PT796BT

Really great for the price. Puts out plenty of power to the speakers. Sounds great. Downsides are that it's loud, and I don't mean the volume I mean the fans inside... As loud as my air cooled gaming tower maybe even a bit louder. There is also no dedicated buttons for input select on either the unit or the remote, you have to cycle through them. Probably "better" receivers out there, but for the price I paid ($180ish with tax on a sale) it can't be beat. Definitely recommend.

A late addition to my review. It is not a good product - the HDMI connections were static-filled and inconsistent from the beginning, and it began to really malfunction after the return window was over - for me, the return window ended on 9 November and today, 11 November, the components are not connecting at all. The cable box and DVD HDMI connections (HDMI 1 and 3) work, but the computer connection (HDMI 2) does not work - no sound at all. And I did change the HDMI cable, to no avail. The fan on this unit is incredibly loud - I have to turn it off completely when turning the TV and cable box off as the DBs for the fan are similar to a house fan turned up high. My household is technically adept, but I was the only one that could understand how to use it once set up. The user interface is clunky and counter-intuitive, and this became evident the longer we used it If I could return it, I definitely would do so, but I didn't use the other HDMI input components for most of the time I have had it, and when I wanted to actually use it, it is not working at all, even after changing the cable. Definitely one star, or less... Previous review After having the receiver for almost a week before taking it out of the box, I was initially surprised by how skimpy the owner's manual and directions for hooking it up to her. The schematic was poorly drawn, but eventually, I figured it out and got it to work – sort of. Only one HDMI port works as advertised, but the rest had issues – no sound, distorted sound, or static. In fact, there is some weird, almost demonic static that's constant in any mood, and I have to figure out if there's some type of external interference going on. But the interesting thing is that I'm kind of excited by it because of how convenient the HDMI connections are, and if I ever figure out how to use the remote easily, it actually could be a good unit. Stay tuned…

This stereo receiver works great for my home sound system. Connecting my speakers, TV, and record player were a piece of cake, although the directions could be a little more thorough. It even has bluetooth capability, which is awesome. The sound is clear and crisp and bright. All the functions are easy to figure out. It's a good price, and I appreciate how I could choose a payment plan. It is on the larger side, but Very pleased.

Lots issues with this amplifier subwoofer channels either passive or active channels won't last 5 songs before going into safe mode no matter what I did didn't work, needs to get this issue fix!

Very nice made and powerful

Works great for a year or so, then the humming started. I’ve isolated the humming and it’s coming from the receiver itself even with additional grounding.

Do not waste your money on this receiver. Brand new out-of-the-box and nothing works right. Should’ve returned it right away to Amazon but I thought it might be my older TV or HDMI cables with issues. Let’s start with the remote control. You have to be within 2 to 3 feet for it to work at all. When adjusting the volume on the remote control it automatically changes the input selection on the receiver. Volume control works sometimes with the remote but most of the time it changes a different operational function of the receiver. When watching movies and surroundsound through my Roku the audio very seldom works. Sometimes you get surround sound most of the time no audio is transferred through your HDMI connections. Even replaced my cables with high quality HDMI cables and still have the same problems. ARC function does not work at all so I tried to use the optical connection to get audio for just watching TV and all it does is buzz. FM receiver is absolutely useless, it doesn’t even lock into stations with an outdoor FM antenna. The only thing that is working well is the Bluetooth connection, it does sync up with my iPhone with ease. Also you can control the sound level independently to all of your speakers which kind of customizes the sound. The sound quality is decent, but I do not believe the power output ratings as my older receiver put out less power and sounded better. I purchased this receiver because it had Bluetooth and my older Samsung receiver did not. To make sure all these issues were with the Pyle receiver itself ,I hooked up my older samsung receiver to my TV and all HDMI ,optical and ARC functions worked perfectally. The build quality of Pyle receivers is just junk. It’s not worth sending back for warranty repair because I do not believe I just happen to get a dud out of the box. I believe I’ll just be out more shipping and handling to send it back and forth and still have the same associated problems with the build quality of Pyle receivers. In my opinion Amazon should not allow Pyle products to be sold through their website. Do you yourself a favor and spend more money on a quality brand name receiver and save your self a lot of time and hassle.

En mi caso tenía planeado comprar diversos amplificadores para conectarlos a mi computadora y obtener sonido 7.1 ya que no me interesa usar un receptor con dac 7.1, por su costo. Este amplificador es estéreo si le conectas un HDMI o un cable óptico pues no tiene decodificador digital, no soporta Dolby Ni DTS, si solo conectas un televisor, o dispositivo HDMI no obtendrás 7.1 real, pero si conectas una computadora a través de cables 3.5mm a RCA, obtendrás 7.1 real, y en general funciona bien, todas las configuraciones se resetean a default al apagarlo, no tiene memoria, eso no es un problema para mí pues mis configuraciónes las hice en mi computadora, de tal forma que el amplificador solo funciona como tal, como amplificador, para subir y bajar volumen, el volumen inicial con que se enciende es un poco alto, pero no incomoda, el problema que mucha gente menciona sobre el ruido que hace el ventilador es totalmente real, de manera temporal lo he atenuado poniendo gomas de las que se usan para las patas de las sillas, entre el ventilador y el disipador, el ventilador da muy buena corriente de aire, pero planeo cambiarlo por un ventilador noctua, para reducir aún más el ruido. El receptor es además suceptible a interferencias, hay que blindar los cables si pasan cerca de un cable de video o corriente, no he usado el Bluetooth y en realidad no planeo usarlo, en si si lo compras como un amplificador de 8 canales es perfecto, pero si esperas usarlo como receptor de a/v, creo que te decepcionará, tengo algo de miedo por los comentarios que han hecho otras personas sobre que después de unos meses algunos canales fallan, pero confío en que no suceda y que si sucede pueda repararlo, se ve limpio el circuito y sencillo de reparar por lo que creo es una buena inversión.

Lo voy a devolver, porque uno de los canales de salida de audio no sirve, el de un de las bocinas laterales. Y lo que es muy molesto es el ruido que hace el ventilado, es muy fuerte!

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La salida de Arc HMDI no opera y causó un raro sonido creo dañe salidas de tv o del aparato Pyle estoy usando Bluetooth pero no me s de alta fidelidad se oye bien hasta ahí