looks and 5 channel stereo

The 2700 is a great reciever. I picked one up for $500 al litle while ago. I bought it on the deal, if I did not like it i could return it for a complete refund. I still have the reciever. The soundis great. Everyone complains about not being able to change the stereo settings with the remote. Get up and push the button on the reciever. The settings are labeled clearly on the front of the reciever and on top of that the reciever has a memory for all your selections and fine tune tweaks. The bass output is great. It is not overpowering, blasting out the treble, but more of a solid hitting beat.
Some people dislike the fact the 2700 does not have dts. I have no problem with it the D. Digital is great. How many new movies have been released on DVD in DTS? Other than a few, most are in D. Digital. Most theaters are using D. Digital so for the price what is the problem?
There are minor problems with the reciever on the user end, but for the most part this reciever is user freindly.
I have to give the 2700 4.5 stars. Most people round down, so I will round up to a 5 stars.

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Built like a brick s***house, everything you need for home cinema except DTS

very confusing setup instructions especially for dolby digital.

This receiver sounds great for home movies, I use it in pro-logic mode for regular tv and that sounds great especially on all the various star trek spin offs that my 14yr old son watches. But the Dolby Digital is where this beast excells, my speakers are Boston Acoustics Micros plus a REL Q100E powered sub and on films like matrix, private ryan only one word will do..awesome! People who say that the amp lacks bass cannot be using a good powered sub(the REL definitely has!) On regular music the denon is only passable as a party music provider and doesn't really provide any competion for my Audiolab 8000A in fact it sounds disgusting in comparison! For the price especially as you can get great deals now that is discontinued this is a great way to a home cinema system

Good sound quality, excellent DD set up and control. Remote, 6 channel input

no rear line outs. No DTS

Good sounding receiver that I got a deal on. Open box for $300 right as it was being discontinued. ot overly powerful but at first I was using a pair of 4 ohm Acoustic Research speakers and it provided plenty of power. Even with 4 ohm speakers in all 5 positions (AR mains, M&K center & rear) it never complained. I have since upgraded to Vandersteen 2Ce speakers and the receiver is lacking with these 8 ohm, less effecient speakers.
I have added a 5 channel Parasound amp to power the two front (bi-amped) and the center. I have a matching two channel amp but I cannot use it until I get pre-amp since there is no rear out on this receiver????

In the lower priced receivers I prefer Denon for amp quality, 5.1 sound quality and solid construction. Much better sounding and more powerful then a similiarly priced/featured Sony.

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Yamaha

Contain many attributes of the big brother 5700, Upgradeable to decode DTS (if necessary), plenty of power to run impedance challenged speakers, easy to use.

None, what so ever

I wanted to purchase a receiver that acted, performed and looked like an high-end component but didn't have the price tag. So when I read the specs on the Denon AVR 2700, I was surprised Denon didn't put a $1K price tag on it. When your getting Dolby Digital decoding, 24 bit 96 kHz Burr-Brown DACs on all 6 channels, 80 Watts x 5, Digital Signal Processing, Enhanced bass management,Intelligent On Screen Display, 4 Pre-0uts(L,R,C, and sub) which I use to provide enhanced amplification for my mains and cc and to boot a remote that glows in the dark!! And as stated below somewhere that this particular unit was featured in Stereophile mag and it claimed to out perform the Yamaha and the Sony. So if you're asking yourself the question,"I want the best receiver money can buy without taking out a 2nd on your mortgage and your wife chewing you another orfice, then you should be considering the Denon AVR 2700 as a unit to demo....

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6 Channel Ins - Dolby Digital Decoding - 5 Channel Stereo

No DTS decoding.

Very good sounding budget receiver if you don't need DTS built in!

A very good sound for the money, extremely easy to use

Sound mode on the remote

When this product was going to come out I went to Tweeters and ordered one because I thought if the 3200 was an excelente product this one would carry on the 3200 excelency.
As soon as I hooked and fired up the Goldeneye Laser Disc I was impress because for tthe money I paid it was very good sound over all. But it wasn`t until I played a CD and my wife noticed the diference between the Denon 2700 And the Technics 770 (which I paid $500) and she found the sound of the 2700 much more better than that on the Technics, that I said to me if some one that just listen to music like she does and doesn`t know anything about equipment can tell a diference, hey! Does not that tell you something?
And finally is so easy to use that my 8 years old daugther has no problems playing DVDs or Lasers thru the Denon.
For what we paid for you just can`t get any better than that.

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technics 770

Sound is Clean and neutral, very solid

only 85 w so if you have a large room get something with more bite

A good unit, Only complaint is the remote. It is mated with a pair of NHT super2's front, and old sony POS for center, and SUperzero's for surround.

Does fine, plenty of power for the NHT's in spite of thier unsensative nature. get yourself one!

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5 Channel stereo,expandability,warm sound,remote,great sound even at low volume levels

no rear pre-out

No contest,best A/V rcvr anywhere near this price. Much warmer sound than Sony ES,Yamaha,or Sherwood. The only way you can do better is by spending MUCH more money,but then we're talking about another group of product. D-A converters are the same as those in much pricier pieces of gear. Was not a blind follower of Denon,especially considering thier spotty customer service history,but I kept going back to this one. Have never had a problem with this or any other Denon product,but I know of others who have. This is a great performer,throw in the low price and you can't lose. Buy one used if you can find it.

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Quality sound good versatility

Denon has always offered a quality product without breaking your bank. That history continues with this A/V Receiver. It offers a variety of connection options, a good sounding preamp section, a solid digital decoder, a fine and sweet sounding amp section.

Yes, there are some disappointments:
1. Though the amp section of the receiver is sweet sounding, it is a wimpy 85 watts (not a robust 85 watts).
2. The amplifier also has some barely detectable distortion. I couldn't hear it until I plugged in my Rotel amp that has much better specs. Shouldn't bother you unless you have access to better equipment..even then it isn't terribly bothersome.
3. Preamp outputs are limited to Main Speakers, center & sub. Main speaker pre-out does not differentiate between front channel sounds from ohers when in Surround operation.
4. The remote, though better than many, is still awkward to use. No explanation in the manual about some buttons. Door that hides the set-up functions is clunky and breakable.
5. Needs additional video output for Picture In Picture operation.
6. Switching sound fields using the remote is cumbersome. To get from Dolby Surround to Direct Stereo, one must press the proper button on the remote 8 times to cycle through other sound fields to get to the one you want (9 times if you want Stereo with tone controls).

Still, this is a product worth owning. Not a world beater, but mostly solid performace at a reasonable price.

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5 channel stereo, glow in the dark remote, bi-wireable fronts and center

no rear outs, just frons, center and sub

I purchased the AVR-2700 in Sept. 1999 (it was discontinued) for around $500. For the money, it is a good reciever. I have Paradigm PS-1000 10 inch powered sub and there is NO lack of bass...in fact there is a little too much....I have Paradigm Monitor Series fronts and center, and I have a nice pair of Bose 4.2's as surrounds. The amp's volume goes from -60 to +06, and there is NO distortion when playing the Matrix lobby scene at +06. Eardrum shattering highs, but no distorion. I noticed that the rear speakers leave a little to be desired, and the lack of rear outs is a thorn in the side of this wonderful reciever. 5 Channel Stereo is the way to go for music, and because of that this is an excellent buy....

Equipment:
Denon AVR-2700
(using to power the front speakers, and for 5 Channel Stereo)
Marantz SR-5000
(used to power the rear speakers, and for Dolby DigitalDTS)
Onkyo A-7 (integrated Amp)
(used to power the center channel)
Paradigm Monitor 3 speakers
(6.5 inch 2-ways....used as fronts)
Paradigm CC-350
(center channel)
Paradigm PS-1000
(150 W RMS powered sub)
Bose 4.s speakers
(8 inch 3-ways....wood finish)
Sony VAIO computer
(DVD player MP3 player CD-RW)

(this is a combination of two peoples stereos....don't try this at home!)

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