This Denon is a sleek performer. Great for budget HT. Dolby Digital on board makes it worthwhile. Hometheater magazine rated it one of their dream components for budget theater.

Ok, Mr. Denon is better than Yamaha, 12 different names 1 IP address, I suggest you get a life and go finish your Disney movie. I think your Mom is calling you because your favorite part is coming up. If Denon is so much better than Yamaha then why do you have to tilt the ratings. If you really think a $1500 Yamaha product deserves a 1 star, then you need to take another listen, and find out why so many people like it and feel it is the best quality for the money. If you had looked there are 5 different ratings here. Not just 1 or 5. So what does a low priced Scott, Kenwood or Teac reciever get? 2 stars?

I am a big time fan of the Denon AVR 5600DTS/THX that I just bought. I think that all the way down the line to the AVR 900, Denon offeres the best and most flexible line of receivers out there. There is surely going to something to fit everyones budget.
However, I find it ridiculous and nimble minded to give ANY of the Yamaha products 1 star. If Denon gets a five (a little extreme. Not only does 5 mean state of the art, but also means that there are no needed improvements; it is a PERFECT product), the Yamaha should get 43/4 stars. The sound quality of the 2 are the best out there. They both are in the upper echelon of receivers, alone. By themselves.

I admit, I give out 5 stars to the 5600DTS. My reason is this: I cannot possible see the industry ANYWHERE developing ANYTHING that sounds better. The 5600DTS is close to. (The perfect receiver offers what the 5600DTS does, costs about $3, has limitless S-Video jacks, coaxial digital and optical Toslink digital inputs and outputs. I know none of that is possible, so therefore, using the trasitive property, Denon IS PERFECT). The Yamaha is as close to it that anyone can expect. In fact, if I set it up with my system right next to the 5600 and switched them back and forth with my back turned towards it, I could not tell you which is which. No way ANYONE could either, despite what the "audiophile" anal apertures claim. They may have a slightly different sound, but it is not THAT much and who says which one sounds better. It is all subjective. That's right you ridiculous nimble minded "audiophiles", it is subjective, whether you think it is objective or not.

Please, and you know who you are, stop giving any Denon or Yamaha a 1 star. While they both are in the 4 to 5 star category is open for debate. The quality of both are the best, whether it is a 4 or 5.

ANYONE who rates one of them a 2 and the other a 4 or 5 is a snob. You CANNOT tell an appreciable difference, NO MATTER WHAT YOU CLAIM. There may be a little difference, but NOT THE GAP BETWEEN THE 2 THAT THE "audiophile" so often claims they hear. They're just trying to sound profound and knowledgeable when, in fact, they are letting their opinions get in the way. THAT is obvious when they give one a significant rating over the other!

A 1? Grow up!

What's a good/cheap mail-order place to order the Denon 2700? Thanks,

I bought the unit about 3months ago (upgrading from a Pro-Logic Denon AVR-610).I have been very happy with the performance on both stereo and D.D. playback. It definitely rocks on movies. I find the cinema eq mode very nice for taming hiss on some movies and TV. I also use the 5 channel stereo very regularly when I have guests over and we are sitting around chatting, and note sitting in the "sweet spot" (the surrounds are now giving me pretty good focus in the 5-channel mode). Great flexibility and a very quiet (no hiss) performer for the money. I am thrilled. I do not like the way one must switch from different sound modes on the remote (by cycling through them all), or the lack of A/B switching. Otherwise, I think this one has all that you would need.

Based on the price you can now find this receiver for (got mine from Netmarket for $580), why would you want anything else? Dolby Digital AC3 ready, optical and coax digital jacks, along with all the sources you could possibly ever want. The remote seems pretty decent to me (even though some reviews have knocked it). The options with the on-screendisplay are setup pretty decently, and I am getting great bass from my Paradigm sub. Others have knocked the bi-wiring capability but I like it. Hopefully the higs are higher and the lows are lower with bi-wire (or perhaps it's just the placebo effect I'm hearing!). I find it hard to give any receiver 5 stars but with the Denon quality and the features this thing has, I find it hard to find anything better in it's price range. Period.

Wow. I have been using the 2700 with Klipsch KLF-20's and it is amazing. I have not had trouble with bass , mid-range, or hi-frequency. I auditioned 7 receivers and this beat them all (Sony, Yamaha, etc.). Actually, my wife picked between my two choices (women really can generally hear better). The netmarket price is unbeatable (see other reviews here).
I appreciate the chip set used to dirve and maintain the receiver. If you want the same control, you must step (way) up to Rotel.

This performs well for my uses (music and home theater). I was very satisfied with it's features.

There are some oddities that need to be understood with the 2700:

1) S-Video is documented, but it is in small print and unusual. S-Video dictates a full S-Video wiring. There is no jumping between S-Video and RCA based.

2) Some of the surround modes are gimickly. Rock arena, and the like add nothing. Actually, I find these features rather worthless.

3) 5 channel stereo is a sales point. It is cute, but you will tire of it. It really adds nothing in the long run.

Overall, I am very pleased with this receiver at this price point. To go to the next level, you really have to pay the price. This receiver is fantastic. If you are hearing problems, try better speakers. This is down and dirty a fantastic receiver for under $600. It needs a 5 "star" rating for the quality, performance, and value!

This reciever sounds very, very good! My only complaint is i cant seem to get the on screen menus to work. In fact, I can't get it to display at all on my sony 27v70 tv. I connected the MONITOR OUT from the unit to the video in on the tv. I don't get it. I even used the s-video cable out to the tv as well. I hit the enter button and get no display. CAn anyone help. I am glad that I picked this one up over the RXV-795 though.

I purchased my Denon AVR2700 two months ago and after using it every day since then, I now feel I know enough about it that I can submit my review. First off I can't give any advice to those that are experiencing lack of bass output. I use the line-level out of the Denon with my active Velodyne subwoofer, the CT-100, with all speakers set to small. I am worried that I am going to blow my tweeters rather than not have enough power. I own a pair of PSB 300i speakers which are 6 ohms / 80 watts RMS. I also agree that switching modes via remote is annoying. I only use direct and Dolby-digital/pro-logic. I don't care for 5-channel stereo or those other reverb modes. One other annoying thing I found is that the s-video and RCA-video jacks are not coupled - the user manual does note this by the way, but it is in small print if you know what I mean. So, if you have a DVD connected via s-video and a VCR through RCA, you need to run both s-video and RCA cables to your television from the Denon. I don't know how other receivers handle this, but it only caused me a problem when I couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting a signal from my VCR and just my DVD. Another thing ... Why did Denon allow for biwiring? The cost of running extra good quality speaker wire to three speakers (left, right, and center) isn't really justified. I would much rather spend the money on a better receiver or on better speakers. Wouldn't you? Finally although I have really brought out the negatives about this receiver I do enjoy it, especially considering that my alternative would have been to spend at least $300 more for the Marantz-780. Here is a good feature. Some of the remote buttons glow in the dark. Don't laugh ... it helps. The wormhole seen in Contact sounds convincing, so is the explosions in Face Off. It really is a great receiver for the money. I wouldn't' want any other receiver ...
... unless it were free.

I just purchased a Denon AVR-2700 along with Polk Audio's RT 600 fronts and Polk RT fx surrond speakers. I love the 5 channel stereo, but the highs do not sound very natural.
I just hooked up a Panasonic A110 DVD player and so far I am not very impressed with the sound. Again, the sound is not very natural. Another thing, there does not appear to be enough bass while watching moveis. I've watched T2, which is supposed to be an excellent Dolby Digital Movie. I've tried everything to get the low rumbling noises and special effect I was hoping for.

Does anyone have any recommendations. I'm thinking about returning the receiver and picking up either the Harman Kardon AVR 65 or the Yamaha 995.

Please give me any advice you may have.

Finally, should I buy a receiver with DTS? How important is it?

Overall I have to rate the Denon 3 speakers.