Pyle Compact 5.1 Channel Bluetooth Amplifier

Same specification with 5.1 home theater "Sony iv-300 home audio system".. Rate only changed..

Sometimes hdmi output not working

Buena calidad de construcción en aluminio. Excelente para home cinema de una sala pequeña y altavoces acorde, en mi caso sala de estar de 4x4m, y sistema bowers Wilkins m1. Opción estéreo y multicanal, no opciones ni modos ni funciones extras ni excesivos que te incitan a traer el control remoto en mano todo el tiempo. Lo que hace, para ese tamaño de salas, muy bien logrado. Solo tiene entradas hdmi y rca. Eche de menos una óptica. El control remoto con todas las funciones que ofrece el equipo, pero es de plástico blando y fragil, a tener cuidado. Lo compre de urgencia para sustituir averia de un receiver de marca premium, en estancia secundaria y, muy complacido.

There was always a risk with pyle stuff as its infamous for poor quality so took a gamble as it was the only compact HDMI amp out there. Was so impressed with the unit at first worked great. In fact was so impressed I was about to order a second one. Then after a week all HDMI inputs stopped working. I did the usual checks, cables etc all worked fine when connected direct. But via the amp no signal was getting through on both HDMI inputs. Lucky Amazon saved the day and arranged for an immediate return.

Very good for the price. I was looking for a small receiver to use in our motor home. This unit saves a LOT of space. It's not mentioned in the description or the instructions, but this model has an HDMI ARC connection which makes it much easier to hook everything up with one less cable. Very happy with this so far.

The ir sensor is not very sensitive. The display is a 8segment display and not a matrix display like is depicted on the photos and that makes it look cheap. The bluetooth antena is not very good. I placed the thing behind the tv and is enough to cause interference with an iphone placed 8 feet away. No IR extension and no OSD so if you hide the thing behind your tv then you have to point the remote against the ceiling and you wont know wich input are you changing into and because the ir sensor is not very good sometimes does not work and you have to move close to be sure. Besides that, the product works good. If you place the receiver away from the tv i think the bt and the ir should work correctly but in my case the tv is on the wall so i had no choice. Very good sound for an amplifier like this. I solved the ir problem buying a cheap hdmi ir extension. Still no OSD though...

So I have an older HDTV with limited audio out functionality, a set of bookshelf speakers and a center channel speaker, and 2 HDMI devices (Apple TV and a game console). I wanted to connect all of this together for a small 11ftx11ft room - used as a kids loft playroom. Preferably with a solution that was small, cheap, and not overly complicated. It turns out it’s surprisingly expensive to cobble together a system that does this, if you want true multi-channel audio. It would take an HDMI switcher (to switch between the 2 HDMI devices), an HDMI audio extractor (to pull the 5-channel audio from the HDMI signal), and a multi-channel receiver with SPDIF/Toslink inputs (since that’s what the HDMI audio extractors typically output). At a minimum, it would take a large dedicated A/V receiver, which I didn’t have space for. For a tiny room, reused speakers, and an older TV that will be used primarily by my kids to play games and watch Netflix, I was not enthusiastic to put out that kind of money. So I was very surprised when my internet searches led to this device - it basically contains all of those features in a form factor the size of a paperback book, for a fraction of the price. It has 2 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output. So no HDMI switcher required. It has true 5.1 channel output (including a separate sub output, which I haven’t tried). So I can avoid the audio extractor to Toslink device. It has a built-in “20W per channel” (more on that) amplifier, so I didn’t need a separate receiver/amp. It has some modest tone control features (treble and bass) and you can separately control the volume of the center, front, rear, and subwoofer channels. Will “audiophiles” be into this? Probably not. Pyle gets mediocre reviews at best for sound quality. I can’t even vouch for the durability. But it gets the job done. Design: it’s a compact unit, the size of a paperback. The design is clean, modern, and actually handsome for a Pyle device. The metal case, buttons, and volume knob feel high quality. The remote, however, is very flimsy and the buttons are imprecise (minus 1/2 star for that), but that’s a minor quibble. Sound: The instructions are sparse, but from what I can tell, the “surround” button does the opposite of what you would think. If you have a true 5.1 channel input and you want 5.1 channel output, you turn surround OFF to get “real” 5.1 channel sound. If you turn it on, it uses (according to the manual) “analogy” five channel signal. Does that mean “simulated” 5 channel? Who knows, but I know when I had my Apple TV in Dolby 5.1 output mode, turning “analogy” Surround on meant I couldn’t hear the center channel. I turned it off and the center channel audio returned. To me, the sound was clear, stereo separation was accurate. Bass was a little anemic, but that could be both a function of my small speakers and whatever chipset the amplifier uses. As far as the wattage rating, it uses a 12V x 3A power supply, for a total of 36W. So I’m not sure how they calculate 20W per channel x 5 channels, or 100W total. No, that’s not a lot of watts, but - again - consider the optimal use for this amp. A typical bookshelf speaker is rated at 89-93dB/1W at 1 meter sensitivity (you put 1 watt of power in, it will generate 89-93dB of sound measured 1 meter away). As a rule of thumb, for every doubling in W, you get a 3dB bump in volume. So, even if I got 3-4W per channel, that would be VERY loud in a small room. Much more than that and I’m certain this little amp would start to distort (remember the total power input is only 36W). I’m assuming this has some low cost Class-D amplifier chip. Others noted a lot of distortion via BT - I paired it to my phone and streamed songs via Spotify (with “Analogy” five channel ON) and it sounded fine! No distortion. It pairs almost immediately and very easily. There's an audible chime that tells you when the device successfully pairs. Others noted that the unit would forget the preferred channel volume/treble/bass settings when turned off. I did not find that to be the case when I used the “sleep” function. Perhaps when you unplug the unit entirely? Who knows. It does not come with an FM antenna, but does have an FM tuner. So, overall - I'm very pleased. Very good value for the price. There is no way I could have purchased the various components (a 2-input HDMI switcher, HDMI audio extractor and multichannel amplifier with Bluetooth, FM tuner, and Aux input, or a much bulkier AV receiver) for anything close to the price of this unit. This is also, easily, the most compact solution to contain all these features. Much smaller than a typical AV home theater receiver. Minus 1/2 star for the flimsy remote, the unclear instructions, and the likely exaggerated power ratings.