Pioneer VSX935 receiver contestMany people find home audio a shopping challenge and may avoid even learning about great receivers like the amazing, versatile options from Pioneer. Yes, the easiest home theatre audio solution is to get nothing and let the TV do the audio heavy lifting. However, televisions will never produce the kind of immersive audio you get from a great stereo system. And that stereo system begins with a premium receiver like the Pioneer VSX-935 8K 7.2 channel receiver we are giving away in this contest.

How to get the best home theatre audio

Sometimes I watch TV and get the audio from the television speakers. This is fine for me when I’m watching the news or a weather report. If I’m watching something meaningful, I’ll use a sound bar connected via an HDMI cable. I use that same sound bar to stream Spotify sometimes if I want background music in the living room.

However, when I’m watching something meaningful to me I send the audio to my receiver so I get an audio experience comparable to the great visuals and great storytelling I’m enjoying. It’s all part of the same package for me. Sometimes, I’ll rewatch something that I streamed on my phone because I know it will be so much better on the big screen with the big sound I can only get from my stereo. For example, the opening music of Star Trek: Discovery has amazing depth and gives me chills—when I listen on my stereo! Even Tig Notaro’s acerbic tone as my favourite character in this series, Jett Reno, is more biting through a proper home theatre system.

How do I know what to look for in a home theatre receiver

Like many of the Canadians reading this article, I am not a home theatre receiver expert. I’m not. That’s why I hire people who know more than I do for many of the projects I assign for the Best Buy blog. The prize we are giving away is a great example: I sent it to Jason Gorber, who knows a lot more about audio than I do. So if you want to learn more about this prize, you should read his informative review.

Similarly, the many comprehensive buying guides you find on the blog were not written by me. In fact, they are not the work of just one person. I assign the project to a knowledgable writer on the team, then the draft goes to other experts for that product category to be revised and molded to, hopefully, be maximally useful as a tool that helps shoppers find the right products for their home. Check out the Receiver Buying Guide on the blog and you will have a better idea of what a receiver can do for your home audio needs.

How to enter

Entering this contest is easy and you can enter in three (3) different ways.

  1. In a comment below, tell us what you usually use for home theatre audio and how this receiver might improve your home listening experience.
  2. In a comment below the Receiver Buying Guide, tell us one aspect about receivers that you learned from that article.
  3. For up to two (2) additional entries, create a public post on a social media channel (one entry per channel!) sharing with your friends and followers one reason why you want to win this Pioneer receiver; include the hashtag #BestBuyPioneerContest, so we can find your post, and include one of the pictures showing on this article. Then return here and tell us in a comment below on which channel you posted it and the name of your channel (since many people use pseudonyms) so that we can check and verify your entry. You can use any social media channel (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, etc.), but the post must be public so we can verify it is there.

What can you win

At the end of this contest, we will randomly select one (1) winner from all eligible entries to receive the Pioneer VSX-935 8K 7.2 channel receiver sample that was tested for the blog review article.

This contest runs from July 7th to July 21st.

Remember, you can enter in three different ways as discussed above. You should also discuss the information in this contest with your family and friends so they too can enter this contest for a chance to win a premium Pioneer receiver.

Win a Pioneer 8K home theatre receiver Contest Rules and Regulations

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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  2. Using amplifiers that output more than your speakers are designed to handle can be problematic and may cause damage

  6. I have a Technics old receiver that can distribute the sound to 4 speakers but this Pioneer receiver would definitely be a huge upgrade.

  8. We currently have nothing hooked up to our tv, a receiver would enhance my experience watching movie’s

  12. I have a yamaha sound bar. I learned that receivers are the brains of the home theatre system. Then a few other things from my husband that I would love to win this for. Thank you

  14. I only have the built-in TV speakers so the Pioneer 7.2 channel 8K Home Theatre receiver would improve my listening experience dramatically.

  15. We have the Niles – 7″ In-Ceiling directed loud speakers in the Receiver buying guide I learned the AV Receiver is what creates the home theatre experience. GLA

  16. I have an old receiver and not great speakers now so this would be a great improvement for sound quality.

  18. Right now just use speakers in tv so no doubt this receiver would improve sound quality give us a more immersive experience.

  19. Unfortunately we still just use the built in TV speakers, which are terrible. This would be a great start to upgrading to a full home theater set up though!

  20. I have a very old Denon AVR987 receiver which has very limited HDMI in or out connectivity. This Pioneer receiver has all of the recent connections and would improve the sound quality immensely.

  21. I have a sound bar that I really love. I would like to use this receiver to set up a real surround sound system though.

  23. We just have a couple of low quality speakers, so this would improve our audio experience greatly!

  24. i have a surround sound system but it is old and on it’s last leg. this would be able to replace mine and i could give my old one to someone else. it would be a win win for everyone.

  26. I use my home theater system to watch movies and this system would blow what I have out of the water with its power and audio fidelity.

  27. I have an LG Home Theatre System from 2012. I still get good sound but the system has glitches in it now. I think a new receiver would improve my audio experience.

  28. I just use the built-in TV speakers, so using this receiver, plus external speakers, would be a big improvement. From the article, I learned what wattage means.

  29. I use built in speakers right now. A receiver would be greatfor surround sound, but also to organise all my components.

  30. We have whatmight be called a “dinosaur” speaker system. It’s already there or nearing “extinction”. We would love this Pioneer VSX-935 8K 7.2 channel receiver to play our favourite music and watch movies.

  33. I presently use an old SONY AV receiver that doesn’t have HDMI for home theatre audio. And I’d look forward to having a system that can boost the base during movies.

  35. I use a much older Samsung home theater for audio but the Pioneer VSX-935 8K 7.2 will improve my home listening experience offering multiple updated HDMI In/Out that will accommodate my entire line up of hardware.

  37. I use an old receiver that allows for DVD/BluRay movies to use the stereo audio but it’s too old to hook up for a straight TV signal so this would be fantastic. Video games, concerts through Qello. Would be great.

  44. I learned that there is not a direct correlation between wattage and volume. Wattage is simply a measurement of the “power” that the amplifiers inside your receiver can deliver to your speakers, and a measurement of the “power” your speaker is able to receive.

  46. We have an old receiver that really doesn’t give us a theatre experience. this would be really improving the sound quailty.

  47. I use my home theater system to watch movies and this system would blow what I have out of the water with its power and audio fidelity.

  49. I learned that I can use a Dolby Atmos enabled receiver to incorporate the height field into a home theatre by adding a pair of ceiling speakers to my room.

  50. I use my home theatre audio to watch movies. This receiver would improve my listening experience because I only have a basic sound bar system.

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