PyleHome Audio Power Amplifier System – 2X75W Mini Dual Channel Bluetooth Stereo Receiver Box with LED – Amplified Speakers, CD Player, Theater via 3.5mm RCA – For Studio, Home Use

I bought this amp as a sub-woofer amp and it does the job! My new Pioneer 919 blahbitty blah receiver has a PRE OUT SUBWOOFER (RCA style) output, and I happened to have a new-in-the-box 12" woofer from Radio Shack that I picked up years ago on clearance for 10 bucks. Add in a $40 sheet of plywood and my build time, and I've got a low cost, high quality sub-woofer.The Pioneer receiver does just about everything except run out and start my car (and I'm wondering if it'll do that!), so it's too dad-gum complicated. In contrast, this amp could hardly be simpler. It has two RCA style inputs (Left and Right), two speaker-wire outputs (Left and Right), Treble gain, Bass gain, Volume, and an On/Off switch.I saw on other reviews that people used the amp to power an old pair of speakers while playing their iPods. I felt that if the sub-woofer thing didn't work out, I could still do that as Plan 'B'. Fortunately, Plan 'A' is working. I have a nice Belkin 25 foot cable with RCA ends coming from the Pre Out Subwoofer out of the receiver and going into one of the channel inputs (Left) on this amp. Then I have a monster cable, bare-end wires coming out of the corresponding (Left) channel output going directly to the Radio Shack 12" woofer. No crossover or filtering! I'm not sure, but I'm guessing the receiver filters out the high freqs and passes only the lower freqs, 800 hz and below.Anyway, it sounds good, does what I want it to do, and even has nice blue LED indicators that light up when the bass pounds out the beat of a song, or explosions from a game. It's about the size of a thick paperback book, and if I needed too, I could easily unplug everything and take the amp out to my garage for duty playing my iPod.

Recently I wall mounted an 40" Insignia (Best Buy) brand TV in my bedroom and I wanted more volume and better quality sound than an average sized TV can provide. I put the TV up using a home made wood bracket with a bottom shelf to hold a DVD player, an Amazon Fire TV media streaming box and a Pyle-Home amplifier. It's really a great set up, it looks and sounds wonderful. Pyle has probably exaggerated the wattage of this amplifier (along with the rest of the audio industry). I would guess that it actually puts out about 15 watts RMS (a conservative rating method) but because of the logarithmic way that the amplitude of sound is measured 15 RMS watts will drive a speaker to HALF of the volume that you could get from an amplifier rated at 150 watts RMS. The point is unless you want to go deaf or already are deaf this amplifier will give you loud high quality audio for your videos and games. I am using a connecting cord with a 3.5mm mini phono plug on one end and two RCA plugs on the other end to send the sound from the earphone jack of the TV to the amplifier. I could have used the line out jacks on the TV but by using the earphone jack I can control the volume of the amplifier with the TV remote. I saw some user comments about inadequate volume from this amplifier which was attributed to thin speaker wire. Normally I would agree that you should use 18 or even 16 gauge wire in a speaker installation but with a small amplifier like this you can get by with thinner wire. For speakers I salvaged some 20 year old ones from a small Aiwa stereo that measure about 8 x 12 inches. These speakers had wires that are about 22 or 24 gauge running out of a hole in the back of the enclosures. Rather than taking these speakers apart to attach thicker wire I used the existing wires. The amplitude is 100% satisfactory. What is really more important with a small low power amplifier like this is that the volume of the sound going INTO the amplifier is adequate. Fortunately my TV has plenty of power coming out of the headphone jack. As far as the quality and appearance of the Pyle amplifier is concerned I love it! It is compact, housed in a sturdy metal cabinet, has soft pads on the bottom to protect whatever is underneath, it's fused to protect it from overloads, has high quality spring loaded hardware to easily attach the speaker wires, beautiful blue flashing LED lights on the front to indicate power output for each channel and best of all two knobs to adjust the bass and treble. This two knob system is infinitely better than the 4 and 5 way toggle "idiot buttons" that are typically found on even expensive receivers and amplifiers. (Are you listening Panasonic, Sony, Yamaha, Samsung et al?) With just two knobs you can adjust the sound exactly the way YOU like it.

I purchase a 42" HD LCD TV, close to two months ago. The quality and volume of sound coming from the unit was insufficient for my taste. I decided to add external speakers to it. In reviewing the owner's instructions manual, it stated that speakers can NOT be installed directly to it but must go through an amplifier. Also, being that I wanted the speakers where I sat meant stringing wire to them or getting a wireless speaker system. I went with the wireless.After ordering this amplifier and a wireless speaker system, receiving both in just a few days, I then set them up. Except for the extremely bright, constantly flashing LEDs on the front of the unit (others had the same complaint on reviews I read {putting 2 strips of black electrical tape fixes the problem}), the entire set-up WORKED great for just over 3 weeks. I had the amplifier set to 1/3 volume and the speakers to even less, with the quality of sound being an improvement over what the TV alone produced.I started to get distortion and then the audio from the speakers just ceased. In troubleshooting, I determined this unit had failed since audio signal still existed coming from the TV and the speaker system functioned properly when I tested with a different signal source. I began preparing to repack the unit for return shipment but after reading the requirements of PYLE PRO on returning the failed item for repair or replacement, I decided not to. It was MY COST to send the unit back and then MY COST AGAIN, paying an additional $20 for THEIR return shipment back to me. I decided it was not worth the expense, since for a few dollars more, I could get an entirely new unit. I've decided to look for an amplifier made by another Manufacturer.I originally recommended this unit but because of its immediate failure, I have serious doubts on its quality and it hurts me to say that I NO LONGER recommend this unit. I do recommend the "Royal Machines 29297W WES 600 Wireless Stereo Speaker System" that I purchased though, a great addition for under $80.