200 Watt Audio Stereo Receiver - Wireless Bluetooth Home Power Amplifier Home Entertainment System w/ AUX IN, USB Port, DVD CD Player, AM FM Radio, 2 Karaoke Microphone Input, Remote - Pyle PDA5BU.0

Backstory: I have a very custom shelf in my kitchen that is only large enough for a mini-stereo type tuner/component for my home stereo. 5 years ago when doing a remodel, the only option I could find that would fit into this shelf was a $400 Cambridge Audio mini tuner/amp. 5 years later the Cambridge died (nice life span for a high end component huh?), and when looking for a solution I came across this one. Unless it breaks in the next couple of months, this amp, for the cost, is completely worth it. Yes, the tuner function is pretty week (it auto selects based on signal strength, so that favorite distant channel of yours may not be included after it "scans" for signal). BUT, for the price, the sound quality, size, etc is a bargain. I've seen a few reviews complaining about the blue tooth connectivity, but for me it works great. My phone charges on the same shelf as the unit, and it works great - eliminating wires.

What you need to know... I use this to drive two B&W 3.7 Ohm Speakers. I run them loud to hear over my 350 ft back yard for yard work and entertaining. They drive these speakers very nice. Note THD is around 10% (.01) - so anything above half volume starts to degrade. Radio scanned stations prior to placing antenna. Now stations are missing and unsure how to force a RESCAN of FM stations. Bluetooth is LIMITED to ONLY an MP3 Devices. For instance when my iMac connects it will only allow iTunes not my browser (TV) or another MP3 APP. I tried SD Card using a MediaAdapter Card to MicroSD (skips read errors, bad files etc) Found the USB Drive more Dependable. I use Multiple USB 16GB Flash Drives (see image - i like small cause i have cats, they screw with anything that sticks out) for each Music Genre (Old Rock, New Rock, New Age etc) One big drive is just too many files to navigate. My MP3 Library is just under 1 TB. One Button (POWER) and I have MUSIC!!! Using the USBs it plays for days without repeats!!! LOVE IT! with some quirks. I also make use of the RCA inputs & the 3.5 AUX IN (A must in my book) Use for MP3 players and computer sound porting since Bluetooth does not support speaker output - just music input.

This thing has loads of features packed into a small package but it has some fatal flaws, well, I think it has ALL the fatal flaws. The sound is good if you can manage to figure out how to get it working. 1. The display screen has a dark blue background with grey lettering. It's almost impossible to read from any angle and it IS impossible to read from below so do not put this on a shelf above your head. DO NOT get this for this reason alone. 2. The blue tooth worked at first, then stopped working for every device I tried, then I "forgot" the device on my iPhone and can't get it back because there appears to be no way to put the Pyle into pairing mode. 3. If the power button is pressed it stays in the "on" position even when outlet power is off, so it will turn back on when power is applied. The problem is that it won't come back on in the same mode as when it was turned off. AM always comes on at 530, while FM remembers the last setting, but sometimes that changes and I'm not sure why. 4. Sometimes the main dial changes the volume and sometimes it changes the tuner setting. I refuse to figure out why. I use the useless remote control to change the tuner settings because it almost works every time. I'm sure I'd find more wrong with this if I had the patience. Get yourself one of those tiny Bluetooth speaker amplifiers, drive all your source material through your phone or pad and avoid the temptation to buy this. I read the reviews but I was smarter than everyone else, I'm an engineering and I could figure it out. I was wrong.

For the money it's a good unit. Perfect for small spaces, a bedroom system or a college dorm system. The problems I have with it and I just got it so have to try and figure it out. Don't know how the station memory works. It has a memory button on the remote but there is nothing in the manual to say how to set the station memories. When I turn the unit off and back on I don't have my stations and you can't manually input the frequency you have to go forward (good luck if your station is 107.5 or something) In fact the manual itself is practically useless. Very basic, seems to be written by someone in China (where this is made) who's English is definitely a second language. Minor things really, again for the $$ it's pretty good, sounds good, nice size. Update - I think I have had it a year now. No fire thank god. I called support and they could not help me figure out how to store stations in memory. The support I called is for all the products this company sells so they have anything specific on this unit. Still for the $$ it has great sound. Kind of aggravating having to manually go to my station by hitting the up station on remote. I use it to play music from my pc. Have the output of the pc going to the input of the unit(dvd inputs). When I turn the unit on dvd is the 1st choice so it just starts working as my pc speaker. I turn it off when I am not using the pc. Don't want to just leave it on with what I read here about fires. I should toss it if it's that dangerous really.

It does everything, sound quality is good, I have two units running 24 hours a day and they have never let me down.

I saw a review that mentioned the unit didn't have AM radio. That must be a newer version than the one I have, but I bought this unit in 2017. Since day one it's been mounted outside in the elements. It's under a patio roof, but still...the humidity, blowing rain, occasional tornado/storm, etc.... this little thing is STILL running just fine. Hornets have made nests inside the mic jacks... doesn't stop it. I run this thing on bluetooth for patio speakers and it's been banging out great tunes for six years now. If it blows up tomorrow I won't have a single complaint with it. I was actually just talking about it last night and that reminded me that I owed it to them to come update my review - only to find I'd never written one. It's NOT a superpowerful unit. No. But it will boom out across my 1-acre yard with absolutely no problem at all. It's provided many great parties, afternoons with dinner music, and never let me down once. If I had ONE complaint with the unit it would be that it powers back on to Tuner, not where you leave it. I have mine set on bluetooth al the time so if we lose power I have to stand on a chair and press input 4 times to get it to go back where I need it, but honestly most people don't have it 10 feet in the air so it's not an issue for them.

A real toroidal transformer power supply. A large heat-sink. Seems like decent engineering. The front panel is a big garish, but it works. The bluetooth is pretty good from close by, but can be a little glitchy to get connected to your streaming device. Audio quality seems good. Sadly, there's not much competition for this nice, small form-factor, and it's maddening. Pros: small size, bluetooth works, sufficient power for rocking loud in a bathroom Cons: long boot time, bluetooth connection can take 2 tries, remote is useless, tuner presets work poorly (they work, but there's ~32 of them & even if some are not set, you must cycle through them).

Powerful small package! I'm actually using this with some old stereo equipment as a small stereo in the master bedroom. It's hooked up to an old Sony reel to reel. Sounds great!