This receiver is great! I agree that cycling throught the modes is annoying, but the 5 channel stereo is very cool!

I just bought this receiver for $525 total from Uncle's Stereo. I have ordered an entire Klipsch system from Shop4.com (KSF 10.5, KSF-C5, KSF-S5, KSW-200). I will submit another review then. But, for now, I have it hooked to a pair of Polk RT7. For music it sounds pretty good. I am upgrading from a cheapo Kenwood Stereo receiver. This one rocks especially for the price I paid for it. I find that it has enough bass to feed my RT7s.

I am not a pro with Digital Receivers and don't even own one, but it seems like this one will end up in my system. There are a few points I'd like to make about it and two other receivers. I don't know if you can assign coaxial or optical digital connections for any source you like on the Yamaha 795 or HK-65 (These three seem to compete with each other), but you can on this one. You have complete control over which input is used and for what source uses it. Everone will have to agree that we all have different components and will hook them up differently. Yes, it has only 3 digital inputs, but that's more than the HK-65 and as much as the Yamaha 795 (if you can't designate what input controls what). Also, I didn't spend more money for speakers with quality binding posts, just to buy a receiver with cheap spring clip speaker terminals. That in itself is enough to deter me from the Yamaha. Not saying that Yamaha makes inferior products either. In fact, I would probably lean toward the 795 if it had all binding posts, because it has DTS Decoding and I would like to have that onboard. But, the 6 Channel input makes the 2700 safe for the future. I wish it had DTS, but these releases(?) will probably have the Dolby Digital soundtrack too. DVD Audio and Super Audio CD will be great to hear and a player that combines them both would be perfect for the 6 channel input. If the 2700 had DTS onboard, it would be the perfect receiver in it's price range. People can say they like the sound of this receiver over that one, but Denon is right there on the "Quality Ladder", for lack of a better discription. My mind is made up, now the money to buy it would be handy. A definite Four star A/V Receiver.

Been listening to mine for about 3weeks now and couldn't be more pleased. Sounds great for the money. I like the 5 channel stereo mode. Gotta give it 5 stars.

I purchased my AVR-2700 in mid December (a pre Christmas gift to myself). I havebeen out of the Audiophile world for about 15 years. The Denon replaced a
tired but faithful NAD Integrated Amp.
Based on my research on the Web and talking to friends, I narrowed my choice
to the Denon AVR-2700 and Yamaha 795.
I was able to sit and listen to an A/B comparison of the 2. Although the 795
was a brand new product and had dozens(?) of DSP settings, I found the sound to
be overly bright when compared to the Denon.
I ended up purchasing the Denon as my first step into slowly building a Music/HT
centre.
When I hooked up the Denon to my PSB Alpha's, I could NOT believe my ears!!
The detail and image of the music was amazing.
I must admit that the only disadvantage of the Denon is how bad it makes my
other components sound - Time to invest in a New CD Player, potentially 4
more speakers (LF,RF,Centre, & Sub)
As you can probably tell, I am more than pleased with the Denon, and would
recommend it to anyone.

Just bought my first home theater system. Auditioned many receivers (Yamaha, Nakamichi, Denon, Onkyo, Marantz, Sherwood) and speakers before getting what I have right now (AVR-3600 DTS). In this price range, I would pick Denon over other brands. (Many people would prefer Yamaha, but I found the sound a little too bright.) For the same amount of money, I would go for AVR-3200. I compared these 2 receivers side-by-side, and noticed the sound of AVR-3200 is indeed better. Still, AVR-2700 is a strong candidate among other receivers in this price range.

I highly recommend this receiver. It's a lot better then my old Sony. It sounds great and has tons of features. It has S-video inputs, tape monitor, and 3 digital inputs. All very important to me. One feature I really like is 5 Ch. Stereo. When I turn this feature on my music sounds awesome.

This is the best all around receiver I have had in the 25 or so years I have been listening to music. I compared it side by side with a couple of other brands and knew as soon as I heard it.This was it.It has a warm,rich,full sound that I have not heard from any other in a long time.I found the setup options a breeze to use and don't even mind the remote.Surround sound in both dolby digital and dolby surround are better than I ever thought possible.But what really got me was how wonderful it made music sound in stereo mode.The Denon avr2700 reminds me very much of a couple of Luxman stereo receivers I owned and still regret selling some 15-20 years ago. A friend of mine still has one, which he will not part with,so I still get to listen from time to time. In my opinion,what makes this Denon so good is that it combines the best of both worlds for home theater and music listening. And to ME, it does both better than anything I've heard in its price range or anywhere near it.

No Surprises here. This is a great sounding receiver. I've found it to be well made and the performance is solid. On screen programming is a nice feature. Yamaha has more DSP modes, if that is important to you take a look at one of their models, otherwise I think you'll be very happy with this.

I have had this receiver for around 6 months. I like it but have noticed that with DVDs I have to crank the sound to hear voices. This could have something to do with the NHT superones being less effecient than most speakers. I love the 5 channel surround sound for music. Genneraly a good receiver.