500W Stereo Receiver w/30-Pin iPod Dock

Great for the price / Nice looking unit Let it burn in on the Test bed for a day - New Amp Smell..

This thing is pretty good value considering how cheap it is. I use it with Four 6.5" indoor/outdoor pyle speakers in a large garage. Its great for listening to music while working or for entertaining. The other reviews are pretty accurate, the fan is loud, its not audiophile quality, and it has a few annoying things about it, like that it always powers up in " " mode. I bought this model over similar Pyle models because it has separate and easy to use microphone control and A/B speaker control, which is handy. Its probably a good 60-70 watts RMS x 2,which is still pretty loud. The neighbors half a mile down the road can hear my music if I crank it all the way. A few pieces of advice if you're using this thing: The iPod dock and aux connector are junk. I use an RCA to headphone jack cable and connect my phone directly to the DVD input and it sounds a lot better than using the built in aux jack. You can buy bluetooth adapters all day for about $20, which is what I did instead of buying a Pyle receiver with bluetooth built it, because everyone says the built in adapter is junk. Don't buy this if you're intending to use it in your house as a theater system or whathave you, but for an outdoor "party" type sound system it works pretty well at a very reasonably price.

I was leary ordering elects of this nature without first listening to the system... when it arrived, not only was is it simple to install, but, DAMN!!! Way better than what I expected!!! Top notch!!!

What a piece of junk coupled with a horrible return policy... So I ordered this piece of crap several months ago to set up some speakers outside by my pool. Very foolish of me to assume that what was a prestinely packaged item was in good condition. I finally opened the box to set this up over Memorial Day holiday only to find that this item was not new. It was a damaged receiver packaged to look like new. Of course the return period had expired so I tried to make the most of the bad situation... First, the power switch was pushed in and stuck. When I plugged in the receiver, it could not be turned on. And naturally there was no on/off option on the remote. Upon close inspection I noticed that the unit had been unscrewed and open before I received it. Since I couldn't return it I decided to open the unit to see if I could "unstick" the power button. When I opened it, I found that the screws that were supposed to hold the power button in place were broken and it had been attempted to be glued in place. I went to Radio Shack and bought a replacement switch. I put that in and was able to switch the unit on. Unfortunately the LED display is also damaged and cannot be read. I have spent several thousand dollars on Amazon over the years but because of the lousy return policy and the incredible amount of time wasted to try to even figure out how to get in touch with someone at Amazon, I will never shop the site again...

Works and sounds okay, except for a noisy fan, but the controls are not user friendly and the instructions non-existent as to how to pre-set the radio channels. I can usually figure these things out, but not this time, and the Pyle company did not respond to my request for instructions. Pyle prides itself on affordable merchandise, but it may not be worth it when they cut corners on design, instructions, and customer support.

Alright for simple sound. Good power but feels cheap. Haven't figured out how to change flashing eq level display unless it only works on mic inputs. Keeps flashing even when quiet. Also, has a noisy fan. Not close to audiophile quality. Don't expect years of use. Good substitute amp with various inputs.

Great Product. Easy to set up Great sound. Recommend to anyone

THERES ALOT OF BAD REVIEWS ON THIS BUT I BOUGHT IT ANYWAY.1ST ONE CAME SMASHED UP IN THE BOX.AMAZON SENT ANOTHER ONE NEXT DAY.THE SMASHED UP ONE WORKED PERFECT WITHOUT A POWER BUTTON,BROKEN OFF TRANS INSIDE ,BROKEN JACKS AND CRACKED REMOTE.THAT PROVRD TO ME IT WILL TAKE A LICKIN AND KEEP ON TICKIN.ANYWAY I BELIEVE MOST BAD REVIEWS ON ALOT OF GOODS HERE ARE PEOPLE EXPECTING TOO MUCH FROM CHEAP CHINEESE GOODS.AND THIS IS CHEAP.100+ DOLLARS FOR A 500 WATT RECIEVER?[NOT A HOLY GRAIL].WHAT IS EXPECTED? CHECK MOST 4 AND 5 STARS ....ALL MOSTLY HIGH END EXPENSIVE GOODS.GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR.NOW,THIS THING.1ST OF ALL THIS IS NOT FOR A HOME THEATER.ITS CHEAP,THE FAN NOISE IS BAD,AND NO FRILLS.I HAVE IT IN MY BODY SHOP.AND ITS GREAT FOR ME.IT WORKS GOOD.PLENTY LOUD FOR A 3000 SQ FT SHOP.ALL BLOCK BUILDING OUT IN THE STICKS AND IT PICKS UP AS GOOD AS ANYTHING ELSE I HAVE HAD.ALSO,YOU ONLY HACE 2 MAYBEE 3 CHOICES OF A UNIT WITH USB AND SD CARD FOR THIS PRICE.I HACE AN 8 GIG USB FILLED AND IT PLAYS A WEEK WITHOUT HEARING THE SAME SONG TWICE.THERE IS NO MENUES,TITLES,TRACK ETC DISPLAY AT ALL.YOU JUST HEAR MUSIC ALL THE TIME.NO FRILLS,BUT THATS ALL I NEED.I ALSO HAVE A 140.00 TECHNICAL PRO THAT IS BASICLY THE SAME THING.NOISY FAN,NO FRILLS,SAME TUNING RECEPTION,ETC.EXCEPT IT GETS REAL HOT!AND SOUNDS MAYBEE A SHADE BETTER.THE TECK PRO HAS BEEN RUNNING A YEAR IN THE TRUCK SHOP.THIS ONE ONLY 3 DAYS. WE SHALL SEE.BUT IF IT PLAYS SMASHED UP,IT SHOULD HOLD UP OK.PS...DONT BUY ANYTHING LIKE THIS FROM ANYONE BUT AMAZON!THEY PAID THE SHIPPING BOTH WAYS,THEY CALL UPS FOR YOU AND PICK UP RETURNS THE NEXT DAY! ALL I DO IS SET ANY RETURN ON THE PORCH AND NEXT DAY OR 2,GO TO THE PORCH AND RETRIEVE THE REPLACEMENT.EVERYTIME,NO PROBLEM.EVER!

First thing you notice is the fan noise. Holy cow, that's loud. Fortunately for me this is going in a workout room where I would expect the music to be playing louder than the fan noise, but it's pretty significant. I have to echo the previous comment that saving radio stations is not intuitive or easy. For a receiver, its alright. Not spectacular, but works fine. I don't really like the iPhone axillary cord. I'd prefer an auxiliary input so I could get an extra long cord to run my iPhone through the receiver from the elliptical.

I just needed a low end receiver that would support at least 4 speakers. So far this unit does well, good sound. I have 2 older pioneer floor speakers and 2 outside Bose speakers connected, and this unit pushes them well. I can't speak to the docking station, but I due have my IPhone connected by way of RCA to the DVD/CD port and it does fine. Good product for the price.