Pyle Bluetooth Receiver Wall Mount - In-Wall Audio Control Receiver w/ Dual USB Charging Port, 3.5mm AUX Input for Sound Systems - For Home Theater Entertainment - Includes DC Power Adaptor - PWPBT67

Was looking to allow my guests to connect to our outdoor patio speakers driven by the zone 2 function of our media room receiver and play their own music. This product seemed to be one of the few that would fit the bill and give us the ability to let people connect to Bluetooth over distances. This product won out over the Monoprice offering simply by being in stock when the Monoprice offering was not. In addition, both units of the Pyle device are in-wall (with the output device needing a wall wart), versus the competing offering requiring a separate external box and a wall wart. Not a hard choice there.In practice, this item has done exactly what we needed - allowed our guests who do not have HEOS to connect to our receiver and play their own music over our speakers. Not sure how long this will last being mounted outdoors, but it is mounted in a weatherproof j-box with a weatherproof cover, so hopefully being outdoors will not affect its longevity.The USB charging points are a bonus.

This unit works great. Very clear sound with no noticeable background static - even if music playing is stopped.Installation Comments-(Only reason for 4 stars) The faceplate hole is too small for standard US screws. Since these screws need to thread into the center holes of the unit, this is a really annoying problem. The screws also show on the exterior of the face plate so you need standard faceplate screws. I tapped with a #6 quickly, but not everyone has the right tools.-The piece with the blue tooth, volume control, and USB chargers goes where you want to use blue tooth with your device. The piece with the power and sound ports go into your receiver or amplifier input, which is usually out of site somewhere.-You need a physical cable connected between the two pieces. If you don't have one or cannot easily run one, this isn't the right product for you. I used a standard ethernet Cat 5e, which works well due to the twisted pairs to reduce noise.Connection Comments-Connecting is easy. Just turn on using the sound knob. It will give you two minutes for your device to locate it and pair with blue tooth. If you don't get it setup in this time (generally more than enough), just turn the sound to off and repeat the process.-You may have multiple people or devices in your home connecting over blue tooth over time. I've noticed that our phones automatically pair when in range. Therefore, if two people have phones within range, it's best that one person turns off their blue tooth so the 2nd device can connect unobstructed.-Others have correctly highlighted that the blue tooth name is the same for all units and cannot be changed. Normally smart devices let you add a custom name for blue tooth connections so it's not such a problem (this name is only on the smart device - the Pyle unit's name is the same). Also, it's probably a good practice to not install multiple units within range of each other unless you have an application where this would make sense.Volume ControlOne thing that seems to confuse is the fact you have two volume controls. One on your device and one on the receiver of this product. They both work independently. For example, if your phone is on low volume, you may not hear well even when the receiver is turned up all the way. However, if your phone volume is turned up all the way, you may hear well on low or medium sound when set from the receiver. Even though your phone doesn't physically make sound when connected, the volume setting does control the amplitude of the signal to the receiver.

I was never a big fan of Pyle equipment, but this receiver set does work well!This was put in with a clubhouse paging system installation where they wanted to be able to play iphone background, music for golf outings, barroom background music, and themed events.Being able to mount the remote power supply & power supply interface near the head-end equipment is a plus. Along with the fact that standard cat6 cabling can be used between the two makes this a nearly ideal set up so the Bluetooth receiver can be mounted in a standard wall plate near point of use without having to find a local source of power (receiver is powered through cat6 cable).Bluetooth links up quickly on both android and iOS systems and the audio sounds great. I was quite surprised!In the future I will be installing more of these as the price point is quite a bit better than some of the other Bluetooth receiver units on the market.