If 2700. is your budget, and you're not running extremely efficient (95db or higher) speakers, you should not have any problems with noise floor IMHO.
I have this receiver mostly because of space restraints, but this receiver has opened up a heeping can of whoop-ass on the receivers I have previously used.
I have this receiver mostly because of space restraints, but this receiver has opened up a heeping can of whoop-ass on the receivers I have previously used.