Pyle Home Audio Power Amplifier System - 2X40W Bluetooth Mini Dual Channel Mixer Sound Stereo Receiver Box w/ AUX, Mic Input - For Amplified Speakers, PA, CD Player, Theater via RCA, Studio Use - PTA2

I ordered the Pyle PTA2 mini 2x40W amp Pyle PTA2 Mini 2x40W Stereo Power Amplifier , and have been using it since its arrival about a month ago. The arrival, by the way, was quick and the packaging was minimal. Although I have yet to utilize many of the features of this amp, I can say that it is doing exactly what I need it to do. Here's my setup: I have two computers sharing one monitor, keyboard and mouse, while the other two share another monitor, keyboard and mouse. Each of the two setups is connected to their respective monitor-input devices via a KVM switch. In my case, I am using two different TRENDnet switches for various reasons that I need not get into for this review, and both switches have ports for the computers' audio lines. Those KVM switches - TRENDnet 2-Port USB KVM Switch Kit with Audio (Includes 2x KVM Cables) TK-209K (Blue) and TRENDnet 4-Port USB KVM Switch Kit with Audio (Includes 4x KVM Cables) TK-409K (Blue) - were also purchased via Amazon. All of the computers' audio ports are connected to their respective KVM switches, making it possible to have an audio setup for each set of computers. I, however, wanted to eliminate unnecessary equipment wherever possible, and I wanted to get down to one set of speakers for all four computers. With this Pyle amp, I can do that utilizing the AUX1 and AUX2 input connectors on the back of the unit, and then using the PHONES output jack on the front for connecting my multimedia speakers Logitech Speaker System Z520 (Black) . I used an adapter I already had, but similar to Hosa GPM-103 3.5mm TRS to 1/4" TRS Adaptor , in order to be able to plug the speakers into the PHONES jack. So, whenever I want to hear sound from one of my computers, I switch the correct KVM switch to the appropriate computer, turn on the amp, and turn on my speakers, adjust the right-most knob on the front to the appropriate AUX input, and voila, I have sound! The volume can be controlled with the volume buttons on the amp and on the speakers. Although not the most powerful sound setup under the sun, this is much more than just adequate, and the sound quality is quite good. Before I bought this Pyle amp, I sketched out what I wanted to accomplish and what would be needed to allow this to happened, and then went hunting for a solution. I found this Pyle amp that had the features I was looking for, and more. I knew I didn't need certain features that the higher end models had, so I selected this amp which had sufficient power and features, plus some features that I may not use for a while. I make it a habit to read all the customer reviews of any product I am considering for purchase. I find that by doing that, I am able to solidify my buying decision. There were a few comments that were less than supportive of this particular amp, some of which seemed to be due to something that the user was doing wrong or because the amp was not designed to do what they wanted it to do. Comments related to hardware failure are always considered, but there will always be a certain number of hardware failures given the intricacies of electronics and their susceptibilities to damage in transport. Once I discounted those unfavorable reviews, there were only positive reviews remaining. That made my buying decision that much easier. Bottom line, I am quite satisfied with the choice I made, and I would recommend this amp. Should anything change in the future, I will amend this review.

After my old Sony receiver blew out, I wanted to find a nice, basic amplifier to take its place. Most "affordable" new ones I came by ran for $100 or more, which I didn't want to spend. Then I came across this little gem, and I can honestly say that it does its job more than well enough! I have this hooked up to my flat-screen TV with a Teac 10-band equalizer, and use it mostly for gaming. With the proper equalization, the sound output from this amp is excellent, and it has more than enough bass power to add plenty of depth. I use it with four 8-ohm stereo speakers (two in parallel on each output) with a series sub-woofer (2.1 setup, basically), and it has no problem driving plenty of sound out of them. And it has extra inputs and a connector for headphones, should I ever need them. The output does have a faint hiss, but it's only audible when no other sound is coming through. I only notice it when everything else is absolutely quiet. The only other negative thing I can think of is when there's too much high-frequency sound, there's a little bit of distortion. But at the price I paid for this, it's not enough to knock a star off! If you don't need any video or digital audio capabilities, and just want a basic amplifier that puts out good sound, this is a great way to go! UPDATE - 5/13/2013: I've had it over a year now, and it still works like new! I did discover one little thing, though. The faint hiss over the speakers becomes a loud hiss when listening on headphones. It's loud enough that it's really no good listening to anything over headphones, so I wouldn't recommend it for that kind of use. For a 2.0 or 2.1 speaker setup though, it sounds great, and is very hard to beat for the price! I still give it 5 stars.

I have 2 of these and a PCA3 for various small speaker systems. They have all lasted over a year, and work just as good as they did when new. But how good are they? They're okay. But they're cheap. Here are the details of my experience with these little amps: First of all, any half-way descent real amplifier or receiver is going to have more power and sound better than these little amps. But, these are also significantly smaller and cheaper than just about any real receiver or amp. I can easily carry this unit with two 2-way satellite speakers to the garage, outside, etc., in one trip, leaving all the wires connected, spread the speakers, and have sound better than most bluetooth speakers, along with true stereo separation. I also have one in a bookcase that's only about 11 inches deep, where most high end audio equipment hangs off. I've used them in place of computer speakers. Hopefully you get the idea here... This is good for applications where you don't need a lot of volume or loud bass. Because you won't get it. At least not at the same time. The wattage rating is best case scenario and at high distortion. In the real world, you'll get about 4-6 clean RMS watts per channel on 8 ohm speakers, and about 6-10 clean RMS watts per channel on 4 ohm speakers. This doesn't sound like much, but it's more than most think. With descent speakers, you can get 87-93dB of sound with only one watt at on meter. That's what the sensitivity rating on speakers means. So the higher the sensitivity of the speakers, the more this amp will appear to 'deliver' in terms of bass or volume. I've used my amps primarily with the following configurations: KLH 2-Way Sattelite Speakers with 3.5" Woofers KLH 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers with 5.25" Woofers Polk 2-Way Bookshelf Speakers with 5.25" Woofer I've also used them to test speakers for friends & clients, Goodwill finds of my own, and chaining multiple speakers for fun. In ever case, the amp has delivered exactly what I expected out of it. But it will definitely not "Bring the house down" on it's own. Nor should one expect it to. Speakers that naturally sound better and can make bass on little power will, and poor speakers won't. But you really can't hurt any speakers with it, unless it happens to malfunction, which I haven't experienced yet, and still likely wouldn't break a speaker. It's hard to break most speakers with so little power. Now on to Build Quality and Features. For what it is, it does have quite a nice array of features. 3 RCA inputs & 1 RCA output, Headphone Out, Microphone In. It switches to standard voltages for different parts of the world, and the fuse is easily accessible. Speaker hookups are standard run of the mill spring loaded guys that work for small to medium sized speaker wire. There is no Transformer on the 2 prong plug, as it's integrated, which I like. The case is almost all metal, and the plastic knobs have a pretty good, old fashion analog feel to them. All knobs are smooth and linear, and the Input Switch knob has a good thud/click to keep it at the right selection. I'm so glad it has bass, treble, and balance controls. In normal cases, it doesn't get more than noticeably warm. So why only 4 Stars? Well, false advertising and some quirks: - They claim 2 x 40 Watts, which is misleading for those who buy without researching further, as it's basically false - There is a small hiss when on, but many, much higher end amps do this, too. I haven't had any buzzing as some describe - While the sound is fairly neutral, there is some amount of THD at any volume that audiophiles would notice. I'd guess around 0.6-2% in normal cases. - They should have a version of this with Input switches but without the Paging/Microphone features - Preamp or subwoofer outputs would be nice, as would optical connectivity, but not expected at this price point. Overall, in the right situations, for the right price, these are handy little devices. But if you're looking for a receiver on the cheap, this isn't it.

Where do I even begin? What was listed, what I paid for, was supposed to be the PTA2 Pro, "used like new." What I got was the old PTA2, in a condition that was most certainly not like new. I know Pyle's stuff isn't exactly top-dollar equipment, but I also know that when you get it new it comes in much better shape than this. I was surprised to have gotten any packaging at all, but I got the original box, padding, baggies, inserts, and instruction booklet. Even the twist tie for the power cord was in there. However, the power cord was not tied up with the twist tie, put into the long baggie, then wrapped in the larger bag. Everything was shoved into the bottom of the box. As long as it showed up in good working order, no big deal... Right? As soon as I took it out of the packaging, I could hear something rattling around inside and feel something heavy shifting around unsecured. One corner of the face was scuffed as if it had been dropped. I pulled the volume knob off, and there was a piece of tape inside, as if the previous owner had already had issues with it. The biggest issue... The power switch was stuck. It absolutely would not move into the on position. Being the kind of person that likes a challenge, I decided to see if I could fix this. Took off the casing, immediately discovered the source of the rattling and shifting. One screw that held in the transformer was loose, the other had come out completely. Put them back in, tightened them down. Tightened down every screw while I was at it. After that I turned all the knobs, and discovered the source selector switch was loose and the entire board was moving back and forth. The nut that was holding it in place behind the knob was only finger tight. I removed all the nuts and knobs and took off the face, to see if I could figure out the power switch issue. Took the switch apart, the pivoting metal piece inside had come out and was completely jammed into the top. After a little bit of doing I got it fixed and put back together. Lo and behold, it turned on! Put everything back together, tightened every nut and screw, and hooked up my cheap crappy little crosley record player and some random speakers. Put on some White Zombie and gave it a go. Sound quality was fine, good enough for the kinds of stuff I'm going to hook up to this. Other items of note: There was some kind of residue on the source selector dial's board... Hoping it's not from water damage. Also half the screws in the entire unit were loose. As far as the sound quality of this amplifier goes(at least after I restored it to like new condition), I know it will be more than enough for what I want to use it for, and I'm keeping it. Pyle is still okay in my book and I know if I have any more problems with this amplifier that I can fix them myself. As far as who- or whatever Value Stock is... They can go pound sand. Or they can go shove it. Or they can go do other things I don't really feel like censoring out right now. This whole transaction was an absolute sham and a flat-out lie from the very beginning, and I won't be touching anything sold by them/it with a 10-foot pole. In summary: Pyle, keep up the good work. Value Stock, you completely suck.

I bought this specifically to drive an old center channel and two bookshelf speakers I was no longer using. I wanted a little more punch from an Epson MovieMate 72 projector which has adequate onboard speakers, but just didn't deliver enough on our "movie nights" in the basement. Used the projector's headphone out jack, ran an extension to an RCA Y-cable, hooked it up to AUX1 on the amp and the aforementioned speakers (cross connected speaker wires to drive three). The difference is dramatic! It's not 5.1 surround or anything, but it is stereo and the output is crisp and clear. I may add a subwoofer at some point, but this solution works great and is cheap if you have old speakers lying around. You might not be able to see it in the picture, but there are separate bass and treble controls- one knob is embedded in the other. The 2x40W power is plenty- halfway up the volume dial fills the room. Highly satisfied with this purchase!

I'm considered an older guy with a slight hearing loss. My wife could hear the TV with volume set at 10 but then whose wife can't hear better than them. Then I turn it up to 18 to be able to hear it and now she thinks its blasting. I'm sure a lot of you have a parent or yourself that has the same problem. So now I want to put a speaker by my chair and be able to control the volume level. So thats where the Pyle PTA2 Mini 2X40 amp comes into play. I paired this with a pair of Pyle Home PCB3BK 3" black Mini Speakers that cost $18 at Amazon. I got the needed cables and set this up with the amp on the end table next to my chair. The speakers have a retractable clip on the back so I used a coffee cup hook to mount. This worked quit well and cost about 5 cents for each hook. This setup works very nice. She gets to set the TV volume for her and I set the Pyle amp for me. I don't need to blast the volume anymore and I can hear every word. Its nice having the speaker right next to my chair. I have the wireless headphones and they work nice also but sometimes I don't want wear them for hours if I'm watching a movie or game. Now I have the option of either or. I know there are other ways of doing this but I did it this way and it works good for me and at a total cost of about $70. Plus there is room to hook up 2 more components on the back of amp. I hope this review helps at least 1 person. Thanks

Just as many have already said. You get what you pay for when you get this product. It has tons of features. It's low cost. Its sound is great for non-hi fidelity uses. My biggest problem with it is that the quality and character of sound changes with the volume knob. The sound is thinner and the stereo field is unbalanced at lower volumes. The stereo field problem is really bad at low volumes. Maybe that is why a balance control is included instead of using quality volume components. Here's a point that I'd like to note that did not influence this review. It was a mistake to buy the 40Watt instead of the 15W version. I find that this 40W version is too powerful for my intended use. I often have to set the volume knob at low settings where the stereo and sound character issue is present. The 15W version would have been a better option, having less power, it would have forced me to set the volume knob at higher settings, where there would be no stereo field problem.

The PTA2 was perfect for my application. I stumbled on this BT receiver by accident and was struck buy its small size. I decided to get one and mounted it in a weatherproof case from Harbor Freight to give me a way to protect this receiver. Now I use it on my patio at the cabin, mated to a pair of Dual outdoor speakers. The sound is quite good and there is no way that I can turn it to max without irritating my neighbors! When I started testing it, I couldnt help but to imagine that this is probably every bit as good as the much larger, much more expensive receiver 40 years ago. Strangley the Usb port is useless. It doesnt charge. It doesnt allow for tethering a mobile device for playing. This was called out from several other reviews, but since I understood that going in, it is t an issue. Definitely would buy again.

Its such a shame to know that even for such expensive products they do not provide a refund policy in spite the product being defective. I received the system without a remote. The system does not even work. Also the packaging was open from both ends. Upon calling the customer care they put the call on hold for more than half an hr and told me that refunds are not available and that it is mentioned in the terms and conditions. They only have replacement option. Make sure you read the fine print before purchasing.

Needed this to drive a couple of Tannoy monitors hooked up to my mixing desk after my trusty amp died a dignified death and what a replacement. How do they do this for the price, great little amp and plenty powerful.

Does exactly what it says. Good little amp.

Value for money