I also was impressed by the Sony 925 feature to control levels of volume, bass, mid and highs on all 5 speakers. I did not buy the Sony because they home-cook the specs and this unit has a history of heat problems. I was replacing a unit with heat problems so I did not want any more of that.
The Onkyo sounded plastic and the Nakamichi brand has not convinced me that they are back to reliable products again. The Yamaha 795 was a very impressive unit (hate the remote) and came in a close second place.

The Denon 2700 won me over with the 5-channel stereo feature - I listen to more music rather than watch movies. Once you get the system configuration down and add a good powered subwoofer, the Denon kicks. Plenty of power with good tone and the features are not silly like on some brands we know. Remote becomes easy to use after only a few tries and it glows in the dark. The Dolby AC3 is really clear and segregated. You may compare the audio to any movie theater in town. For the money, the Denon is a very good product.

If the unit allowed control of all frequencies in all 5 channels, I would have given it 5 stars. As is, I'll go with 4&1/2.

I read all of the reviews on this product posted on this site.Then I looked for reviews by professionals. I found a review for the AVR2700, the sony 30es and the kenwood VR2090 in a head to head comparison in the May 99 Stereophile guide to HT. READ IT!
Stereophile recommended the unit. They say that the Denon really shines with music and has great imaging and definition. they described the sound as grand, transparent, seemingly three-dimensional. They concluded that "if I (the reviewer) were concocting $800 worth of receiver, i'd want it to look, act, and sound like the Denon AVR2700." I wanted to hear first hand to see what I thought.

I auditioned this receiver four times. the first two times as a music only system and the second two as a theater system. I enjoyed the way the Denon presented itself with music. Rich, full-bodied and warm with great imaging. In comparrison, with other units from Sony, onkyo, kenwood, and yamaha that I found harsh and un-ingaging. With movies I liked the sound again. I also liked the Yamaha with movies. The onkyo again sounded harsh.

I listened to the Denon in DD mode through a combination of speakers including Polk, Klipsch, Energy, and Boston Acoustics. Let me address the "lack of bass" issues. I was left alone for almost an hour in the Goodguys listening room while the salesmen where hooking up new speakers in another room (lucky me) so I had time to play with the Denons menus and set the speakers. (not delays or placement, just size). I found this very easy to do. First off, bass response varries greatly with the kind of speaker you are listening to.

I found the Polk RT line to me be lacking in bass until the RT1000, which had a good, deep response. The lower Rt models just don't have the bass output. RT owners, by a sub! The Klipsch KSF8.5 and 10.5 both had very good bass response. The Boston line sounded fairly good. The Energy exL28P speakers sounded the best (also the most expensive). the Energys gave off a sound that was warm and delightful to listen to both with movies and music. The bass response was fantastic thanks in part to the powered subs in these gorgeously finished speakers. ANYONE that says the Denon AVR2700 has no bass response is blaming the wrong conponent in thier system.

I have not made my mind up and purchased a receiver yet. While the Denon is at the top of my list, I feel that I have to give the Yamaha (I think the model is 795 but not sure)and SONY 30ES a fair shake. The Yamaha does have a good amount of inputs and features and 10,000 DSP modes that will NEVER be used. But the sound is a little bright. The Yamaha has presets for the tuner on the unit and the Denon doesn't, big plus for Yamaha. The Yamaha and SONY have DTS but will this ever take off? Dolby Digital sounds really good so I don't think DTS will be a deciding factor. Niether will synthetic listening modes. The Denon and Yamaha remotes could use some more R&D as niether of them are really good. Why can't these companies make a GOOD remote? In comparrison, the SONY remote for the 30ES is cool. it is small and laid out very ergonomically but I have read that it is prone to problems.

In closing, The Denon AVR2700 deserves to be heard. If you already have your speakers try and audition the receiver with them,IT MATTERS!!! If you are buying speakers too, pick the ones you like or narrow it down to to or three models and then listen to them with the receivers that you are looking for. ALL speakers do not sound good with ALL receivers. You be the judge. I have to give the Denon a rating of 4 for the great music and movies, but a bad (UGLY and BIG) remote and no tuner presets on the unit.

After much research I narrowed my choice to the AVR-2700 or the Yamaha RX-V793.I listened to both side by side and chose the Denon. Was able to get a local retailer to come down to $571.

Did not care about all the DSPs on the Yamaha(though the 5 channel stereo on the Denon is pretty neat). Also did not care for spring clips on 3 channels as opposed to binding posts around on the 2700. The 2700 also has a 24 bit DAC as opposed to 20.

Brought it home and hooked it up to Carver 5.1s, popped in Twister on DVD,
and in a word.... Wow! Every bit the punch of a theater, no lack of bass at
all.

I am very happy with my choice.

I have been using this receiver for almost six months and have been -extremely- pleased with its performance, ease of use, and overall quality. Last summer, I began shopping for a good A/V receiver under $800 that not only performed well with home theater applications, but music as well. After spending a great deal of time auditioning various units and doing head-to-head comparisons, I narrowed my list down to three excellent receivers: The Denon AVR-2700, the Sony STR-DA30ES, and the Yamaha RX-795. The Sony was a wonderful piece, but it generated tremedous amounts of heat. It also lacked six-channel inputs and a good remote. The Yamaha was rather harsh and bright, and build-quality, in my opinion, was the worst of the group. The Denon stuck me as warm-sounding, with excellent bass extension(contrary to what other people are saying; um...it's called an owners manual. Read it.), an astoundingly easy-to-use interface, and a clean, well-design layout. The build quality was also quite good.
My home theater setup consists of four B&W DM302 loudspeakers, a B&W CC#3 center channel, and an Energy ES-8 subwoofer. I'm using a Sony DVP-S300, with a Monster Cable digital coax running to the Denon (bypassing the Sony's DACs and taking advantage of the Denon's better converter). The B&Ws are relatively efficient speakers, so the 2700 has no trouble powering them to high levels. I've found that in my relatively small room (1000 sq. ft.), even without the subwoofer, bass is deep and distortion free.

Personally, I think the main reason people feel the unit doesn't have enough bass is because not everyone is used to good, natural sound. In other words, an AIWA mini-system with T-BASS set to MAX is the ultimate in tonal quality (don't get me wrong; this was me two years ago!). Well okay, either that, or they just don't know how to set it up properly. The subwoofer channel is turned ON by default, meaning all L & R channel bass gets redirected. Here's the solution: turn it off. It's simple, people. And remember, don't expect to get 30hz from SuperZeros or Energy Take 5s (there ain't no Yamaha that can fix that either).

Not to offend anyone, of course. I just think the Denon is absolutely wonderful. Play Jerry Goldsmith's score to "The Ghost and the Darkness" (an excellent CD-audio demo disc) and experience what I mean when I say this receiver has a deep soundstage and exquisite detail. You can't get any better than this for the price.

And I dare say, should you decide to go higher in the price range, start looking at separates, because $800 is just about the point of diminishing returns for receivers. And remember, when a salesperson says something is setup properly, don't assume he/she knows what they're doing. Do your homework, and I guarantee you'll come out ahead.

The Denon is my top choice--you can't go wrong with it.