I bought the CHEAPEST "Brand Name" Speaker Amp on Amazon!

We all know this brand from our youth. Does a Pyle speaker amplifier live up to its storied and illustrious past? Today we find out. This is a riot!!!
Pyle Speaker Amp amzn.to/4cG0KUA (affiliate link... and please don't do it)
Check out this video for a decent $60 amp • Can't Believe an Audio...
Or this vid (has bluetooth) that's not terrible • Aiyima A07 Pro vs Fosi...

[@jsks8919]

Pyle used to be quality. They made speakers for many big names. When I was in high school, the best subwoofers to have were Pyle Drivers. Another fun fact, the "music" room in my house used to be a storage room for vintage Pyle products. This is because we bought our house from the Pyle family (founder's son).

[@l0zerth]

I would reframe this by pointing out that Pyle has always been known for their speakers, which are at least generally reliable, and never really known for their electronics.

[@mattburgess2]

I had 2 15" Pyle New Wave back in the early 90s that were really good. On the same level as MTX, Crunch, PPI, and Rockford Fosgate believe it or not.

[@CharlesConover]

Gomer

[@bryang9290]

I remember back in thte 90s seeing them in Crutchfield, the Pyle Driver was a sought after sub woofer and still kinda is. Then a few years later I went to one of those arena audio shows that 90% generic garbage, almost like they were a giant white van, and saw Pyle there next to those combo sounding names like Techford and Rockwood or whatever that tried to pass off like Rockford Fosgate or Kenwood...

[@JoeOrber]

@@bryang9290 Rockwood sounds dangerously powerful 💀 … Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to listen to some music on my Panaphonics stereo with my Sorny headphones 😂

[@darkpatches]

Most people have forgotten that Pyle teamed up with Schitt for their "SteamIng" line of amps several years ago. Anyone here have a SteamIng Pyle-Schitt amp? I hear they stunk.

[@Error2username]

It was a pyle of schit😂

[@darkpatches]

@@kraig7777 Dude. "Streaming" would have made it 100% funnier. Nice. Wish I'd thought of it.

[@cerberus50caldawg]

I took a streaming sh!t the other night.. it didn't quite result in a Pyle as it were. More of a loose puddle. With the prodigious volume put out some would argue it still performed better then a Pyle could.💩 TY Taco Bell!!!💩💩💩

[@cerberus50caldawg]

@@kraig7777 The Chinese Communist party frowns on all things humorous.

[@fordxbgtfalcon]

😂😂😂

[@Simon_Hawkshaw]

Pyle did help some people start their audio journey. Not the greatest equipment, but a stepping stone. Some of us, limited by economic sanctions, couldn't get Alpine and Kenwood, so beggars couldn't be choosy. I have had a couple of Pyles. 😂 Thanks for your time and efforts to share this with us all. Stay well.

[@tmdillon1969]

I bought the little "90W" Pyle amp for my workshop after our last move. It weighs about as much as a deck of cards and is marginally better than a deck of cards at producing sound. For $30 more one can get a Fosi or similar that doesn't sound like a transistor radio.

[@Durkhead]

For $30 i got a little douk audio class d amp, its loud and sounds really good drives my old bookshelf speakers really, well, good

[@Ratboy1]

​@@Durkheadsave the adverb ("well")

[@Durkhead]

@@Ratboy1 it sounds good not well It sounds well deosnt mace any cents farqard

[@motuknight5569]

What in the JC Whitney Catalog did I just witness here!?

[@cheapaudioman]

OMG! Blast from the past. JC Whitney. I think I bought some canvas saddle bags from them for my 85 Honda Magna and some bolt on highway pegs. I was styling with JCW

[@motuknight5569]

@@cheapaudioman if JCW don’t sell it, you don’t need it! LOL!!

[@toddlee2571]

I haven't thought of that name in decades. I remember they sold a brand called American Hi-Fi that touted 'power boosters' for car audio, which claimed 500w/ch. JCW was practically a catalog version of the mysterious white van that sold electronics out of the back. I knew guys that bought that crap. FWIW: I knew someone who bought a pair of 3-way home speakers from JCW that had the standard 12" woofer, 4"mid, and 2" cone tweeter, but also had upward firing mid and tweeter in the top of the cabinet. They sounded like what you'd expect but when I see new speaker with upward firing Atmos drivers, I'm reminded of those JCW speakers.

[@cerberus50caldawg]

​@@toddlee2571 well point anyone with a standard 7.1 set of speakers that just upgraded their HT receiver to these for a cheaper solution! LOL At least you got the extra crap speakers you payed for in the box. I had a set of 2.1 pc speakers by logitech about 5 years back. They were not even bottom of the barrel cheapest ones at wal mart at the time. Another 2.1 other brand set beat it in price but the logitechs sported tweeters. Sounded ok-ish for what they were. It was a ruse and I fell for it and payed the extra 12 or whatever bucks! They looked like legit 2 way speakers with a 3/4" tweeter and a 3"-3.5" maybe paper cone driver in the main stereo pair. It was a blatant lie! Those tweeters were a fake plastic button glued above the sole driver! The tweeters wouldn't have done nothing for my experience to be honest.. but just the balls to win a sale with pure treachery. E-GADZ!!! They are still being sold today and for way more money! Logitech z333! Bastards! LOL

[@stevenbullock9276]

Over the years I've purchased some cheap gear out of curiosity, just to see if it sucks or isn't bad for the money. Thanks for taking one for the team on this.

[@christopherpyle5911]

I feel attacked

[@cheapaudioman]

lol... Chris! I know that you have no affiliation with this company

[@cerberus50caldawg]

@@cheapaudioman But do we truly know this?!?!

[@KlodFather]

@@cheapaudioman - I have some of this stuff... The BlueTooth is noisy. If you put MP3 files on the USB stick or SD card, it plays much better. THe BlueTooth circuits in this thing are where the noise is coming from. I have had Pyles stuff apart and have traced down the noises and bugs... Hope this sheds some light on these amps.

[@Kryptic1046]

Ah yes, Pyle, the brand that comprises 80% of your search results whenever you search for anything audio-related on Amazon. These guys have been selling junk since I've been alive. Always wondered just how bad it was.

[@allwayzactive4599]

It's a pyle of crap

[@cerberus50caldawg]

@@allwayzactive4599 Oh it's worse then that! 😆

[@slyfoxx2973]

The noise is actually a feature gently reminding you that you left it on. Consider their concern for your utility usage. I find it heart warming! Don't hate the noise. Hate the high cost of electricity! EDIT...come to think it I had a 12" Pyle guitar speaker in an ancient Peavey.

[@inplainview1]

You made me dive into Amazon looking at cheap amps. My curiosity is piqued. I feel like Yoda "There is another".

[@stevenkarp9031]

Believe it, or not, Pyle used to make very respectable drivers. I had to replace a blown bass speaker in my vintage Advent speakers about 25 years ago. Still have them and they are far better than they were from the factory. At this point, it is just a name that is sold to low-level manufacturers, I suppose.

[@robertkensler2156]

Finally your reviewing a top teir quality product...

[@DarenLee]

Randy love this video. Not everything have to be dead serious and shooting debates. Most important is have fun doing what you do. Looks like you had fun I suppose lol.

[@phil9593]

Awesome! I’ve been hoping for this review for years.

[@paulchristman5875]

I actually love it when you do these kinds of reviews ❤ NICE!!

[@cheapaudioman]

Glad you like them!

[@jonaozo540]

Awesome !!! Can't wait to incorporate one of these into my old school AV rack that is still in the game room. Perfect match for my McIntosh, Marantz, Denon, Yamaha, even my Fisher tube amp. Should power my Altec-Lansing Voice of the Theater stage units. Thank you so much for the alert.

[@MountainAdventures1]

Some of the 1980's Pyle car audio amps were amazing values. They knew that they were going to be installed by amateurs, so they included every type of circuit protection possible. You could ground the speaker negative wires to the car chassis and it wouldn't hurt anything. The reason they had such a bad reputation was because they were only sold at flea markets. It wasn't that they were poor quality. Pyle Driver subs were a good value as well.

[@jsks8919]

Pyle Drivers were nice subs.

[@camhyde9701]

Excuse my ignorance but why would grounding the -ve speaker wires to the chassis of a car be a problem? Unless it was a +ve earth vehicle which is extremely rare of course.

[@MountainAdventures1]

@@camhyde9701 ... Because you're connecting the AC side of the amp to the DC side...

[@camhyde9701]

@@MountainAdventures1 Sure but if the amp connects the -ve outputs to ground its only the +ve wires that are AC... I suppose that depends on the amp... if the -ve wires are not grounded I can see why that would be a problem

[@shawnthomas7404]

When Pyle was american made and good they were not sold at flea markets.

[@tony714keene]

Thank you for reviewing the PYLE amplifier. For years I off and on thinking about buying one of these amplifiers you reviewed.

[@stevewieczorek3054]

Thanks for doing a review on this Pyle POS. Was always wondering how this amp sounded like. I keep seeing this product popping up on Amazon with 4 1/2 stars

[@gregmatula9749]

Pyle drivers were great in the early '80s I bought an 8-in woofer with 2-in voice coil and 40 oz magnet that was pretty tough for 1982.

[@superspeeder]

lol! Flashback to the days when magnet weight was a key spec! 😂

[@gregmatula9749]

@@superspeeder you are correct I wasn't up on my theil small parameters at that time but it looked bad azz. I later used it in a small passive radiator enclosure that it did great in.

[@superspeeder]

@@gregmatula9749 TS parameters weren’t even a thing until later in the 80’s. I don’t think they were even published until the early 80’s and it took the market a while to catch on. The first “enclosures” I built were out of 1/2” plywood. My dad helped me and we built them to the VAS of the driver, lol! No idea what we were doing! That was about 1990 and the drivers were Legacy Audio 10” subwoofers. I remember like it was yesterday.

[@ReasonablySane]

I bought one similar to this a few years ago. It was defective, but they immediately sent me another one. I used it as the main power amp along with a u-Turn custom TT in a 1960's stereo console after I gutted the original electronics (but still use the vintage speakers). It actually sounds really good and brings back memories of listening to Grand Funk Live in my friend's "rich" parents living room.

[@stevo181]

Love your channel! Keep em coming. May I suggest a review of the Sangean HD-20 HD Radio Tuner. I live in NY and call me crazy but I prefer HD radio to Spotify and Sirius XM in my car (using iPhone 14 Pro and 19 speaker car system in a Jeep Grand Cherokee). When that HD digital signal locks in it is pretty awesome. So I was wondering if you could review and tell me what you hear with your knowledgeable audiophile ears on a cheap system and then on your Advance Amp and Sonus Faber speakers. Really curious what you find. Thanks!!

[@jackofalltrades55]

Lol I couldn't hear the hiss from your video because I was listening to it through the hiss from my Pyle PDA46BT amplifier I bought prior to subscribing to you - wish I had found you earlier. Thank you cheapaudioman for all you do!!!

[@cheapaudioman]

Thank you!

[@Steve-hu8px]

“That Pyle house sound” lmao. Fantastic. And I can fully relate to the noise you made when you heard it clip and bottom out - it just hurts the insides . 😅😬

[@Jason787]

Love this style of video and I love your HOME as it's a home Not a house. Your video kinda reminds me of those times I saw on AliExpress really high end looking amplifier and speakers for £100 to £300 but never bought as was worried about what I would get. The speaker cables I did get and they were incredible but amplifier I've yet to build up the courage. Lol

[@cheapaudioman]

thanks!!!!

[@Apokathelosis]

But too much camera movement. You get entertainment with little bit of free motion sickness.

[@Jason787]

I don't have that issue myself. :)​@@Apokathelosis

[@cdteurosport]

I’m here for the messy house

[@UnburdenedByWhatHasBeen]

When PYLE first came out in the late 80s they made decent subs. I remember a friend of mine had 15" pyle pounders and those things hit low as hell. The PYLE driver series was good quality too. It wasn't until the mid 90s they started making cheap junk. They were at one time made in the US.

[@shawnthomas7404]

they were around way before that.

[@Feliciano12v]

I like these audition clips with commentary. Entertaining for sure.

[@ivandmitruk1152]

Good afternoon, Randy bought a Heco Aurora 300 based on your recommendation, do you think the Wiim amp will be able to unlock their potential? Does it have enough power?

[@TheVTRainMan]

I have the Fosi Audio TB10D on my desk now. It is amazing for the price and size (with tone controls! which is important for cheap speakers and sometimes crappy recordings).

[@cheapaudioman]

way better choice

[@ChickenMeister84]

Welcome back CHEAPaudioman. Your evil twin brother seems to have taken over your channel recently. Glad to have you back.

[@k9techku]

I have a little pyle tube amp running two klipsh speakers that has actually been SHOCKINGLY good, and long lived. I literally bought it cause it was a cheap but neat looking "it'll work" option for a work shop application. I am STUNNED by how good it sounds with decent speakers on it and how long its lived. (It's still pyle though, so the one my buddy bought, already died and his was newer than mine lol)

[@mddawson1]

I got similar sort of amp to do initial testing of second hand speakers. If the amp doesn't blow up, then to speakers are safe to use with something better.

[@shakyzeg]

Finally an affordable review! That's for hitting more price points! I look for stuff like this for my kids at college. Good enough, but not so expensive that you care if it gets damaged by stupid decisions.

[@tmdillon1969]

For not much more you could get an Aiyma, Fosi, Douk, etc. that are far, far, far superior to this POS.

[@D1N02]

Have you seen What the aiyima A07 Max goes for?

[@sportbikeguy9875]

i think you missed the whole point of this video... its terrible, and for a few dolalrs more you can get great quality sound

[@westsideaccord]

Lepai LP-2020a and a pair of bookshelves. Like polk m10 or whatever. Then a bluetooth receiver like a nyrius br40. This is what I have setup in my bathroom and it does nicely.

[@saltywalt57]

Did you try an external power supply to see if that reduced the hiss?

[@danf321]

I bought a Pyle once for a Zone 2 amp, before my new receiver had a Zone 2, and it’s nice to know the hum was also in yours. I thought I had mine wired incorrectly. My Pyle was outside, and the rain did me a favor by shorting out this amp.

[@francodangelo961]

got to give it to them it's nice to have all those inputs haha what would you recommend to have multiple inputs and then go to a fosi audio amp?

[@donpadawan]

Are the 1Mii amps any good? They are similarly priced to Fosi & Ayima and I know they make decent DACS

[@bobtowncarguy82]

When I was growing up and very into car audio. Pyle was the junkiest stuff you could buy next to Blaupunkt. Lol! This video had me cracking up. 😂

[@billywindsock9597]

Funny. Good work taking one for the team.

[@djparra41]

“Like a barber during Fleet Week” 😂😂😂 that was a good one!

[@FelixtheMetalcat]

Funniest video I have watched in awhile...thanks !

[@janeinnoho1]

You're really making me laugh today!

[@chiefanalyst1163]

Great vid. Very entertaining and no surprises.

[@GoPlayMw2]

Hi! What app are you using to measure dB? Thanks!

[@chimps4gimps]

I have a Pioneer A400 amp, so pretty old. Would I hear much of improvement with a newer machine?

[@TheFredFarkle]

Wow.... Thanks for that! What iPhone app are you using? I noticed it on another review recently and it looks quite good.

[@johnnynova3339]

I have the same question!

[@leokearns1221]

That's so Funny I was just about to write about your cleaning skills and you said it...haha.

[@scottrogers64]

What SPL App are you using in this video?

[@norbertopolicarpo7979]

Man, don't care about Pyle, never heard of it (I'm in Brazil), but love when you do these kind of videos, coz they are funny and take my mind from my problems ... Tks 😅

[@VVT4ME]

I remember when Pyle was primarily decent if affordable car speakers. Cant count how may times I saw Pyle drivers in sub boxes in mini trucks and slammed Sentras and Hyundai Excels

[@BearFulmer]

I have one of those in my garage, great for taking up no space, plenty of inputs for media, bt, and a basic radio. that bass issue is real, at first I thought it was my thrift store speakers.

[@Smfins]

What app is that you’re using Randy?

[@greatpix]

My folks were 'Parent Smart'. I grew up in the '50s and '60s, when most people were buying their first b&w TV or color TVs. In either case TVs with remote controls were scarce so my folks, being parent smart, use to have my sisters and I change the channel or turn the volume up and down. As we got older, and a little bolder, we refused to do those things. Well my parents changed tactics. My mom would call us out from our bedrooms saying that she had to show or tell us something and when we stepped into the living room she'd spring the trap "Would you change the channel ?", We got wise to that pretty quickly but my folks, ever ahead of us would then actually have something to tell us or show us .... and then "Oh, as long as you're here would you change the channel?", My folks finally bought a color TV with a remote control so us kids were happy, only they'd leave the remote on the couch and they were sitting in a chair ... so now they'd call us out to get the remote for them. ARGH! When I was a little kid our house was always a mess but as we got older my mom had us doing more chores around the house, first just picking up after ourselves then tidying up the living room, then dusting, vacuuming, and as soon as we were tall enough, washing the dishes. My Senior year in high school I had half days on Fridays so my mom would have me clean the house, but she actually paid me. Having the extra cash back then came in really handy, buying gas, going on dates, so I made sure I did a good job. In fact I did such a good job cleaning and finished fast that I earned the nicknames "Mister Clean" and "The White Tornado" both came from ads for a cleaning liquid popular at the time. I joked that I was channelling the ghost of my grandmother, who had the cleanest house you ever saw.

[@greatpix]

@chuckstafford9416 In that case, at my house, that would have led to "Would you go get my keys out of my bedroom?

[@cheapaudioman]

that made me laugh out loud. my brother used to make me put a hand on top of a black and white and stretch out my arm so that the reception was better. I was literally an antennae

[@greatpix]

@@cheapaudioman Same here only it was my dad making me stand there and I was touching the antenna.

[@evaodland7349]

I use a Pyle PFA330BT amps ($35 for 2 amazon special four years ago) with bluetooth in my cheap refurbed old racing sailboat, and the other ended up in a professional kitchen. One powers some Micca OoOs in the boat and the other powers Dayton DMK402s (both sound pretty decent...) plenty loud to hear while sailing with speakers below pointing out hatch, plus it is wired direct to 12volt boat system. It is a little scratchy on the bass knob but both systems have been in pretty brutal environments...and keep working.

[@jfelicianolab]

What is the app you using to measure sound??

[@AgentEagle]

What SPL software is that on your phone ?

[@leetaylor13]

Recommended product review for your next "cheap tweaks and toys" roundup. Broadlink RM4 Pro - very nifty box to allow universal/learning remote via mobile phone with a painless and functional app. Given the popularity of using a mobile to control streaming etc, it makes sense to also use a mobile as a universal remote.

[@volkiruski1221]

I bought one june 2023, still working and sounding not bad. There is 1 factory who make them Pyle or Woopker brand. My info says it is from Kinma factory. These quys and girls produce also for several A brands.

[@yambo59]

I remember Pyle stuff being sold along with even worse "white box" audio junk off the back of a "traveling road show" white trailer audio truck that came to our town in a certain department stores parking lot once every summer back in the early 80's. I knew better than to buy anything from this shyster outfit but many of my friends did not. One of those friends called me up on a saturday telling me what a great deal he had gotten off this truck on a 7 band "2000 watt" equalizer/booster combo unit for his car and he wanted help installing it. Ill never forget the white box brand of the equalizer -"Bando" - - I knew before I ever saw it he'd been taken for $30 he would never see again - and I was right, the big white truck was gone before the following sunday afternoon. I told him no point in even installing it but he said I was being too critical etc. so I went over and saw this thing. It was a box of air that weighed less than the micro guage wires sticking out of it. The only instructions were a small tag on the back of the air box and the EQ controls felt like they were full of beach sand. I did hook up this thing with its odd "internal ground" system (it had no ground wire!) according to the tag on the back, all it did was make his cars sony radio sound like something you would hear out of a singing greeting card, and the controls made virtually no difference. Mind you I was well versed in car audio at the time and never found anything I couldnt properly install and wire up, but even "properly" wired up there was no hope for this scam rig. After my "friend" accused me of not hooking it up right he spent a quarter of an hour scrutinizing my wiring and finally seeing it was correct, he lit a cigarette and defeated he quietly said "just take it out and hook it up like before" I felt bad, but after awhile I asked him if I could have a look inside and he said ok so I pulled out the two screws that held the cover on and it was unbelievable - nothing but seven of the cheapest mini slide controls id ever seen a couple capacitors and - nothing...but the wires leading out the back. It was even worse than (I) expected, so I held back the urge to laugh at it in deference to his feelings, we didnt speak about that day for at least two years. I think even one of the Pyles might have been better than this thing - but back then I doubt it.

[@BrianBurwell]

I know there are no exceptions for the amp, but that hum can come from having the amp and and pre-amp (?) turned up too. Did you try using the remote to turn down the volume? If both are turned up, it also will generate that hum. Judging that you were getting the hum at the third notch, I would have try using the remote to fix it.

[@Managua-f1n]

I bought one and a returned ..I exchanged for a new one that have a coaxial antenna, and is working perfectly fine with two Pyle speakers . Is perfect for my garage .

[@Apocrypha303]

Just wanted to thank you and few other audio channels like crinical and z reviews for getting me into this hobby. Right now my system is a smsl su1 dac going from my pc to the topping a70 pro pre amp to the fosi za3 speaker amp hooked up to some emotiva xb2s. I have the audio technica m50x headphones.

[@cheapaudioman]

Glad to help

[@jeffchristian6798]

What is the app you're using on your phone?

[@BobTrainor]

Loved the unboxing song! 😂

[@matthewpeterson3329]

I picked up a new Pyle PTA1000BT professional amp at auction last year, for $18. It claimed to be a 2000w amp. Yes, that is what is on the unit and all literature included, but the RMS says 100w per channel. Now, I don't know all the ins and outs of audio equipment, but it had unusual input and output jacks on the back that I imagine are for integrating this unit into a PA type of system. I used it for about a month as a 2 channel receiver and it did exactly what yours did... It ran out of steam once bass was called for. It made noise, and it worked down to 4 ohms, which was what I needed for my PSB mini stratus speakers, but it didn't sound particularly good. Because I was building a strict budget 2 channel listening area, I took a chance and replaced it with the Dayton HTA200 and I have been absolutely dazzled by it ever since. For $350, it sounds awesome, likes spicy listening levels, and does everything a Camgridge or Outlaw can do, at half the price. So lesson learned... Pyle is trash.

[@richardkraneyum5406]

Just tried a Pyle 6ch amp far a small hall system I'm installing. Running 4 pairs of Dayton Audio 6.5 bookshelf's and a Dayton Audio 12 on a Max 07. The Pyle just didn't really have any volume or punch. So I used the 2ch pre out into a Dayton Audio DSP unit into 3 Aiyima Max 07 amps. Thanks for the heads up on those amps they sound amazing for a 90 dollar amp. OMG did it wake that system up. The Pyle is only good for a source selection and that's about it.

[@bobtowncarguy82]

Just wondering what that App on your phone was?

[@BroncoRD]

What was the app being used to show the sound wave.

[@cheapaudioman]

decibel X

[@GoodTrouble1969]

Back in the 80s, I had a Realistic 2 channel amp from Radio Shack. Even though it was only rated 15-20 watts per channel, it powered some 8 ohm bookshelf speakers quite well. And it was quiet too.

[@steve-EV]

Looks like one of those CB’s from the 70s & 80’s… you got your ears on good buddy?

[@wolfster421]

So, you actually use a WiiM amp, too? Is that app for iOS and what is the name?

[@johnbrentford5513]

Pyle sounds like a product name from Schiit Audio.

[@Mr-SRG]

I have that beauty in my garage hooked up to Polk inwalls... Magnificent 😂

[@cheapaudioman]

I love it!

[@patrickheredia1431]

I'm just glad I'm not the only one that got their house Easter carpet bombed. 😂

[@hondaphan4172]

My wife and I have a friend who's house looks waaaaaay worse almost every day of the year. I'm kind of a freak when it comes to cable management and I almost break out in hives when I see her hubby's TV cables snaked all over the place.

[@Zoyx]

Purchased a Pyle PDA20BT about 18 months ago. I liked it and used it for about 9 months. I have since purchased something better, but I got some use out of it. Still in storage as an emergency backup.

[@tomprice2407]

I'm on day 4 with the grandkids, my house looks like yours. Thanks for a brief escape watching your video. Back to the chaos!

[@cheapaudioman]

You got this!

[@jaygannon1095]

This video got me laughing and I couldn't stop 😂 Sometimes we need to know about the cheap crap to put the cheap but good stuff in perspective

[@cheapaudioman]

I had a ton of fun making it

[@kristofvadnai7468]

"Wonderful Pyle house sound": *Noise* 😂

[@rakitakhan]

This was worth the watch just hear you sing !

[@jdw242b]

1" soft dome Pyle tweeters in a Honda Accord LX-i, drilled into the upper door. They rocked back then and made it worth the door drill out...

[@ncstrev]

I've been running the PDA6BU ("200W" ??) in my garage for 4 years ($40). It's clearly not audiophile quality, but it's perfectly adequate for a garage setup and is audible 100ft away when the doors are open. Also good for driveway happy hour. I'm not recommending it...just saying it's cheap and it works for non-critical listening.

[@stckyjoey1]

My buddy had all pyle car audio in the late 90's, it actually sounded awesome and the amps had gauges with needles😱

[@geofferydeanjackson9244]

I picked up a very similar receiver from a store called "Uncle Weiners" (No bs. That's the name!) that bragged that it had 300w/channel (yeah for about 1 microsecond at 1K on a dead short) and it's currently used as a shop stereo with some cheap JVC speakers (5" 2-ways). I found that the line input is pretty good, bluetooth is okay, radio was FM only (and Mono), but the SD and USB were so noisy it was unuseable. BUT, hooked up to my iPod 5.5G player it does reasonably well for the $40 I paid and the $10 I spent on the speakers. It's got 10w/channel for real, maybe 15 at most, but for background while I'm working on trucks in the shop it's ideal. Small footprint, Bluetooth is fine for what I need it for, and it can get reasonably loud (at least until the boss shows up). I'm not defending Pyle really, but it would have a place as a background casual listening receiver.

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

Back in the 90s my friend had two 10inch Pyle boxes and it boomed!!! Then again pioneer was a name if you talked tech.

[@danyuzunov]

Isn't this just rebranding an OEM design, cuz I have seen this thing with like 15 different names...

[@cheapaudioman]

yeah. I think Pyle was one of the OG's and others followed. Moukie has an amp that looks almost identical

[@samallan6616]

An amp you would use for background music in a dentist's office!

[@DrNoahBoddy004]

And see the gobsmacked shock when folks pick their face up off the floors! Lol!!!

[@couchpotatoaudio]

That's hilarious!! I've been seeing there stuff pop up on Amazon and wondering how crappy it actually was also!

[@madcrabber1113]

Looks like my 90's police scanner from Radio Shack.

[@toddclarke1580]

Was this amps advertised wattage like 2500 watts?

[@mehome-ty4yi]

Back in the 80s, I had a Pyle box speaker in my car powered by a 100w Alpine two channel amp. And well, today I have tinnitus.

[@soundman2604]

Good to confirm that the company is living up to its name...a Pyle of you know what...I hope the people that slapped this thing together are proud of themselves!

[@peterlarkin762]

Thing about Pyle amps is they're hard to get rid of. After a while you need to use Sith Audio Pyle removal cream daily.

[@yambo59]

LOL - im guessing theres not rack mount for this, unless Pyle sells "custom Pyle rack mounts" lolol

[@weirdfishes9961]

Those poor Sonys 😅

[@toecutterjenkins]

I had one of those as an outdoor patio amp .its been replaced by a fosi. I have to say when i bought it that silly rack handle was broken. I made a comment on amazon suggesting better packing. Pyle contacted me and offered a replacement, i said i didn't care about the handle, and they refunded my money. With the world plagued with crappy customer service, i was surprised.

[@cheapaudioman]

That is pretty cool

[@davidclaycomb5496]

I’ve been thinking about buying one, or something similar for my pool area. Anything I’ve used before gets corroded because of the Florida humidity. It’s ruined a few nice Yamaha amps, and was starting to corrode my old Mac equipment until a friend saw what I was doing and rode me hard until I promised to bring it indoors.

[@toecutterjenkins]

@davidclaycomb5496 im in ny, and it stayed outside under cover for years and was ok. But for the price, who cares . i can say the remote sucks the bluetooth range is awful, and it doesn't get super loud. My other thought was a marine radio for a boat they are installed like a car radio.

[@PaperBoat.]

Any cheap pure analog circuitry power amp suggetion?

[@deydododontdedoh.5672]

House ain't dirty it's just messy and nothing wrong with that, just means it's being used and loved. Some of the tidiest houses I've been in are also the most boring ones.

[@WireHedd]

"This is a Pyle..." ...of s#!t. I automatically finished that sentence from decades of muscle memory. Randy that amp looks the part and has the aesthetics of a dollar store AM radio. yeesh.. LOL

[@cheapaudioman]

I had to buy it

[@WireHedd]

@@cheapaudioman Good thing Amazon has a generous return policy then. Ha! Still can't believe they're still around but manure sprayers are still around too so...yeah.