A great home theatre receiver will make all of your home theatre viewing better. A receiver is a critical component needed for a premium audio experience in the home. Many of us will be watching the big game mid-February (you know what I mean!). Many of us will also be watching the best movies of the previous year in anticipation of the big awards ceremony in March (again, you know what I mean). Wouldn’t it be amazing to have this fantastic Denon receiver delivering the best sound no matter what you are watching. Learn how you can enter for a chance to win.

Why does the sound matter when watching sports

My wife doesn’t follow football, or hockey, or tennis. I blame her parents. I grew up watching all three and still enjoy them all. The bigger the match or closer the game to a championship match, the better. And the game is usually more exciting if every bone crunching hit is audible—loud even.

When the crowd roars, I want to feel the vibration! When the ball hits the crossbar, I want to hear a distinct “ting” resonate as the kicker’s facial expression melts. When my favourite running back breaks a tackle and sprints toward the end-zone, I want to experience each step as if I’m running alongside encouraging him. The game is not the same without great sound.

The television networks put millions of dollars into capturing the audio experience as much as the visual experience. You must put some care and consideration into how you will hear it or you are missing out.

Have you given up on watching movies for their amazing sound

But we are getting used to missing out, aren’t we? I watch many shows on a phone wearing earbuds. It’s not right and I know it. A film like “Knives Out” was not designed to be watched like a mindless TikTok video. Just like you can’t get as immersed in a story on a small screen, you also can’t with earbud audio. You don’t feel the emotional tension of the characters, or the suspense, or especially the magic of the big moment without big audio. No one would visit a movie theatre, despite the big screen experience, if the sound wasn’t also all it can be.

The Denon receiver we are giving away in this contest helps you return to the good ole days of experiencing big sports games, and brilliantly intense movies, with awesome sound. Add some great speakers and suddenly your home is where everyone wants to be for that big sports party or movie night. We sent the prize that we are giving away in this contest to Jason for an honest review. Read his thorough review to learn more about the versatility and capabilities of this device.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in two different ways.

  1. In a comment below, tell us one or more movies or sporting event that you would recommend to a friend that would be much better if they had a big home audio system and explain why.
  2. In a comment beneath Jason’s review, complete this sentence, “If I had this receiver, the first movie I would watch would be …” and/or “the first sporting event I would use this for would be ….”

What you can win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly draw one winner to receive the Denon AVR-S760H receiver that Jason reviewed for the blog.

This contest runs from Jan 30th to Feb 12th.

Remember you can enter in two different ways. Half the fun of our contests is from entering. The other half is in asking your friends and family what they wrote on the blog. Don’t forget to share this contest to all the people you know who would love better home theatre sound in their home.

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Good Luck.

Martin Renaud
Martin Renaud
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Martin loves working with the talented editors and writers on the Best Buy Blog as Editor-in-Chief. During his spare time he is either working on his next novel, cooking up a masterpiece in the kitchen, or adding some smart tech to his new home on Mayne Island in British Columbia.
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  12. I would recommend the Super Bowl for a big home audio system because the whole broadcast and game are so professionally put together that the audio is always epic!

  14. The Superbowl would sound awesome specially since the sound is coming out of your old tube tv.

  15. It’s gotta be the Superbowl. The hits, the shouting, the Ada, and the havetinenshow give a little bit of everything to enjoy on the Denon AVR-S760H!

  16. Top Gun: Maverick is the movie I would encourage my friend to watch and listen to on this receiver. Great story line and music – “Hold My Hand, Great Balls of Fire and more”.

  20. Superbowl LVII would be so much better with a big home audio system. Imagine feeling the roar of the crowds as if you’re attending live, not to mention the always amazing half-time show.

  23. I would recommend a big home theatre system like this and encourage them to re-watch (and hear!) the Alien and Predator franchises to hear the creatures skittering about.

  25. the superbowl would be better with a big audio system because i would make it more exciting and superbowl commercials would be cool

  27. A movie I would reccomend to friend to watch that would be better to watch on a big home audio system would be topgun:maverick because of all the intense scenes and audio.

  28. I would would recommend to a friend that watching table tennis would be much better if they had a big home audio system because it would be fun to hear how they could tune the audio to best hear the ball bounce.

  29. I would recommend watching the Star War series on the big screen because the larger screen would provide a better viewing experience, just like the theatres!

  31. The Super Bowl would be better of course, we need the sights sounds of the big game. I would invite all my friends and family

  35. I would suggest watching Skyfall – not only is it a great Bond movie but the audio is exceptional. I would also suggest watching the Super Bowl – it has a wide variety of sounds and needs to be heard with some volume. The half time shows also benefit from a better audio setup.

  37. I think the Stanley cup playoffs would be amazing to watch with this . It would make it feel like you’re at the game .

  38. Any spring championship would be great. I’d love to watch the Stanley Cup Playoffs, super bowl, NBA playoffs, or any other sporting championship. These would be great to watch because an audio upgrade would make it seem like I’m watching in person even if I’m hanging out on my couch.

  42. The Stanley Cup finals. You want to hear it all and feel more like you’re there from the comfort of your own home.

  47. Any car racing…Formula 1, NASCAR, etc. would be great with the surround sound. It would be like you were there and the cars were driving all around you!!!

  48. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World…the sea battles and the sea storms…with a Denon AVR-S760H receiver with a Dolby Atmos speaker setup would put you right in the middle of the action!!!

  49. I would recommend the big home audio system for my husband so he would get to enjoy the hockey games even more than he does now. He would be able to clearly see all the details of every plays.

  50. the hockey playoffs would be great with the better sound!!!!! the first movie would be Black Hawk Down

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